Awards and Grants

ESA Awards (presented at the ASM):

• ESA Senior Plenary Award *NEW*
• ESA Mid-Career Research Award
• ESA-Novartis Junior Scientist Award *Updated May 2011*
• Servier Young Investigator Award
• Bryan Hudson-Mayne Pharma Clinical Endocrinology Award *Updated May 2011*

ESA Travel Grants:

• ESA / IPSEN International Travel Grants
• WE / ESA Australian Women in Endocrinology (AWE) Travel Awards
• ESA Travel Grants to attend the ASM

ESA Scholarships and Fellowships:

• ESA Postdoctoral Award
• ESA Research Higher Degree Scholarship

Other:

• Women in Endocrinology Young Investigator Award
• Pfizer Australia Paediatric Endocrine Care (APEC) Research Grants
• Pfizer Australia Cardiovascular and Lipid (CVL) Research Grants
  

ESA Senior Plenary Award

This award recognises an outstanding research career in the field of Endocrinology in Australia. The award comprises a plaque and a plenary lecture at the Annual Scientific Meeting, and complimentary meeting registration.

Eligibility:
Active ESA member with extensive research experience, output and impact in any field of Endocrinology post-higher degree (PhD, MD or FRACP). The awardees must attend the ASM to present their lecture.

Regulations:

1. The ESA Senior Plenary Award will be judged by a selection committee comprising all Council members and the POC Chair of the ASM POC.
2. The Award will be presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting, and the winner must be available to present their lecture.
3. The application must be sponsored by a financial member of the Society who should write a letter in support of the application.
4. The winning applicant will be expected to submit an abstract for their lecture within three weeks of notification for inclusion in the ASM Proceedings.
5. The selection committee has a duty to apply the criteria equitably to
   all applicants.

Applications should include:

1. A One-page summary of the applicant’s major research contributions.
2. A brief CV (5 page limit), including the following sub-headings:
   - Publications from the last 5 years and a list of best 10 career publications
   - Grants (current and previous, last five years)
   - Peer Recognition: Invitations to Speak- Contributions to Research Training
   - Contributions to Professional Activities
3. Letter of support from nominating ESA member.

Applications should be sent BY EMAIL with the above documents attached to:

Ms Ivone Johnson
Endocrine Society of Australia
esa@racp.edu.au

Applications Close: 17 June 2011

ESA Mid-Career Research Award

The ESA is pleased to announce a new Mid-Career Researcher Award, designed to recognise an outstanding mid-career researcher in endocrinology. The award comprises a plaque and 20-minute lecture at the Annual Scientific Meeting, and complimentary meeting registration.

Eligible applicants are active ESA members with five to 12 years’ research experience post-higher degree (PhD, MD or FRACP) at the deadline of application (exceptions can be made for career interruptions). The winner must attend the ASM to present their lecture. The award will be made by a selection committee comprising the ESA Council members and the Chair of the ESA POC.
Applicants will be notified at the close of abstract submissions for the ASM, and the winner will be asked to provide an abstract for their lecture within three weeks of notification, to be included in the ASM Proceedings.
The ESA encourages all eligible members to apply for this new award.

Application Deadline: 23 May 2011
Please note: Applications must be sent via email only. Download the full instructions below.

Download the ESA Mid-Career Award 2011 application instructions (19KB)

Past Winners:
2010 - Peter Liu
2009 - Rachel Davey

ESA-Novartis Junior Scientist Award

The ESA-Novartis Junior Scientist Award is given for the best presentation at the Annual Scientific Meeting by an advanced trainee or a person enrolled for a higher degree (PhD, MD, FRACP). Applicants will be judged initially on the basis of their Abstracts and a short list of applicants will be chosen to present in a special session. Applicants will be informed of the session in which they are to present when acceptances of Abstracts are sent out.

Eligibility:
Nominees must be members of the Endocrine Society of Australia and be an advanced trainee or a person enrolled for a higher degree (PhD, MD, FRACP).

