LATE G.M. PHADKE TRAVELLING FELLOWSHIP

1. The medal is to be awarded to a member of the USI residing in India who has made an outstanding contribution to the progress of urology in India. The contribution could be academic or organizational.
2. The nominee for the award will be recommended to the Council of USI by a committee appointed specifically for that purpose. The committee will consist of three members nominated by the council of USI. The tenure of the committee is eligible for the award while he is a member of the committee.
3. The recommendation of the Committee should reach the office of the Secretary of USI at least one month before the annual meeting of the USI. The correspondence should remain strictly confidential.
4. The decision of the committee`s recommendation will be placed before the council at its annual meeting during the annual conference of the USI. The decision of the council will be final.
5. The name of the recipient will be announced at the general body meeting.
6. Though the award is to be made annually, it may be cancelled if no suitable candidate is found.
7. No member shall be given this award more than once.

Presentation: Certificate
Medal (Cost not to exceed Rs.1000/-)

1. The oration will be awarded to a person who is neither a full member nor an affiliate member of USI.
2. The awardee may be urologist or may belong to a para urological speciality. He/She should have a good standing in his/her respective speciality.
3. The Oration is to delivered for the Urology section during the annual conference of ASI. The duration of the oration will be 45-60 minutes.
4. Any member of the USI can recommend a nominee for the award. The recommendation should include the following details about the nominee.

   • Brief bio-data (Professional status and particulars)
   • The subject of oration.
   • Member assurance that the nominee, if selected, will travel to deliver the oration.
5. The recommendation of the member should be forwarded to the secretary of USI one year in advance.
6. The selection of the orator will be done by the council whose decision will be final.

Presentation: Cash Award Rs.2000/- Plus memento.

1. This annual essay competition is open to any member of the USI, either full or associate, who is less than 40 years of age.
2. The topic for the essay will be selected by the council of USI and will be announced at the General body meeting one year in advance.
3. The essay should be written in English and must not exceed three thousand words. In addition, a full bibliography should be given at the end of the essay.
4. The essay must be written by one author, a written declaration stating that he/she is the original and sole author of the essay must accompany the essay.
5. Four copies of the essay typed in double space should reach the Office of the Hon. Secretary of USI by the stipulated date.
6. A brief bio-data of the author should also be sent along with the essay. Along with the bio-data of the author, a copy of the age certificate to be provided.
7. The winner will be selected by a committee of three members nominated by the council of USI. The tenure of the committee will be for three years.
8. The decision of the selection committee will be final.
9. The winner will be announced during the general body meeting and will be expected to receive the award personally during the valedictory function of the conference.

Presentation: Cash award Rs.10,000/- and Certificate.

1. The oration will be held every year on the first day of the annual conference of USI. It will be the first Scientific programme of the USI.
2. It will be delivered by a past president of the USI.
3. The orator shall be selected by the council or by a committee consisting of "President elect and 2 past Presidents." The decision to be ratified by the council.
4. The selection of the orator will be done one year before the scheduled oration.
5. The name of the orator will be announced at the time of general body meeting held during the previous annual conference.
6. In the event of the selected orator expressing his inability to deliver the oration, a committee comprising of the office bearers of the USI will select the orator for the year.
7. The oration will not be delivered more than once by any orator.

Presentation: Cash Award Rs.2500/- plus Memento.

1. This annual award is open to any one who has been a full member of USI for a minimum period of three years and is less than 45 years of age.
2. The fellowship is to enhance the knowledge in the technique of urologic surgery. The awardee will be expected to spend at least two weeks in an institution of his choice for this purpose.
3. The member may send his application on a plain paper to the Secretary of USI before the stipulated time by the secretary. The application must be accompained by-

   • A brief bio-data.
   • The name of the institution where the applicant proposes to spend the two weeks and the subject of his training.
   • A certificate from the head of the department or an equivalent authority stating their willingness to relieve the applicant for two weeks training period.
   • USI membership No. to be provided. A valid ceritificate stating the date of birth to be furnished.
4. The winner will be selected by a committee consisting of the President elect and two immediate past presidents. The decision of the committee will be ratified by the council of USI.
5. The name of the winner will be announced at the general body meeting of the USI.
6. The cash award will be made only after completion of the training.

