PSANZ ECR Travel Awards
Early Career Researcher (ECR) Travel Awards
The Early Career Research (ECR) Committee of the Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand offer competitive travel awards to assist ERC’s with the cost associated with attending the Annual PSANZ congress. Each award is $600.
The PSANZ ECR Travel Awards are competitive travel grants to assist ECRs with travel costs associated with attending the congress.
Eligibility Criteria:
Must meet one of A-D:
a) Enrolled (full- or part-time) in a research degree (Bachelors, Honours, Masters or PhD)
b) Within 5 years of the award of a Bachelor/Honours Degree
c) Within 2 years of the award of a postgraduate degree (Masters or PhD)
d) A clinician (any discipline) not meeting A, B or C, whose first involvement in research was 2021 or later
Please note: If you do not meet at least one of these criteria, you must provide a short statement explaining why you believe you qualify as an ECR.
In addition, you must:
Be a current financial member of PSANZ
Be the first author AND presenter of the submitted abstract
Not be the first author on an abstract or publication dated prior to 2026
Have nominated only one abstract for consideration for an ECR travel award
Be present (if possible) at the closing ceremony for the presentation of the awards
Have been performing research for less than 5 years
Not previously received an ECR Travel Award
Not hold a university academic appointment higher than level b, or a university adjunct appointment higher than adjunct senior research fellow or adjunct senior lecturer
Not receive Senior Medical Staff level Continuing Medical Education (CME) funding as part of your salary award.
*Late breaking abstract submissions are not eligible.
Applicants must upload completed Supervisor Approval Form with completed Online Application Form by Sunday 22nd November to be eligible for the ECR Travel Awards . Late applications will not be accepted.
Previous ECR Travel Award Winners:
2026
Alehegn Geremew
Alicja Andraszek
Cecilia Judge
Kath Swinburn
Zelalem Azeme
Laura Wilkie
Stephanie Morakeas
Getaneh Mulu
2025
Asteray Ayenew
Samia Aziz
Danielle Bailey
Emily Whalen
Francyne Finlayson
Megan Roff
Paige Riddington
Saima Sultana
Teagan White
Tsegaye Haile
2024
Amelia Winter
Annie Tann
Dinithi Wickrama
Ria Aiyar
Phyllis Ohene-Agyei
Malitha Patabendige
Kate Mills
Jenny Jung
Hanna Uebel
Elisha Pur
2023
Robyn May
Ciara Murphy
Jayne Kotz
Bradley MacDonald
Yvette Raymond
2022
Nhi Tran
Keeth Mayakaduwage
Ingrid Petersen
Mercy Thomas
Natalie Liu
Sheridan Guyatt
Jackson Harrison
Claudia Pedulla
Elyse Mead
Sophie St Clair
2020
Roshan Selvaratnam
Natasha Donnolley
Jason Chun Lao
Shruti Murthy
Emre Ilhan
Akilew Adane
Kyra Chan
Eleanor Kennedy
Anna Kidman
Natalie Fairbairn