Presenter prizes
Details
The 2019 Theo Murphy Australian Frontiers of Science – Redefining Healthy
Ageing Together symposium will bring together early- and mid-career researchers
(EMCRs) from across Australia working to create better pathways to healthy
ageing.
As part of the event, Flinders University and Southern CrossCare, are
supporting three prizes of $500 each one, to be awarded to the best presenters
of their category: oral, rapid-fire, and poster presentation.
Events supported by the Theo Murphy (Australia) Fund follow the same guidelines as all Australian Academy of Science events.
Academy events support and promote diversity, equity of participation,
intellectual freedom and excellence. As a condition of participating in the
competition, participants accept the terms and conditions in the guidelines.
Selection Criteria
- Importance of the research question/project aims
- Research design and methodology
- Results or findings support the research question and conclusions are
sound
- Overall communication – The presentation is clear, concise and engaging
The selection criteria for rapid-fire
presentations shall include:
- Overview of the research within the 4-minute time frame
- Clear description of research question and findings
- Overall communication - The presentation is clear, concise and engaging
Please note, the
judges’ decision is final and correspondence will not be entered into.
Reporting and payment schedule
Funds can be
used to finance activities or resources that directly support the proposed
project or the professional development of the awardee.
Funds will be
transferred to the nominated bank account of the Awardee. The Awardee is
responsible for delivering a final statement, a few sentences stating how the
funds have been used to support the Awardee. The statement is due 30 September
2019 and is to be submitted to emcr@science.org.au
If you have questions or
concerns, please contact emcr@science.org.au for further information.