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 2017 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.

Amount

c) Each PSANZ ECR Travel Award is $600 to assist ECR's with travel costs associated with attending the Congress. 

To be eligible for this award, the applicant must:

• Be a current financial member of PSANZ. Applicants without current membership will not be considered.
• Be the first author AND presenter of the submitted abstract
• Not be the first author on an abstract or publication dated prior to 2023
• 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.

Applicants must upload completed Supervisor Approval Form with completed Online Application Form by 31st January 2024 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