The KMVP Awards (KMVPA) offers financial support to psychiatric trainees taking MRCPsych exams. Starting from 2017, SPMM Course sponsors the following Awards.

KM-Bursaries worth of £1000 per annum (shared between 2 trainees).
VP-Scholarships worth of £1000 per annum (shared between 2 trainees).

These Funds will support deserving trainees to access SPMM revision materials required for passing the MRCPsych exam.

The three main principles of KMVP Awards are as follows:

Recognise and promote the highest level of well-rounded achievement in Psychiatry (for the Scholarship Awards)
Support trainees with financial or personal hardships to overcome (for the Bursary Awards)
Assist trainees living in low and middle income countries (Both the Scholarship and Bursary Awards will be preferentially awarded to applicants from LAMI countries)

Application Process:

Application Period:

Every year between 1^st January to 21^st February.

Please note that applications will not be considered outside of this time period.

Documents required:

A letter of support from a professional referee (Must be a Psychiatrist, Maximum 1 page only)
An one-page Personal Statement highlighting 2 of your achievements in the field of Psychiatry, along with a short description of how the MRCPsych examination will help your career progression. Please indicate whether you are applying for the KM-Bursary or the VP-Scholarship (Maximum 1 page only)

There is no need for a separate cover letter. These documents can be sent by email to spmmcourse@gmail.com. The subject of the email should indicate the year of competition and the category of award applied for (Scholarship/Bursary).
A trainee can apply for and hold both awards at the same time.
The awards can only be used for SPMM MRCPsych Revision Courses.