professional association
Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
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Chalmers Medal (RSTMH)
The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (RSTMH) awards the annual Chalmers Medal to researchers in tropical medicine or global/international health who have demonstrated notable mentoring and capacity building for junior investigators.
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Donald Mackay Medal - award for outstanding work in tropical health
The Donald Mackay Medal, awarded alternately by the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (even years) and the American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene (odd years), recognizes outstanding work in tropical health—especially interventions that improve the health of rural or urban workers in the tropics—and is presented as a silver gilt medal with an associated lectureship (no monetary prize).
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George Macdonald Medal
The George Macdonald Medal, jointly awarded by the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (RSTMH) and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), recognises senior researchers whose work has led to significant improvements in health in the tropics and is conferred every three years (next nominations open 2026); the award is a medal rather than a monetary grant.
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Hemingway Award
Jointly offered by the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (RSTMH) and the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM), the biennial Hemingway Award recognises outstanding delivery or facilitation of translational science and carries a £5,000 cash prize.
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RSTMH Early Career Grants Programme
The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (RSTMH) offers the Early Career Grants Programme providing up to £5,000 (including any taxes) to support first-time research projects in tropical medicine and global health across the spectrum (laboratory, translational, implementation, policy), with projects to be completed within one year.
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Sir Patrick Manson Medal
The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene awards the Sir Patrick Manson Medal, its highest distinction, every three years to a living individual whose contribution to any branch of tropical medicine or hygiene is judged by the RSTMH Board of Trustees to be most deserving.
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Sir Rickard Christophers Medal
Awarded by the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (RSTMH), the Sir Rickard Christophers Medal recognizes outstanding senior‑level contributions to tropical medicine and hygiene with particular emphasis on demonstrable practical and field applications; it is a bronze medal conferred every three years and carries no monetary prize.
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