Travel Grants and Awards

SRB Early Career Researchers Collaborative Research Travel Awards

The ECR Collaborative Research Grants are a new initiative from SRB. These awards will fund the travel of an ECR to the institution of another ECR for the purpose of planning joint research and/or the conduct of preliminary experiments or to allow the training of an Early Career Researcher by another (for example in a technique). Details are in the attached document. The deadline for applications is the 31 October 2012.

SRB Student Travel Grants

All students who are financial members or who have applied to be members are eligible to apply for travel grants to attend the Annual Scientific Conference. For eligibility requirements and to apply, please print out a copy of the application form (2013 Application Form) and send it together with a copy of your abstract to the Treasurer by 7 June 2013.


A/Prof. Jeremy G. Thompson

The Robinson Institute
School of Paediatrics and Reproductive Health
The University of Adelaide
2nd Floor, Medical School
South Adelaide 5005 AUSTRALIA

Phone: +61 8 83138152
Fax: +61 8 83038177
Mob: 0408 849 172 (preferred contact method)
Skype: jeremygthompson

Email: jeremy.thompson@adelaide.edu.au

 


SRB Early Career Research Registration Subsidies

SRB are providing registration subsidies ($200) for early career researchers attending the next ESA/SRB Annual Scientific Meeting.

Applicants must:
• Be a current member of SRB.
• Have had your PhD thesis accepted.
• Be within 8 years post-receipt of your doctorate.
• Be attending the conference and presenting an abstract.
• Be present in person at the ECR meeting held at the conference to accept the subsidy.

All early career researchers who are financial members or who have applied to be members are eligible to apply for registration subsidies to attend the Annual Scientific Conference. To apply, please print out a copy of the application form (2013 Application From) and send it together with a copy of your abstract to the Treasurer by 7 June 2013.

A/Prof. Jeremy G. Thompson

The Robinson Institute
School of Paediatrics and Reproductive Health
The University of Adelaide
2nd Floor, Medical School
South Adelaide 5005 AUSTRALIA

Phone: +61 8 83038152
Fax: +61 8 83038177
Mob: 0408 849 172 (preferred contact method)
Skype: jeremygthompson

Email: jeremy.thompson@adelaide.edu.au

ABSTRACT SUSMISSION & AWARDS FOR THE SRB 2013 MEETING


Selecting your category

When submitting, you need to nominate two of the following categories:

- Assisted Reproductive Technology - Stem Cells
- Gene regulation
- Growth factors / Cytokines / Immune System
- Male Reproductive tract
- Native/Exotic species biology
- Oocyte/blastocyst/embryo
- Ovary/Follicle Development/Corpus luteum
- Pituitary/Gonadal axis
- Pregnancy/Parturition/Placenta
- Receptors/Signal transduction
- Seasonality
- Spermatogenesis / Sperm function
- Uterus/Placenta/Implantation

 

Presentation Types

All applications must be in abstract format and made by 7 June 2013 via the ESA - SRB portal http://www.esa-srb.org.au. When submitting your abstract please indicate that you wish to be considered for an SRB oral or a poster.

Submissions must include sufficient original data for the SRB Program Organising Committee to determine the scientific merit of the study. Selection of presentations for oral format will be determined by consensus of the program organising committee, and will be of the highest standard taking into consideration scientific quality and originality, as well as session themes.

Please note the following

1.    Applicants can be an author on multiple abstracts but presenting author on only one.
2.    Applicants can apply for all awards for which they are eligible.  However, please note that each applicant will only be PLACED into one awards competition, such that if an applicant has SELECTED multiple award categories, the judging panel will decide the best category fit based on the content and overall ranking of the abstract. Therefore, if the applicant has a strong preference for a particular award, they are advised to select that category only.
3.    On finalisation of the program, abstracts will be posted on the SRB website in PDF format. If you wish to withhold publication of your abstract - please indicate on the abstract submission
4.    A PDF copy of the Conference Proceedings containing the abstracts will be made available to those who register to attend the conference (hard copies will not be distributed).

     

    2013 SRB Awards

    Applications are invited for the following awards. Applicants for student and post doctoral awards will be judged initially on the basis of their submitted abstract. Applicants will be informed of the session in which they are to present when acceptances of abstracts are sent out. In order to apply, simply tick the box at the relevant question during abstract submission and submit the appropriate eligibility and declaration of authorship form to the appropriate awards committee chair.

