Mary Bullivant Student Presentation Award

The Mary Bullivant Oral Prize

The prize is awarded annually for the Best Student Presentation at the Society’s Annual Scientific Meeting.

Eligibility:

• Applicants must be current, full-time research students (Hons, MSc or PhD) at a Tertiary Institution in New Zealand.

• Supervisors must be a member of the PSNZ at the time of presentation.

• Students must also be members of the PSNZ at the time of presentation. 

How to Apply:

While submitting your abstract online, select the Mary Bullivant prize category.

After application:

• There will be a limited number of slots available for students to compete for this award.

• A Selection Committee composed of members of the Council will pre-screen student abstracts and select the finalists.

• You will be notified of the outcome of your application 3 weeks prior to the presentation. 

• If you are not selected as a finalist, you will be invited to present in the Mini-Oral session or Poster session, where you will be eligible for these prizes.

• Finalists will be expected to present a talk (usually 10min + 5min questions), at the MedSci Congress.

• The quality of the presentation and the ability to answer questions will be judged by the Committee and will contribute to the selection of the winner.

• The winner will be announced at the MedSci dinner.

• The prize is a certificate and $250 for the Mary Bullivant Oral Presentation Award. 

• No award shall be made if none of the work merits such recognition.

Previous recipients:

2023 Celine Camon, University of Otago
2019 Hamish Aitken-Buck, University of Otago
2016 Lorna Daniels, University of Otago

PSNZ Poster Award

The prize is awarded annually for the Best Student Poster Presentation at the Society’s Annual Scientific Meeting.

Eligibility:

• Applicants must be a full-time research student at a tertiary institution in New Zealand. Postgraduate research students at all levels (Hons, MSc, PhD) are encouraged to apply. 

• Supervisors must be a member of the PSNZ at the time of presentation.

• Students must also be members of the PSNZ at the time of presentation. 

How to Apply:

While submitting your abstract online, select the poster prize category.

After application:

• Finalists will be expected to present their posters to the judges at MedSci 2024

• The quality of the presentation and the ability to answer questions will be judged by the Committee and will contribute to the selection of the winner.

• The winner will be announced at the MedSci dinner.

• The prize is a certificate and $250.

• No award shall be made if none of the work merits such recognition.

Previous recipients:

2023 Alice McDouall, University of Auckland (PhD prize)
2023 Georgia Keelty, University of Otago (MSc/Hons prize)
2019 Chris Sohn, University of Auckland & Grace Belworthy, University of Otago
2016 Jan Peter Baldin, University of Otago