Regulations:

1. Applicants for the award will submit an abstract for presentation at the Annual Scientific Meeting of ESA. The Program Organising Committee of ESA will select up to six (6) abstracts as finalists for oral presentation at a special session of the Annual Scientific Meeting.
2. A subcommittee of Council consisting of the President, Treasurer, Secretary, or their delegates will judge the quality of the finalist presentations. The award will be presented at the dinner associated with the Annual Scientific Meeting to which all the finalists will be invited and expected to attend.
3. The value of the award supported by Norvatis Australia is $3500.
4. The deadline for applications is the same as that for abstracts to the Annual Scientific Meeting.
5. The work must be performed predominantly in Australia.
6. Previous winners of the ESA-Novartis Junior Scientist award are ineligible to apply.
7. The applicant is ineligible to apply for the Bryan Hudson-Mayne Pharma Clinical Endocrinology Award in the same year.
8. The subcommittee has a duty to apply the criteria equitably to all applicants.

In addition to submitting their abstract to ESA-SRB@asnevents.net.au, applicants should email their abstract, a brief CV and a supporting letter from their supervisor as attachments to the Program Organising Committee Chair:

Dr Kathryn Gatford
Robinson Institute
School of Paediatrics and Reproduction
University of Adelaide
Adelaide SA 5000.
email: kathy.gatford@adelaide.edu.au

Application Deadline: 17 June 2011

Past Winners:

Servier Young Investigator Award

The Servier Award is made annually to recognise the best scientific paper published in the 12-month period preceding the closing date for abstracts for the Annual Scientific Meeting by an active member of the Endocrine Society of Australia early in their career.

The award is given for a single publication although up to two additional papers may be submitted in support of the application.

Eligibility:
Society members who are within 8 years of having obtained a higher degree or diploma (i.e. PhD, MD, FRACP) and who are currently financial.

Regulations:

1. The Servier Young Investigator Award is made by a subcommittee of Council consisting of the President, Treasurer and Secretary.
2. The award will be presented at the dinner associated with the Annual Scientific Meeting to which the awardee is invited and expected to attend.
3. The value of the award supported by Servier Laboratories Australia is $1000.
4. The deadline for applications is the same as that for abstracts to the Annual Scientific Meeting.
5. The application must be sponsored by a financial member of the Society who may write a letter in support of the application.
6. Work submitted for publication, but not yet accepted for publication is not eligible for the award.
7. The work must have been performed predominantly in Australia.
8. The applicant should submit a statement from the department head, or head of research group, signed by all co-authors, which outlines the applicant's role in
1. Planning the design of the work
2. Experimental and analytical work
3. Writing and revision.
9. The winner must attend the meeting and give a lecture.
10. The subcommittee has a duty to apply the criteria equitably to all applicants.

Applications:
Applications must include the relevant publication. Page proofs are acceptable. If the work is 'in press', written documentation of final acceptance must be provided.
Applications must be sent to the ESA Secretariat by email. If you currently only have hard copies you will need to scan them to produce an electronic format that can be emailed. Scans should be made as PDF files (preferred), or as images in JPEG or GIF format only.

Send applications via email to:
Ivone Johnson
Endocrine Society of Australia
esa@racp.edu.au

Applications Close: 17 June 2011

Bryan Hudson-Mayne Pharma
Clinical Endocrinology Award

The Bryan Hudson-Mayne Pharma Clinical Endocrinology Award will recognize the best clinical research presentation at the Annual Scientific Meeting by an active member of the Endocrine Society of Australia early in their career. It will be made on an annual basis.

Eligibility:
Society members who are less than 45 years of age, or are within 10 years of obtaining professional qualifications and who are current financial members of at least 12 months standing.

