This prize will be awarded annually for the Best Mini-Oral Student Speaker at the Society’s Annual Scientific Meeting.
Eligibility:
• Applicants must be a research student at a tertiary institution in New Zealand. Postgraduate research students at all levels (Hons, MSc, PhD) are encouraged to apply.
• Primary supervisors must be a member of the PSNZ at the time of application.
• Candidates must be members of the PSNZ at the time of application.
How to Apply:
While submitting your abstract online, select the Mini-Oral Speaker prize category.
After application:
• Finalists will be expected to present their Mini-Oral talk 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 $250.
• No award shall be made if none of the work merits such recognition.
Previous recipients
2026 Georgia Walsh, University of Otago (PhD award)
2025 Georgia Walsh, University of Otago (Hons award)
2025 Daniel Lyth, University of Otago (PhD award)