UK Barrett’s Oesophagus Registry (UKBOR) Prize was introduced in 2022 and created to support further research into this important area of gastroenterology. The award will recognise an up-and-coming researcher and provide them with expenses to allow them to travel to the Digestive Diseases Week (DDW) meeting in the USA with an appropriate medal or similar award to recognise their achievement.

The prize will be awarded annually at the BSG Annual Meeting, recognising the best presentation in the field of Barrett’s oesophagus by an early career researcher.

What will the award comprise?

The succesful applicant will receive an expenses-paid trip to attend USA Digestive Diseases Week, including:

• Transport to the DDW meeting in the US (economy class)
• Fees for attending the DDW
• Reasonably priced accommodation – usually that associated with the Conference, but agreed at the discretion of the BSG
• If you already plan to attend this year, you can use this prize towards this year’s DDW conference. You will still be invited for the following year’s BSG Live to present (see below)

The 2026 winner will take part as follows:

• June 2026 – BSG 2026 Annual Meeting Presentation by the Chair of the BSG Oesophageal Section and the BSG President of an engraved medal and a bound booklet containing a brief history of UKBOR and its supporting charity, BOUK and a list of UKBOR’s publications and presentations together with an abstract of each
• May 2027 – attend DDW 2027 in the US
• June 2027 – attend the BSG 2027 Annual Meeting to give a brief presentation at the BSG Annual Meeting following their attendance at DDW highlighting the most exciting presentations on Barrett’s at this world-class meeting

Eligibility

The Prize is primarily aimed at research into Barrett’s oesophagus, but that into closely related conditions will be considered.

The Prize will be open to applications from Trainees, including those in the first two years of consultancy and open to those on LTFT. The Prize will be open to clinicians and clinical scientists up to the level of Post Doc.

Applications will be scored independently by a panel of judges and will review the following:

• The originality of work undertaken
• Author’s contribution to the work
• Contribution to the advancement of Barrett’s Oesophagus

Application

Below are the fields you’ll need to complete.

• Name and contact information
• Current Post Held
• Outline of your work into Barrett’s Oesophagus research (500 words)

Apply

To apply for this award, please click here.

This award is for members only. Please ensure you are logged into your BSG member account before opening the form page.