Regulations:

1. Applicants for the award will submit an abstract for presentation at the Annual Scientific Meeting of ESA. The Program Organising Committee of ESA will select up to six (6) abstracts as finalists for oral presentation at a special session of the Annual Scientific Meeting.
2. A subcommittee of Council consisting of the President, Treasurer, Secretary, or their delegates will judge the quality of the finalist presentations. The award will be presented at the dinner associated with the Annual Scientific Meeting to which all the finalists will be invited and expected to attend.
3. The value of the award supported by Mayne Pharma Australia is $3500.
4. The deadline for applications is the same as that for abstracts to the Annual Scientific Meeting.
5. The work must be performed predominantly in Australia.
6. Previous winners of the Bryan Hudson-Mayne Pharma Clinical Endocrinology Award are ineligible to apply.
7. The applicant is ineligible to apply for the ESA-Novartis Junior Scientist Award in the same year.
8. The applicant should submit a statement signed by all co-authors, which outlines the applicant’s role in planning the design of the project, experimental and analytical work, writing and revision.
9. The applicant must spend the stipend in the advancement of clinical endocrine research, with the proposed expenditure being approved by the ESA Council.
10. The subcommittee has a duty to apply the criteria equitably to all applicants.

Applications:
In addition to submitting their abstract to the above address via the normal mechanisms (e.g. ESA-SRB@asnevernts.net.au), applicants should email their abstract, a brief CV and supporting materials as attachments to:

Dr Kathryn Gatford
Robinson Institute
School of Paediatrics and Reproduction
University of Adelaide
Adelaide SA 5000.
email: kathy.gatford@adelaide.edu.au

Applications Close: 17 June 2011

Past Winners:
2010 - Jeremy Hoang
2009 - Paul Lee
2008 - Anne McCormack
2007 - Morton Burt
2006 - Jui Ho
2005 - Carolyn Allan
2004 - Sonia Davidson

ESA / IPSEN International Travel Grant Award

Aim:
To support younger members of the society to travel to international meetings, laboratories and/or clinics to further their training and knowledge in Endocrinology.

Awards:

• One award of $3500 will be granted to assist with the costs of international travel to a European destination. Deadline: 1 March 2011
• One award of $3500 will be granted to assist with the costs of international travel. Deadline: 1 March 2011
• One award of $3500 will be granted to assist with the costs of international travel. Deadline: 1 August 2011

All travel for the awards to take place within 9 months of the award deadline.

Eligibility Criteria:

• Applicants must have been financial members of ESA for at least 12 months prior to the closing date for applications.
• FRACP Advanced Trainees not enrolled in a higher degree are eligible, but all other applicants must possess a higher degree (MD or PhD), and be within 5 years of the award of that degree, or be currently enrolled in a higher degree by research program.
• Applicants must be attending a recognized meeting of a learned society or organization within the general field of Endocrinology.
• All travel for the ESA/IPSEN awards to take place within 9 months of the award deadline.
• Each applicant can only apply once for each meeting.
• Previous winners of this award will be ineligible to reapply for 2 years.

Preference will be given to applicants who meet the following additional criteria:

1. who are giving a presentation at the meeting they wish to attend;
2. who will visit a laboratory(ies) and/or clinic(s) associated with their field of endocrinology;
3. who are active members of the society as evidenced by attendance and presentation at the Annual Scientific Meeting and other activities;

Compensation:
Compensation will be given for those applicants who have spent periods outside the workforce (due to illness, family leave etc). In these cases the criterion of 5 (five) years fulltime equivalence will be applied, and the applicant must verify their absence from the workforce in the application.

Applications:
Applications are to be submitted electronically by email to the ESA Secretariat by the deadline. The application should include:

• a covering letter outlining the proposed itinerary and what benefits the applicant intends to obtain from the travel,
• a letter of support from their supervisor (who preferably is a member of the Society), details of the meeting they wish to attend (including submitted abstracts), details of the laboratories/clinics they wish to visit (including letters of invitation, where appropriate), and
• a brief CV (highlighting degrees, awards and published works).

Where an applicant is claiming the consideration of an extension of the time from the award of a higher degree (see eligibility criteria), they should provide supporting evidence of their reason for extension.

Send applications via email to:
Ivone Johnson
Endocrine Society of Australia
esa@racp.edu.au

Selection:
A panel comprising the President, President-Elect, Honorary Secretary and Treasurer shall rank the applicants using the above criteria. If any member of the panel is unavailable, the council of ESA may co-opt another member of the society to the panel.

