Call for nominations for 2012 Premier’s Award for Health and Medical Research

Victoria plays a leading role in health and medical research in Australia. The Premier’s Award for Health and Medical Research (Premier’s Award) is presented annually to recognise the exceptional contributions made by early career health and medical researchers in their PhD studies.

Applicants may be undertaking research in any field of health or medical research including public health, health services, basic, applied or clinical research and health‐related technology. The award is intended for individuals who would normally be approximately two years into their candidature; it is not intended for individuals with an established research career.

The Premier’s Award for Health and Medical Research includes $40,000 in prize money, with $16,000 presented to the winner and $8,000 provided to each of three commendees. The award is an initiative of the Victorian Government and the Australian Society for Medical Research (ASMR).

The Jack & Robert Smorgon Families Foundation also awards a $30,000 prize to the research institute associated with the work of the Premier’s Award winner. 

Applications for the 2012 Premier’s Award for Health and Medical Research close at 5pm, Wednesday 21 March 2012. The winner and commendees will be announced at the ASMR Medical Research Week in the first week of June 2012.

For further information and to apply online visit the Premier's Award website or phone the Australia Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering on (03) 9864 0911.

Download the Call for Application Postcard.