Awards

The awards are supported by the BACR and partner organisations helping us fund and develop new research and are open to BACR members. (Excludes BSc and Masters Students)

BACR/AstraZeneca Frank Rose Award

This award aims to recognise and reward the achievements of an individual whose work has made significant contributions to translational (Laboratory - clinic) cancer research.

The award consists of a prize of £1,000. 

The BACR Early Career Award

To recognise the achievement of our brilliant Early Career Cancer Researchers, BACR has introduced this brand-new award, which will be handed out for the first time in 2025. The award will go to a BACR member who at an early stage has demonstrated a significant contribution to cancer research and who is has ambition to develop their career in this area.

The BACR Student Impact Award

This award is open to all BACR student members registered for a PhD and who have been a BACR member for at least one year. The award winner will be a well-rounded PhD student who can demonstrate success in citizenship in addition to research achievements.

The award consists of a prize of £250

Hamilton Fairley Poster Prize

This award recognises and encourages the talents of more junior cancer researchers.

You can read about the experiences of the award winners on the BACR Blog.