    Before you submit your abstract, please fill out the SRB Awards Declaration form

     

    For established researchers

    2013 SRB RCRH Award for Excellence in Reproductive Biology Research
    To recognize an excellent contributor working in the field of Reproductive Biology who is a member of the SRB. Recipients must be less than 15 years post-receipt of their Doctorate at 7 June 2013 and agree to attend and present at the 2013 SRB annual meeting if application is successful. Applicants must have been an SRB member for at least 6 months prior to applying for the award.

    Criteria: The successful applicant will have demonstrated a substantial and sustained contribution to research in the field of Reproductive Biology. Evidence of such contribution to be considered includes:
    • Peer-Reviewed Publications
    • National and International Awards
    • National and International Invited Presentations
    • Student Completions
    • Grant Awards
    • Commercial and/or clinical translation
    • Institutional Responsibilities
    • Service to profession

    Award: $3000 cash prize announced at the Society for Reproductive Biology meeting, and on SRB website and in Annual Conference Proceedings

    Application (due by 5 pm EST June 7, 2013):
    (1) Curriculum vitae of up to 3 pages and 1 page Executive Summary addressing selection criteria (sent by applicant to Committee Chair). Applications that are more than 4 pages in total will not be accepted.
    (2) Two letters of reference (suggested maximum of 2 pages each; sent from referee directly to Selection Committee Chair). Excess cv and Executive Summary pages will be discarded.
    (3) Winner will be invited to present their research at the SRB RCRH symposium at the 2013 SRB Annual Meeting.

    Send all documents by email to: Chris O'Neill, Chair, Sydney University, Sydney, chris.oneill@sydney.edu.au

     

    For early career researchers
    2013 Newcastle Reproduction Emerging Research Leader Award
    To recognize an emerging and excellent contributor working in the field of Reproductive Biology who is a member of the SRB. Recipients must be more than 2 years and up to 8 years** post-receipt of their Doctorate at 7 June 2013 and if shortlisted for the final, agree to attend and present at the 2013 SRB annual meeting in the Newcastle Reproduction Award Session. ** Time away from research will be taken into account within the 2-8 year time frame (for example maternity leave). Applicants must have been an SRB member for at least 6 months prior to applying for the award.

    Criteria: The successful applicant will have demonstrated a substantial contribution to research in the field of Reproductive Biology relative to opportunity. Evidence of such contribution to be considered includes:
    • Peer-Reviewed Publications
    • National and International Awards
    • National and International Invited Presentations
    • Student supervision
    • Grant Awards
    • Commercial and/or clinical translation
    • Institutional Responsibilities
    • Service to profession

    Award: $1000 cash prize announced at the Annual Dinner of the Society for Reproductive Biology meeting.

    Application (due by 5 pm EST June 7, 2013):
    (1) Curriculum vitae of up to 2 pages and 1 page Executive Summary addressing selection criteria (sent by applicant to Committee Chair), Applications that are more than 3 pages in total will not be accepted.
    (2) Two letters of reference (suggested maximum of 2 pages each; sent from referee directly to Selection Committee Chair).
    (3) Three finalists will be invited to present their research at the Newcastle Reproduction Emerging Research Leader symposium at the 2013 SRB Annual Meeting.

    Send all documents by email to: Chris O'Neill, Chair, Sydney University, Sydney, chris.oneill@sydney.edu.au


    2013 SRB Poster Awards
    Two awards are given to presenting authors who are SRB delegates for the best poster presentations in reproductive biology.

    SRB early-career poster Award (students and postdocs up to 2 years)

    SRB mid-career poster Award (from 2 years up to 10 years postdoc)

    Award: $500 cash prize announced at the Dinner of the SRB meeting.

    For PHD/MD Students (2nd year and above) and PhD/MD Graduates: Applicants must be SRB members for at least 6 months prior to applying.

    For Honours students, MSc students and 1st year PhD students: Applicants must be SRB members at the time of submission of the application.

    Applicants must use the attached form to submit a 100 word statement describing their career stage (i.e. degrees and date of award) and progress toward PhD or beyond and listing each author(s) contribution to the work to be presented. This statement must be signed by all authors and emailed to A/Prof Dimitriadis, Chair Awards Committee, Prince Henry's Institute, Melbourne, evdokia.dimitriadis@princehenrys.org before the close of abstract submissions on 7 June 2013 . Only applicants who are chosen for SRB poster presentations will remain eligible for these awards.


