The prize is awarded annually for the Best Student Presentation at the Society’s Annual Scientific Meeting.
Eligibility:
• Applicants must be current research students (Hons, MSc or PhD) at a Tertiary Institution in New Zealand.
• Primary supervisors must be a member of the PSNZ at the time of application.
• Students must also be members of the PSNZ at the time of application.
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 Poster session, where you will be eligible for a prize.
• Finalists will be expected to present a 10-minute talk, followed by 5 minutes of questions, at the MedSciNZ Conference.
• 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 MedSciNZ dinner.
• The prize is a certificate and $300 for the Mary Bullivant Oral Presentation Award.
• No award shall be made if none of the work merits such recognition.