+ The Robinson Research Institute Award for Excellence in Reproductive Biology Research

Applications due Friday 29th May 2026

To recognise an excellent contributor working in the field of Reproductive Biology. This outstanding award is conferred to an established researcher and in the past has been won by some of our most outstanding leaders in reproductive biology. This award is based on the candidate’s overall research career excellence. Recipients must be less than 15 years post-receipt of their Doctorate at 30th June 2026.

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 (including SRB)

Award: The winner will receive a $3000 cash prize and present at the SRB Robinson Research Institute Award session. Attendance as the SRB-SSR Exchange Lecturer at the 2027 SSR meeting (USA) will be supported by SRB, including economy airfare to a maximum value of $3,000; registration and accommodation supported by SSR.

Eligibility:

• Applicants must have been SRB members for at least 6 months as of 29th May 2026
• Applicants are ineligible if they have previously won the same award
• Applicants must be < 15 years post-PhD (relative to opportunity), calculated as at 30 June 2026. Periods of career disruption will be considered in accordance with NHMRC guidelines.
• Applicants must agree to attend and present at the 2026 SRB annual meeting if their application is successful.

Application:

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).
3. Winner will be invited to present their research at the SRB RRI Award session at the 2026 SRB Annual Meeting

Send all documents by email to: Dr Cassy Spiller, University of Queensland.

+ Mercy Perinatal Mid-Career Women’s Health Medal

Applications due Friday 29th May 2026

To recognise an individual with an impressive body of work in the field of women’s health. This individual will have made a significant impact with their work in reproduction. This award is based on the candidate’s overall research career excellence. Recipients must be less than 15 years post-receipt of their Doctorate at 30th June 2026 and agree to attend and present at the 2026 SRB annual meeting if application is successful.

Criteria: The successful applicant will have demonstrated impact of their work in the field of reproduction. Evidence of such contribution to be considered includes:

• Impact of the work in reproduction
• Peer-Reviewed Publications
• National and International Awards
• National and International Invited Presentations
• Student Completions
• Grant Awards
• Institutional Responsibilities
• Service to profession (including SRB)

Award: $5000 cash prize and the invitation to present their research at the SRB Mercy Perinatal Women’s Medal symposium at the 2026 SRB Annual Meeting (Sydney). The winner will also receive an invitation to present at the Australian Reproduction Update (flights and accommodation included)

Eligibility:

• Applicants must have been SRB members for at least 6 months as of 29th May 2026
• Applicants are ineligible if they have previously won the same award
• Applicants must be < 15 years post-PhD (relative to opportunity), calculated as at 30 June 2026. Periods of career disruption will be considered in accordance with NHMRC guidelines.
• Applicants must agree to attend and present at the 2026 SRB annual meeting if their application is successful.

Application:

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).
3. Winner will be invited to present their research at the SRB Mercy Perinatal Women’s Medal symposium at the 2026 SRB Annual Meeting

Send all documents by email to: Dr Cassy Spiller, University of Queensland.

+ THE HMRI REPRODUCTIVE AND FAMILY HEALTH PROGRAM EMERGING RESEARCH LEADER AWARD

Applications due Friday 29th May 2026

To recognise an emerging and excellent contributor working in the field of Reproductive Biology. This highly contested award (previously known as the Newcastle Reproduction Emerging Research Leader Award) is conferred to an early career researcher, considering the applicant’s track record. The quality of this talk is always excellent and the distinction of this award is reflected by the outstanding careers of past winners. Recipients must be more than 2 years and up to 8 years post-receipt of their Doctorate at 30th June 2026 and agree to attend and present at the 2026 SRB annual meeting if application is successful.

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 (including SRB)

Award: $1000 cash prize

Eligibility:

• Applicants must have been SRB members for at least 6 months as of 29th May 2026
• Applicants are ineligible if they have previously won the same award
• Applicants must be more than 2 years and up to 8 years post-PhD (relative to opportunity), calculated as at 30 June 2026. Periods of career disruption will be considered in accordance with NHMRC guidelines.
• Applicants must agree to attend and present at the 2026 SRB annual meeting if their application is successful.

Application:

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).

Send all documents by email to: Dr Cassy Spiller, University of Queensland.

+ David Healy New Investigator Award

Applications due Friday 17th July, when submitting your abstract

This award is given to the best oral presentation at SRB by an Honours, MSc, MD or Ph.D. student, or an early career researcher within 2 years of PhD conferral as at 30th June 2026.

