REGISTRATION AND TRAVEL AWARDS
Student Travel Awards
About:
To recognize the contributions of, and to support the careers of students.
Eligibility:
All students are eligible to apply.
Application procedure:
As part of the abstract submission.
Deadline: May 9 2025 (the abstract submission deadline)
Outcomes announced: July 2025
Selection criteria/process:
Based on abstract score by a selection committee.
Allocation of awards to individuals from different institutes.
Travel Award
About:
To recognise the contributions of, and support the careers of students and early- to mid-career researchers (EMCRs), in each, student and EMCR category, several awards towards international travel expenses will be awarded.
Eligibility:
All students and EMCRs* who do not reside in the USA and submit abstracts are eligible to apply.
*An EMCR is defined as max 10 years post PhD award, subtracting eligible career interruptions. Eligible career interruptions are >3 months consecutive time away from academic research, such as due to parental leave, carer’s leave, illness, non-academic employment, other (to be considered).
Application procedure:
As part of the abstract submission.
Deadline: May 9 2025 (the abstract submission deadline)
Outcomes announced: July 2025
Selection criteria/process:
Based on abstract score by a selection committee.
Allocation of awards to individuals from different institutes.
Best Oral Presentation and Poster Presentation Awards
About:
To recognise the contributions of, and support the careers of students and early- to mid-career researchers (EMCRs), in each category, students and EMCRs, the presenters of the best posters and talks will receive awards in the form of certificates.
Eligibility:
All students and EMCRs* who present their research in the form of a poster or talk are eligible to apply.
*An EMCR is defined as max 10 years post PhD award, subtracting eligible career interruptions. Eligible career interruptions are >3 months consecutive time away from academic research, such as due to parental leave, carer’s leave, illness, non-academic employment, other (to be considered).
Application procedure:
As part of the abstract submission.
Deadline: May 9 2025 (the abstract submission deadline)
If you are presenting a poster, you will receive a sticker to be mounted on your poster to facilitate poster scoring by assessors.
Outcomes announced: September 12, 2025 at ‘Closing and Awards’ of the conference
Selection criteria/process:
A selection committee assesses talks and abstracts for the following criteria relative to career stage:
o Novelty/impact of presented findings
o Clarity of presentation
o Ability to answer questions posed by the assessors and audience