Abstract prizes and awards

Sir William Gilliatt Awards

Through the generosity of The Sir William Gilliatt Memorial Fund, we are delighted to announce that the RCOG Sir William Gilliatt Awards, first introduced in 2013, will again be presented at the RCOG World Congress 2025.

The object of the fund is to foster the aims of the College and in particular to encourage research in all aspects of obstetric and gynaecological medicine.

Highest scoring abstracts, presented in a plenary session

This prize is for the top three highest scoring abstracts, who will also present in a plenary session.

First prize: £400 plus certificate

Second prize: £300 plus certificate

Third prize: £200 plus certificate

Best overall oral presentation

This prize is for the highest scoring oral presentations overall*.

First prize: £300 plus certificate

Second prize: £200 plus certificate

Third prize: £100 plus certificate

*excluding the highest scoring abstracts, presented in the plenary session

Best oral presentation in sessions

This prize is for the highest scoring oral presentation in each session.

Prize: Certificate 

Best overall poster presentation

This prize is for the highest scoring poster presentation overall.

First prize: £125 plus certificate

Second prize: £100 plus certificate

Third prize: £75 plus certificate

Best poster presentation in sessions

This prize is for the highest scoring poster presentation in each session.

Prize: Certificate 

Best oral presentation by a trainee or student

This prize is for the highest scoring oral presentation given by a trainee or a medical student.

Prize: £200

Publication of abstracts in special BJOG supplement

Did you know the top 500 abstracts* from work presented at the Congress will be published in a special World Congress online supplement of BJOG? With an impact factor of 6.531, BJOG is one of the most influential journals in women’s health.

If published in BJOG, your research will be discovered, worldwide:

• 4.65+ million full text downloads per year
• Impact factor: 6.531/Top 10 OBGYN journal/Above-average proportion of papers with an altimetric score
• All RCOG Fellows and Members across the world have access to BJOG
• Additional subscriptions span many more countries
• Over 39,000+ followers across social media
• Regular press releases and coverage

*This only applies to standard abstracts, not case studies.