Sponsored by the Monash University Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and The Richie Centre in 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: The winner will receive a $1000 cash prize supported by the Monash University Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and The Richie Centre. Attendance at Fertility 2028 (UK) as the SRB-SRF Exchange Lecturer will be supported by SRB (transport costs to maximum $3,000) and SRF (registration and accommodation).

Eligibility:

• Applicants must have been SRB members for at least 6 months as of 17th July 2026 (Exception: Honours students and PhD students in their first year must be members at the time of abstract submission)
• Applicants are ineligible if they have previously won the same award
• Applicants must be a current Honours, MSc, MD or Ph.D. student, or an early- to mid-career researcher within 2 years of PhD conferral as at 30th June 2026.
• Applicants must complete a 100-word career statement that clearly states their career stage at time of abstract submission. This should include dates of degrees awarded, or, for current students, degree commencement dates, and be expressed relative to opportunity were applicable.

Examples:
“As of 30th June 2026, I am 1.5-years post-PhD (PhD awarded January 2025)”
“As of 30th June 2026, I am a PhD candidate in my third year of candidature, having commenced my PhD in December 2024.”

To support and recognise excellence among emerging researchers, Merck generously provides a $500 prize to each of the six shortlisted presenters in the David Healy New Investigator Award session.

+ ANZPRA New Investigator Award

Apply by Friday 17th July, when submitting your abstract

This award is given to a presenting author who is a current ANZPRA member for the best oral by an Honours, MSc, MD or PhD. student or an early career researcher within 2 years of PhD conferral as of 30th June 2026. The applicants research for this award must be focused on placental biology.

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

Eligibility:

• Applicants must have been SRB members for at least 6 months as of 17th July 2026 (Exception: Honours students and PhD students in their first year must be members at the time of abstract submission)
• Applicants must be a current ANZPRA member at the time of submission
• Applicants are ineligible if they have previously won the same award
• The applicants research must be focused on placental biology.
• Applicants must be a current Honours, MSc, MD or Ph.D. student, or an early- to mid-career researcher within 2 years of PhD conferral as at 30th June 2026.
• Applicants must complete a 100-word career statement that clearly states their career stage at time of abstract submission. This should include dates of degrees awarded, or, for current students, degree commencement dates, and be expressed relative to opportunity were applicable.

Examples:
“As of 30th June 2026, I am 1.5-years post-PhD (PhD awarded January 2025)”
“As of 30th June 2026, I am a PhD candidate in my third year of candidature, having commenced my PhD in December 2024.”

ANZPRA - Australian and New Zealand Placental Research Association

Please see the ANZPRA website here

+ ART LAB SOLUTIONS FUTURE LEADER IN GAMETES AND EMBRYO RESEARCH AWARD

Apply by Friday 17th July, when submitting your abstract

This award is given to the best oral presentation at SRB by an Honours, MSc, MD or Ph.D. student (pre-award of MSc, MD or PhD as of June 30th 2026) working on gametes (oocytes or sperm) or embryos.

Award: The winner will receive a $500 cash prize

Eligibility:

• Applicants must have been SRB members for at least 6 months as of 17th July 2026 (Exception: Honours students and PhD students in their first year must be members at the time of abstract submission)
• Applicants are ineligible if they have previously won the same award
• The applicants research must be focused on gametes (oocytes or sperm) or embryos.
• Applicants must be a current Honours, MSc, MD or Ph.D. student as at 30th June 2026.
• Applicants must complete a 100-word career statement that clearly states their career stage at time of abstract submission. This should include dates of degrees awarded, or, for current students, degree commencement dates, and be expressed relative to opportunity were applicable.

Example:
“As of 30th June 2026, I am a PhD candidate in my third year of candidature, having commenced my PhD in December 2024.”

+ Male Contraceptive Initiative Award

Apply by Friday 17th July, when submitting your abstract

The Male Contraceptive Initiative (www.malecontraceptive.org) is a not for profit organisation whose mission is to provide research and advocacy support for the development of new methods of non-hormonal, reversible male birth control in order to empower men and couples with the resources they need to meaningfully and equitably contribute to family planning goals.

The Male Contraceptive Initiative award will be given to the best abstract on research that informs the development or uptake of male-based contraceptives.

Award: $500 cash prize

Eligibility:

• Applicants must have been SRB members for at least 6 months as of 17th July 2026 (Exception: Honours students and PhD students in their first year must be members at the time of abstract submission)
• Applicants are ineligible if they have previously won the same award
• The applicants research must be focused on informing the development or uptake of male-based contraceptives.
• Applicants must be a current Honours, MSc, MD or Ph.D. student, or an early- to mid-career researcher within 15 years of PhD conferral as at as at 30th June 2026.
• Applicants must complete a 100-word career statement that clearly states their career stage at time of abstract submission. This should include dates of degrees awarded, or, for current students, degree commencement dates, and be expressed relative to opportunity were applicable.

