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Awards open for rising stars of medical research

18 Jan 2023

Established in 1995 by the Victorian Government in partnership with the Australian Society for Medical Research, the awards recognise the exceptional contributions and capabilities of Victoria’s early-career health and medical researchers.

Recipients of the five category awards receive $5,000, and an additional $15,000 is granted to the winner of the Premier's Excellence award.

The five award categories include:

Basic Science Researcher
Clinical Researcher
Aboriginal Researcher undertaking research in any field of health and medical research
Health Services Researcher
Public Health Researcher

The following people are encouraged to apply:

current PhD candidates within a health and medical field who are at least two years into candidature at a Victorian academic or research institute
post-doctoral researchers within a health and medical field who have completed a PhD at a Victorian academic or research institute in the past three years