ANZSN Awards

The Society offers a number of travelling fellowships on an annual basis. Awards less than the total amount of the fellowship may, on occasions be made at the discretion of Council.
The applicant must:

have been a member of the ANZSN for at least 12 months at the time of the application
be at an early stage of his/her career. However, consideration will be given to applications from older members of the Society, especially those on limited incomes
submit the application to the Honorary Executive Officer (HEO) by the date indicated below. The HEO will consider applications made at other times as dictated by the nature of the research programme or meeting to be attended. Discuss with HEO before making such applications at times other than those specified

There is no set application form. Applications should include one original and nine photocopies (double sided) and should contain the following information:

Full name, date of birth, private address, telephone number, fax and Email, of applicant, together with address for all correspondence
Details of academic record-to-date, including courses completed, year of completion and results obtained.
Brief description of any current or completed research work
List of publications
Description of proposed research programme and nature of employment (if relevant) in year of award. This should be no more than 2 pages. Please indicate the stage of negotiation etc
Details of other financial support obtained or applied for in the year of award
Details of travel for which the fellowship is sought (including copy of abstract if relevant)
The names and addresses of 2 referees
A statement from the supervisor that the applicant is at an early stage of his/her career

Successful applicants will be required to submit a report to Council regarding their Fellowship, which will be published in the "News & Views" segment of the Newsletter.

Applications should be forwarded to:
The Honorary Executive Officer
Australian & New Zealand Society of Nephrology
145 Macquarie Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Email: anzsn@racp.edu.au

ANZSN Travelling Fellowship

The Fellowship is intended to provide travel assistance to young nephrologists at an early stage of their career who wish to further their careers in nephrological research outside Australia and New Zealand. Closing date is 31st July of each year (this can vary and should be checked with the HEO). The fellowship is not intended to provide assistance for overseas conferences ($5,000).

Novartis Travelling Fellowship

Available to support travel to an international transplant meeting to present an abstract, or to assist overseas study, research or clinical training related to transplantation. Closing date is 31st July of each year (this can vary and should be checked with the HEO). ($5,000; $2,000 to attend a meeting).

T J Neale Award for Outstanding Contribution to Nephrological Science

This prestigious award is made in memory of Professor T J (Jim) Neale, an outstanding researcher and contributor to the society who died tragically at a relatively young age.

Any member of the Society who applies, or is nominated by another member, and who fulfils the criteria, shall be considered for the award.

The Scientific Programme and Education Committee shall recommend to the Council the candidate who is deemed to have contributed most to the emergence or furtherance of knowledge in a particular field of Nephrology. Preference will be given to applicants who are within 12 years of embarking on their own research programme and to applicants considered to have contributed most to Australian and/or New Zealand nephrology.

Notes
(a)        'Contributed most' will be judged on papers published or submitted, invited lectureships, or awards from academic or scientific institutions
(b)        'Their own research programme" refers to research for which the candidate has provided both the intellectual drive and supervision of a research group or program, and would include only work started after the candidate has been awarded their doctorate, or has achieved an equivalent level of independence in research. A record of which research grants each candidate has won as Chief Investigator will provide evidence of their leadership role in respect to the research under consideration.
(c)        In addition to copies of papers, and a list of research grants (recording all Chief Investigators for each), lectureships and awards, each candidate should provide the Scientific Programme and Education Committee with a one page summary of how their research theme has developed, and what significant contributions have been made by others to the intellectual content or laboratory supervision of the research programme.
(d)        The Scientific Programme and Education Committee may call upon independent external assessors, who may be members of the Society, to make recommendations for the award.
(e)        The Council of the Society reserves the right not to make an award in any particular year.
The selected candidate will make an address at the Annual Scientific Meeting on their particular field of knowledge before the prize is formally awarded.

Nominations or applications (10 copies) must be lodged with:

The Honorary Executive Officer
ANZSN
145 Macquarie Street
SYDNEY NSW 2000

Applications must be submitted by 28th February in the year of the award
The value of the award is $5,000.