New & Emerging Researcher Award

The ‘New and Emerging Researcher’ Prize was first initiated in 2014. This prize is awarded annually for outstanding research by a Postdoctoral Fellow, Research Fellow, Assistant Research Fellow, or early career academic staff member who are within 8 years of completion of PhD.

Eligibility:

• Candidates should have had less than 8 years of research experience post PhD. 

• 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:

Send your abstract and up to date CV and an indication of your wish to apply for this prize to the secretary of the PSNZ by 1st of July.

After Application:

• Applications will be assessed by a committee appointed by PSNZ Council.

• Two applicants will be short listed and all applicants will be notified of the outcome at least three weeks before the PSNZ Prize Forum. 

• Short-listed applicants will present a talk (usually 20min + 10min questions), at the annual MedSciNZ congress. 

• The quality of the presentation and the ability to answer questions will be judged by the above 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 $500.

• The winner will acknowledge PSNZ in their CV.

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

Previous recipients:

• 2023 Dr Jui-Lin (Mickey) Fan, University of Auckland

• 2022 Dr Julia Shanks, University of Auckland

• 2021 Dr Joon Kim, University of Otago

• 2020 Dr Annika Winbo, University of Auckland

• 2019 Dr Michelle Munro, University of Otago