Past Winners:
2010 - Wee-Ching Kong, Frederik Steyn and Ann McCormack
2009 - Michelle Van Sinderen, Jyotsna Pippal and Ulla Simnainen
2008 - Elif Ekinci, Andrew Siebel and Jenny Chow
2007 - Lisa-Marie Atkin, Elspeth Gold and Michael Stark
2006 - Kevin Pfleger and Erosha Premaratne
2005 - Stuart Ellem and Jayne Sierens
2004 - Gordon Howarth, Sophie Chan and Vincenzo Russo
2003 - Emma Ball and Peter Mark

WE / ESA Australian Women in Endocrinology (AWE)
2011 Travel Awards

Purpose: To provide financial support to younger women involved in Endocrine-related training and/or research who are presenting an abstract at the ENDO Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts, USA 4-7 June, 2011 (ENDO2011 website).

Eligibility: Preference is given to Postdoctoral trainees (first three years) and PhD students in their 3rd or 4th year of training at an Australian or New Zealand-based Institution. Depending upon sponsorship levels, applications will be considered from Post-Doctoral Trainees up to 5 years and PhD students.
Applicants must be the presenting author on an abstract accepted for presentation at the Endocrine Society meeting (USA).
Applicants must be current members of the Australasian Branch of Women in Endocrinology, with either financial membership of the ESA or NZSE.

For full information download the Application Form 2011 (104KB)

Deadline: Postmarked no later than 15 April 2011

Further information contact:

Professor Gail Risbridger
Chair, Australasian Branch of Women in Endocrinology
Monash University
Building 76, Level 3, Wellington Road
CLAYTON VIC 3800
Australia
FAX: +61 3 9902 9223
Phone: +61 3 9902 9558
Email: gail.risbridger@monash.edu

See also WE award: Women in Endocrinology Young Investigator Award

Past Winners:

Abbott Medisense AWE Travel Award
2007 Samantha Hutchison
2006 Ms Lisa Atkin
2005 Dr Elspeth Gold
2004 Ms Natasha Lloyd

AWE Merit Certificates

ESA Travel Grants to attend the ASM

Eligibility:

• Only members of the society may be awarded travel grants. (Membership must be ratified by Council.)
• The categories of applicant in order of decreasing priority for consideration are:
  • Full-time student (postgraduate) presenting an abstract
  • Research Assistant / Research Officer (NH&MRC scale) presenting abstract
  • Full-time student (postgraduate)
  • Research Assistant / Research Officer

  The supervisor may be contacted by ESA to certify the category and advise whether any other specific support is available from the institution, i.e. travelling scholarship/grant.

• Generally ineligible for a travel grant are:
  • Members in higher positions than Research Officer
  • Members who are physicians or PhDs more than 7 years post-doctorate
  • Members resident in a country other than Australia.

Applications
Applications are to be sent by email only to the ESA Secretariat by the closing date. Emailed applications should include the following as attached files:
• The completed ESA Travel Grants Application Form 2011 (115KB)
• A brief CV
• Abstract(s) submitted for presentation at the ASM

Applications Close: 17 June 2011

ESA Postdoctoral Award

PLEASE NOTE:
ESA will not be giving out this award in 2011. Regrettably, ESA Council has decided that the Society is not in a position to offer new Higher Degree or Post-Doctoral awards. The awards are funded from income of the Society's investments and the global financial crisis has altered our funding projections. However, the 3-year awards that commenced in 2008 and 2009 will still be supported.

Conditions of award
The purpose of the Award is for research in any area of endocrinology by recent post-doctoral scientists. The research must be conducted in Australia.

At the conclusion of the recipient’s study, the recipient must submit his/her research findings for presentation at the Endocrine Society of Australia annual scientific meeting.

Eligibility
The postdoctoral fellow must be a member of the ESA and can have either a clinical or basic science qualification.

Applicants may have already commenced their postdoctoral studies. Postdoctoral fellows must be less than 5 years since graduating from a PhD. Academic transcript detailing date of PhD or MD graduation must be provided.

Applicants will not be eligible for an Award if they do not have ethics approval for the project. Evidence of ethics approval must be provided by the time of commencement of the award.

