An initiative to provide funding to individuals who have been nominated as the UK representatives of international working groups.

The Society recognises the importance of having authoritative Standards and Guidance in radiation protection and related areas. It further recognises the value of this being achieved at European and International level. The input by professionals to such Standards and Guidance formation and promulgation is crucial. The Society has therefore set up a scheme to provide funding opportunities for aiding participation of appointed UK expert representatives in the development and formulation of European and International Standards and Guidance.

Applications for funding under this scheme are invited at any time. However, funding is limited and, within each year, applicants will be treated on a first come, first served, basis. In any case, applications should be made as early as possible, recognising that up to two months may be needed to reach a decision.

Each case will be considered on its own merits, taking into account the following guidelines, which outline the scope and limitations of potential funding.

• The applicant must be attending an international working group with a significant radiation protection benefit for the UK.
• Potential funding support will be limited to travel and subsistence.
• The applicant must have exhausted all other possible funding sources.
• Where it is envisaged that attendance may continue beyond the initial year of funding, this must be stated at the outset. Funding for subsequent years will be subject to annual review and approval.
• Funding will be limited to a maximum of £500 per person per year.

The scheme is administered by the Awards Committee, who will work within the annual budget approved by Council. Operation of the scheme is subject to annual review.

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The Society seeks to promote excellence in the field of Radiological Protection. The Jack Martin prize is a discretionary award made by the Society, recognising excellence in MSc and PhD theses, or in the presentation of information at the Society's International Symposium. The award is generally made biennially.

Basis of Award

In years in which an International Symposium organised by the SRP occurs, two prizes may be awarded: one for the best oral presentation and one for the best poster. Prize winners are determined by members of the Awards Committee of the SRP and the Chairman of the Scientific Programme Committee for the Symposium, with consideration of the following aspects of the presentation or poster:

• scientific or technical content;
• clarity;
• resources available to the presenter, e.g. taking into account contributions from co-authors or preparation of material by specialist corporate departments.

Generally, preference will be given to younger candidates or recent entrants to the profession.

When there is no International Symposium, prizes may be awarded for the best MSc and PhD dissertations and theses submitted. Invitations for application will be published in the autumn of each year in the SRP Newsletter, the Journal of Radiological Protection, the SRP web page and through individual universities or departments within universities, as appropriate. Dissertations and theses will be eligible for submission if they:

• have been submitted for evaluation within the four years preceding the closing date for the competition;
• have been evaluated and resulted (in whole or in part) in the award of a higher degree to the candidate;
• have not been entered into the competition in a previous year.

The dissertations and theses must include a substantial component relating to operational or environmental radiation protection from ionising or non-ionising radiation.

Value and Nature of the Award

Each prize comprises a medal and one or other of the following:

• books and software relating to radiation protection;
• a contribution to fees, or travel and subsistence expenses, to attend a conference or workshop on a topic relating to radiation protection.

The choice between options is made by the prize-winner, subject to the suitability of the conference or workshop being approved by the Awards Committee. If the costs of attendance at a conference or workshop are less than the value of the prize (£1000 less the cost of the medal), the residue may be used for the purchase of books or software.

A prize-winner who wishes to receive books or software, or attend a conference, exceeding the value of the prize may provide the additional funds required.

Occasion of Award

When the prizes are awarded for presentations at an International Symposium, the awards are made at the Symposium. When the prizes are awarded for a MSc dissertation or PhD thesis, they are presented at the Society's Annual General Meeting.

Publication of material relating to award of the prize

A report on the award of the prizes will be included in the 'News and Views' section of the Journal of Radiological Protection. In addition, prize-winners will be encouraged to submit a technical account of their work for publication in the Journal of Radiological Protection, subject to the normal peer review procedures. Such a submission may be either as a paper or a note, as defined in the instructions to authors.