Examples:
“As of 30th June 2026, I am 1.5-years post-PhD (PhD awarded January 2025)”
“As of 30th June 2026, I am a PhD candidate in my third year of candidature, having commenced my PhD in December 2024.”

+ RFD-SRB publication of the year award

The SRB-RFD Publication of the Year is awarded to the best research publication by an SRB member(s) each year. This prestigious award is judged by an awards committee comprising at least 3 members of SRB council, selected to avoid conflicts of interest. This award is presented at the Closing Session during the annual conference. The winning manuscript is highlighted on the RFD award website and is published Open Access to increase accessibility and improve citation rates.

In 2026 nominations for this award can be made in two ways: during submission of an manuscript to RFD in their online submission portal or via direct nomination to ellen.menkhorst@unimelb.edu.au before the 15th August 2026. For the 2026 award, papers published online between 1 July 2025 and 31 July 2026 shall be considered.

Please note: From 2027 eligible manuscripts will be identified from those nominated during manuscript submission to RFD via their online submission portal.

RFD-SRB Publication of the Year Guidelines:

1. This prize shall be awarded to the best research publication by an SRB member in Reproduction, Fertility and Development each year.
2. Papers with an SRB member as first or last author (or both) shall qualify. If the award-winning publication has SRB members as both first and last authors, they will share the Award.
3. The author must have been an SRB member for at least 6 months at the time of nomination.
4. The prize comprises a certificate and a $250 book voucher from CSIRO Publishing.
5. For the 2026 award, papers published online between 1 July 2025 and 31 July 2026 shall be considered. From 2027 onwards, manuscripts published online between 1 August and 31 July will be considered.
6. Eligible papers will be judged by a panel of experts from SRB and/or RFD, taking into account their Novelty, Hypothesis, Methods, Data Quality, Presentation and Conclusion(s).

+ Male Contraceptive Initiative Travel awards

Apply by Friday 17th July, when submitting your abstract

The Male Contraceptive Initiative (www.malecontraceptive.org) is a not for profit organisation whose mission is to provide research and advocacy support for the development of new methods of non-hormonal, reversible male birth control in order to empower men and couples with the resources they need to meaningfully and equitably contribute to family planning goals.

Value: There are 2 travel grants of $250 value to be awarded to researchers working on research that informs the development or uptake of male-based contraceptives. These grants can be used on costs of travel or conference registration. These awards will be announced at the Closing Session of the meeting.

To apply, please fill out the Male Contraceptive Initiative Trave Award details during abstract submission.

Eligibility:

• Applicants must have been SRB members for at least 6 months as of 17th July 2026(Exception: Honours students and PhD students in their first year must be members at the time of abstract submission)
• Applicants are ineligible if they have previously won the same award
• The applicants research must be focused on informing the development or uptake of male-based contraceptives.
• Applicants must be a current Honours, MSc, MD or Ph.D. student, or an early- to mid-career researcher within 15 years of PhD conferral as at 30th June 2026.
• Applicants must complete a 100-word career statement that clearly states their career stage at time of abstract submission. This should include dates of degrees awarded, or, for current students, degree commencement dates, and be expressed relative to opportunity were applicable.

Examples:
“As of 30th June 2026, I am 1.5-years post-PhD (PhD awarded January 2025)”
“As of 30th June 2026, I am a PhD candidate in my third year of candidature, having commenced my PhD in December 2024.”_

+ SRB Student Travel Grants

All students who will attend the conference in person and 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 see below. To apply, please fill out the SRB student travel grant tab during abstract submission.

Applicants must fulfill all of the following requirements:

• I am a full-time Postgraduate or Honours student.
• I am a financial member of the SRB or have submitted an application for membership since the 2025 Annual General Meeting of the Society and will become financial prior to the 2026 SRB meeting.
• I am the presenting author of an abstract submitted for the 2026 Annual Conference of the SRB.
• I am not qualified as a physician.

Value of Student Travel Awards:

• Australia (VIC, QLD, SA, TAS, NT) - $200.00
• Australia (WA) - $450.00
• New Zealand (All) - AUD 300.00

Your travel grant will be automatically applied at registration if you are eligible.

Please note that applications must be submitted during abstract submission/registration; retrospective applications cannot be accepted.