Selection Criteria
Applicants will be assessed on;

1. Track record: publications or abstracts, awards and achievements, extra curricular expertise such as scientific membership, administrative expertise, work experience in research
2. Project proposal assessed on scientific quality, relevance to endocrinology and clinical and scientific impact

Tenure
The award is for a period of two years, conditional on a satisfactory progress report 12 months into the Award. A 12 monthly report will be required for each year of tenure and is due on the 30th November each year. The report must be emailed to the ESA Secretariat esa@racp.edu.au

Following completion of the project, a full report is to be submitted to ESA Council by 31 January with copies of publications and abstracts included.

Awardees must attend the ESA Annual Scientific Meeting each year of tenure.

Application
Applications are to be submitted using the ESA Research Foundation Application Form.
Applications must be accompanied by:

• The names of two referees who can comment on the personal, clinical and scientific suitability of the candidate. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that referee’s reports are emailed to ESA by 31 October 2010.
• A report from the Head of the Department where the research will be conducted, indicating the availability of suitable facilities and scientific support
• A letter from the relevant Ethics Committee confirming approval for the proposed project. The ethics approval may be pending at the time of application but the scholarship will not be awarded until a certificate of ethics approval is provided to the ESA secretariat.

Applications are assessed by a Selection Committee selected by ESA Council.
Application Deadline: (no award for 2011)

Download: (The following is for reference only, there is no award for 2011)
ESA Postdoctoral Award info and application form (198KB)
Conditions of Award for ESA Scholarships and Fellowships (45KB)

Administration of the Scholarship
The award recipient must be undertaking work within a hospital, university department, research institute or other approved institute. The financial administration of the award will be through the appropriate finance office of the institution.

Stipend and allowances
For the Postdoctoral award, the annual stipend will be $25 000. This will be used at the awardees’ discretion for either salary support or research expenses.

Publications
Any publications (papers or conference abstracts) derived from the project must acknowledge the financial support of the Endocrine Society of Australia

Recipients:
2009-2010 Sarah Spencer
2008-2009 Jeremy Smith Postdoctoral Final Report 2008-2009 - Jeremy Smith (19KB)

ESA Research Higher Degree Scholarship

PLEASE NOTE:
ESA will not be giving out this award in 2011. Regrettably, ESA Council has decided that the Society is not in a position to offer new Higher Degree or Post-Doctoral awards. The awards are funded from income of the Society's investments and the global financial crisis has altered our funding projections. However, the 3-year awards that commenced in 2008 and 2009 will still be supported.

Conditions of award
The purpose of the Scholarship is for research in any area of endocrinology. The research must be conducted in Australia.

At the conclusion of the recipient’s study, the recipient must submit his/her research findings for presentation at the Endocrine Society of Australia annual scientific meeting.

Eligibility
The principal supervisor of the research higher degree (RHD) student must be a member of the ESA (i.e. Fellows and Members). The principal supervisor can only submit one PhD or MD application per year. RHD students can have either a clinical or basic science qualification and be eligible for entry into a PhD or MD program. Awardees must join ESA when accepting the award.

Applicants may have already commenced their higher degree and be in the first year of study when applying. Academic transcript detailing date of enrolment must be provided. Funding will only be provided for 2 years if the applicant is in the second year of the higher degree program when accepting the award.

Applicants will not be eligible for an ESA scholarship if they are awarded or presently hold a scholarship such as an APA or Dora Lush scholarship or scholarship from a private foundation such as the Asthma Foundation.

Applicants will not be eligible for an ESA scholarship if they do not have ethics approval for the project.

Tenure
The Scholarship is for a period of three years, conditional on a satisfactory progress report 12 months into the Scholarship. A 12 monthly report will be required for each year of the scholarship tenure and is due on the 30th November each year. The report must include a submission from the Principal supervisor confirming student progress. The report must be emailed to the ESA Secretariat esa@racp.edu.au

Following completion of the project, a full report is to be submitted to the Research Foundation by 31 January with copies of publications and abstracts included. This report will be reviewed by the Board of Directors and the Scholarship Selection Committee.