    For students and new post doctoral researchers

    The Oozoa Student Award
    One award is given to a presenting author who is a current SRB member for the best presentation, either oral or poster, by a postgraduate student (pre-award of PhD at time of abstract submission), working on gametes (oocytes or sperm).
    Applicants must indicate their wish to be considered for the award and submit the declaration form indicating your career stage and declaring your contribution to the presented work.

    Award: $500 cash prize announced at the Annual Dinner of the Society for Reproductive Biology meeting.

    For PHD/MD Students (2nd year and above) and PhD/MD Graduates: Applicants must be SRB members for at least 6 months prior to applying.

    For Honours students, MSc students and 1st year PhD students: Applicants must be SRB members at the time of submission of the application.

    Applicants must use the attached form to submit a 100 word statement describing their career stage (i.e. degrees and date of award) and progress toward PhD or beyond and listing each author(s) contribution to the work to be presented. This statement must be signed by all authors and emailed to Eva Dimitriadis (evdokia.dimitriadis@princehenrys.org) before the close of abstract submissions on 7 June 2013.

    SRB David Healy New Investigator Award (previously The SRB New Investigator Award)
    This award is given to the best oral presentation at the Annual Scientific Meeting by a postgraduate student or early career researcher within 2 years of receiving their PhD award on 7 June 2013. Applicants must be members of the Society for Reproductive Biology.
    Sponsored by the Monash University Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecologyin honour of the late Prof. David Healy, who was the Head of the Department and a great supporter of reproductive biology research for our young investigators.

    Award: Announced at the Annual Dinner of the Society for Reproductive Biology meeting, the winner will receive a $1000 cash prize and will travel to the UK to attend the 2014 SRF Annual Meeting and the 2014 World Congress of Reproductive Biology.

    For PHD/MD Students (2nd year and above) and PhD/MD Graduates: Applicants must be SRB members for at least 6 months prior to applying.

    For Honours students, MSc students and 1st year PhD students: Applicants must be SRB members at the time of submission of the application.

    Applicants must use the attached form to submit a 100 word statement describing their career stage (i.e. degrees and date of award) and progress toward PhD or beyond and listing each author(s) contribution to the work to be presented. This statement must be signed by all authors and emailed to Eva Dimitriadis (evdokia.dimitriadis@princehenrys.org) before the close of abstract submissions on 7 June 2013.

     

    Meat and Livestock Australia New Scientist Award
    This award is given to the oral best presentation in the field of livestock (cattle or sheep) research at the Annual Scientific Meeting by a postgraduate student or researcher within 2 years of receiving their PhD award on 7 June 2013. Applicants must be members of the Society for Reproductive Biology.

    Award: $3000 cash prize announced at the Annual Dinner of the Society for Reproductive Biology meeting.

    For PHD/MD Students (2nd year and above) and PhD/MD Graduates: Applicants must be SRB members for at least 6 months prior to applying.

    For Honours students, MSc students and 1st year PhD students: Applicants must be SRB members at the time of submission of the application.

    Applicants must use the attached form to submit a 100 word statement describing their career stage (i.e. degrees and date of award) and progress toward PhD or beyond and listing each author(s) contribution to the work to be presented. This statement must be signed by all authors and emailed to Eva Dimitriadis (evdokia.dimitriadis@princehenrys.org) before the close of abstract submissions on 7 June 2013.

     

    ANZPRA New Investigator Award
    This award is given to a presenting author who is a current ANZPRA member for the best oral by a postgraduate student or researcher within 2 years of receiving their PhD award on 7 June 2013 on placental biology. Applicants must be current members of the Society for Reproductive Biology and ANZPRA. A short list of applicants will be selected from the submitted abstracts to present in the dedicated ANZPRA Emerging Investigator Award session.

    Award: $500 cash prize announced at the Annual Dinner of the Society for Reproductive Biology meeting.

    Applicants must use the attached form to submit a 100 word statement describing their career stage (i.e. degrees and date of award) and progress toward PhD or beyond and listing each author(s) contribution to the work to be presented. This statement must be signed by all authors and emailed to Eva Dimitriadis (evdokia.dimitriadis@princehenrys.org) before the close of abstract submissions on 7 June 2013.

    ANZPRA - Australian and New Zealand Placental Research Association
    Please see the ANZPRA website here.