Presentation: Cash Award Rs.4000/- and Certificate.

Presentation: Cash award of Rs.6000/- to the sponsoring institution.

Presentation: Cash Award Rs.3000/ -and Certificate (2 fellows selected in a year)

Presentation of Gold Medal and Certificate

Presentation: Cash Award Rs.2000/- and Certificate

1. The council will appoint 3 judges for judging the posters in the USI meeting. The judges should mark their scores independently. The judges should submit the mark sheet to the USI secretary of his nominee at the end of poster discussion each day. The final tabulation is done by the secretary or his nominee and the result announced in the valedictory function. The Best three Posters will receive the Prizes.

Presentation:

• Cash Award Rs.2000/- (first prize) and Certificate.
• Cash Award Rs.1500/- (Second prize) and Certificate.
• Cash Award Rs.1000/- (third prize) and Certificate

Presentation: Cash Award Rs.2000/- and Certificate

1. This annual competition is open to any member of the Urological Society of India, full or associate, who is a practising urologist in a non teaching/teaching institution or in private practice.
2. The paper must be written by one author and should be the work done in India .
3. The material being presented in the paper must not have appeared elsewhere in any form viz: publication, lecture or video etc.
4. The paper should be sent on the prescribed proforma by the Urological Society of India and should be marked for the prize.
5. The paper should be received by the Honorary Secretary's Office by the time prescribed by the Urological Society of India.
6. The paper will have to be presented by the author during the annual conference of USI.
7. The papers will be adjudged independently by two or more judges appointed by the council of USI. The judges will submit their assessment independently to the council of the USI through Secretary. The prize winning paper may be submitted for presentation in the Indian Journal of Urology.
8. The winner will be announced in the general body meeting and will be expected to receive the award in person during the next inaugural function of the USI conference.
9. If the quality of the paper is not to the standard or if no papers are submitted, the prize will not be granted and the prize money will be added to the corpus fund.
10. The winner will have to go for a refresher course for 10(ten) days to any recognised training centre in Urology of his choice, after confirming the acceptance by the centre chosen.

Presentation: Certificate
Cash upto Rs.5000/- Bills of the expenditure should be sent to Hon. Secretary.

1. The Organising Committee of the 31st Annual Conference of the Urological Society of India at Chandigarh , has approached the Executive Council of our Society with the request to institute 2 prizes for the best 2 videos selected at the Annual conferences.
2. The Organisers shall be donating Rs. 50,000 as the corpus amount and the interest earned there upon, shall be used as the prize money of Rs.3000 & Rs.2000 respectively. However, this year, the organisers shall be donating additional Rs. 5000 for the best 2 videos selected during USICON-99 at Bhubaneswar .

There will be prizes given in the form of certificates for "INNOVATIONS IN UROLOGY"
It could be an "INSTRUMENT"
OR
"A NEW CONCEPT IN UROLOGY"
Please send in your "INNOVATION" addressed as "Innovation in Urology " to the Honorary Secretary by 31st October.

The Council grants Rs.5000/- for the regional CUEs conducted for 2 days and Rs.3000/- for a one day CUE. Any member who organises such a local/state level meeting is also eligible to receive the grants.
Application for the grant should be submitted in the prescribed form to the Secretary's Office the next council meeting and before the proposed CUE. (Application form to be procured from Hon.Secretary.)
The Council's decision in the matter is final.

Urology Gold Medal
Dr Narmada P Gupta, New Delhi

President Gold Medal
Dr D Thanikachalam, Chennai

Dr Himadri Sarkar Memorial Oration
Dr Narmada P Gupta

Dr Pinnamaneni Venkateshwara Rao Gold Medal and Oration
Dr (Col) S V Kotwal, Delhi

USI Member Travel Fellowship
Dr M S Ansari, Lucknow

G M Phadke Travelling Fellowship
Dr Manikadan - Puducherry
Dr Rishi Nayyar – Aiims, New Delhi

Dr R Sitaraman Memorial Essay Competition
Dr Anil Ramachandran Nadiad

Prof. C.K.P. Menon Memorial Prize for Best Paper for the Year
Dr Karthikeyan, CMC Vellore

Innovations in Urology
Dr. Dalela, Lucknow