Awardees must attend the ESA Annual Scientific Meeting each year of tenure.

Application
Applications are to be submitted using the ESA Research Foundation Application Form (download below).
Applications must be accompanied by:

• The names of two referees who can comment on the personal, clinical and scientific suitability of the candidate (one referee must be the project supervisor, the other an independent referee with expertise in the area of research). It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that referee’s reports are emailed to ESA by the application deadline.
• A report from the Head of the Department where the research will be conducted, indicating the availability of suitable facilities and scientific support.
• A letter from the relevant Ethics Committee confirming approval for the proposed project. The ethics approval may be pending at the time of application but the scholarship will not be awarded until a certificate of ethics approval is provided to the ESA secretariat.

Applications are assessed by the Scholarship Selection Committee of the ESA Council.
Application Deadline: (no award for 2011)

Download: (The following is for reference only, there is no award for 2011)
ESA Research Scholarship info and application form (210KB)
Conditions of Award for ESA Scholarships and Fellowships (45KB)

Administration of the Scholarship
The Scholarship is to be undertaken in a hospital, university department, research institute or other approved institute.

Stipend and allowances
For the PhD scholarships, the annual stipend will be $20 000. A travel allowance of $500 per year will be included. The total value of the scholarship will therefore be $20 500.

Publications
Any publications (papers or conference abstracts) derived from the PhD project must acknowledge the financial support of the Endocrine Society of Australia.

Recipients:
2009-2011 Pui Shi (Tammy) Pang:
Scholarship Progress Report 2 (Jan 2011) - Pui Shi Pang (107KB)
Scholarship Progress Report 1 (Mar 2010) - Pui Shi Pang (148KB)
2008 Lucia Gagliardi Scholarship Progress Report - Lucia Gagliardi (12KB)
2007-2009 Priya Sumithran Scholarship Progress Report - Priya Sumithran (20KB)

Women in Endocrinology Young Investigator Award

Eligible individuals include new faculty during the first three years of appointment, postdoctoral trainees (first five years), or graduate students and medical students after the first year of training. Awards are given to both women and men. Applicants must be a presenting author on an abstract accepted for presentation at the Endocrine Society (US) Meeting.

More information regarding eligibility requirements and the submission process can be found on the WE website, see 'Young Investigator Awards' at www.women-in-endo.org/awards

Applications close: 4 April 2011

See also WE/ESA AWE awards: Australian Women in Endocrinology (AWE) Travel Awards

Pfizer Australia Paediatric Endocrine Care
Research Grants
(APEC Research Grants)

Pfizer Australia will allocate AUD$150,000 per annum to this initiative as part of our continued
commitment to Paediatric Endocrinology research.
This research grants program is open to medical graduates who have obtained specialist
qualifications within the last five years, or are currently in advanced training. Individual grants
will be available up to AUD$55,000 (including GST). Each grant is for a period of 12 months.
Applications are welcome from medical graduates who are currently residing, working, and
conducting research within Australasia. Grant recipients must conduct the majority of the
research project within Australasia.

Applications close: 30 April 2010
For more information or to obtain an application form visit: www.apecgrants.com.au

Pfizer Australia Cardiovascular and Lipid Research Grants
(CVL Research Grants)

Pfizer Australia will allocate up to AUD$500,000 per annum to this initiative as part of our
continued commitment to cardiovascular research.
The research grants program is open to medical graduates who are early in their research career, having commenced research (or have returned to research after an appropriate break) within the last 5 years (e.g. the applicant has initiated or has been awarded a PhD/MD within the last five years). Individual grants will be available up to AUD$55,000 (including GST). Each grant is for a period of 12 months.
The principal applicant must be a citizen or permanent resident of Australia. Grant recipients
must conduct the majority of the research within Australia.
Research funding is awarded for clinical research across the fields of (but not necessarily
confined to):

• Cardiovascular Disease
• Stroke
• Lipid Disorders

Applications close: 15 May 2010
For more information or to obtain an application form visit: www.cvlgrants.com.au