Applied Practitioner Award

Number Offered: 1 each year
Target BASES Membership Category: Accredited
Application Closing Date: 30 November
Apply for this award: Click here  to download the application form
Results Available: Within 8 weeks of the application closing date
Previous winners: Click here

Aim of award

The award acknowledges outstanding and innovative service delivery in sport and/or exercise science by BASES Accredited Sport and Exercise Scientists. The award is £250.

Award criteria

  • The applicant must be a Professional member of BASES for at least three years.
  • The applicant must be a BASES Accredited Sport and Exercise Scientist.
  • The applicant must submit the BASES Applied Practitioner Award application form. Only information contained within the application form will be considered.
  • Each application is assessed against the following criteria: Qualifications; employment and experience; work philosophy; problem solving and interdisciplinarity, communications, self-evaluation, and continuing professional development.
  • Applications not adhering to the award criteria will not be marked.
  • The decision is final in all cases and no correspondence will be entered into.
  • This award will not be made in the absence of submissions of sufficient merit.
  • The applicant must submit 1 electronic copy of the required documents to the BASES Office by the closing date.
  • Within two months of receiving the award letter, the recipient of the award shall submit an article (1,500 words maximum) for consideration for The Sport and Exercise Scientist or host a BASES webinar. The emphasis of the article or webinar should be on contributing to the continuing professional development of sport and exercise scientists by promoting evidence-based practice. Please contact the TSES Editor (editor@bases.org.uk) to submit your article.  To host a webinar please contact the BASES Professional Development Manager.
About BASES

BASES stands for the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences. BASES is the professional body for sport and exercise sciences in the UK.

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