Presentation Awards

(Apply through meeting website when submitting abstract)

ESA Gail Risbridger Junior Scientist Award

Bryan Hudson Clinical Award

Paul Lee Best Abstract Award

AWE Outstanding Abstract Awards

Poster Awards

ESA Clinical Weekend - Case Study Presentation

ESA Travel Grants to attend the Annual Scientific Meeting

 

ESA Gail Risbridger Junior Scientist Award

Application Deadline: 9 August 2024

Conditions of award

This award recognises the best basic or translational science presentation at the Annual Scientific Meeting by an advanced trainee or higher degree candidate (PhD, MD, FRACP).

The value of the award is $5000.

Eligibility

The Applicant must:

Application

Applications for the award will submit an abstract for presentation at the Annual Scientific Meeting of ESA, confirming their interest in being assessed for this award on the abstract submission page.

Applicants will be judged initially on the basis of their submitted abstract (based on the averaged score [ranking from 1-10] from at least 3 independent reviewers appointed by the ESA Annual Scientific Meeting Program Organising Committee, and a short list of up to six (6) highest ranked abstracts will be chosen to present in a dedicated awards session.

Selection

During the award session, finalists will be assessed by at least three non-conflicted ESA council members and/or assessors outside council appointed by the POC on the scientific quality of their project (50% weighting) , scientific or translational impact (20% weighting) presentation quality (15% weighting), and handling audience questions (15% weighting).  The selection committee has a duty to apply the criteria equitably to all applicants.

Award Presentation

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.

Apply online

(Apply through meeting website when submitting abstract)

Apply online

Include:

  1. a statement signed by all co-authors/co-investigators, which outlines the applicant’s role in planning the design of the project, experimental and analytical work, writing and revision.
  2. Copy of abstract
  3. A brief CV (2 page maximum)

Past Winners  

2024 - Haitong LUAN
2023 - Georgia Cuffe
2022 - Ben Lawrence
2021 - Bronia Harding-Davis
2020 - Nicholas Choo
2019 - Adam Hagg
2018 - Laura H Porter
2017 - Patrick Thomas
2016 - Ashlee Clark
2015 - Dilys TH Leung
2014 - Marianna Volpert
2013 - Kevin Lee Tao-Kwang
2012 Patrick Candy 
2011 Jun Yang
2010 Lyndal Tacon
2009 Kenneth Ho
2008 Sue Lau
2007 Marianne Elston
2006 David Macintyre
2005 Agnes Kovacic and Amy Au 
2004 Esme Hatchell
2003 Sophie Chan
2002 Patrick McManamny
2001 Stephen Heady
2000 Jeremy Smith
1999 Renea Jarred & Helena Teede
1998 Julie Joyner
1997 Bu Yeap
1996 John Walsh
1995 Michael Downes & Sylvia Lim-Tio
1994 Vicki Clifton

1993 Emma Ball
1992 Fiona Young 
1991 Marie-Christine Keightley & Helen Maclean 
1990 Sharron Gargosky 
1989 David Phillips
1988 Vasilious Papadopoulos 
1987 Lora Hutchinson 
1986 Marie Ranson 
1985 Guck Ooi 
1984 David James 
1983 Carolyn Scott 
1982 David Hurley 
1981 Yvonne Hodgson 
1980 Rebecca Mason 
1979 George Werther 
1978 David Healy 
1977 David Kennaway 
1976 Kathryn Rich & Peter Fuller

ESA Bryan Hudson Clinical Endocrinology Award

Application Deadline: 9 August 2024

Conditions of award

Conditions of award

This award recognises the best clinical research presentation at the Annual Scientific Meeting by an active member of the Endocrine Society of Australia early in their career.

The value of the award is $3500

Eligibility

The Applicant must:

Application

Applications for the award will submit an abstract for presentation at the Annual Scientific Meeting of ESA, confirming their interest in being assessed for this award on the abstract submission page.

Applicants will be judged initially on the basis of their submitted abstract (based on the averaged score [ranking from 1-10] from at least 3 independent reviewers appointed by the ESA Annual Scientific Meeting Program Organising Committee, and a short list of up to six (6) highest ranked abstracts will be chosen to present in a dedicated awards session.

Selection

During the award session, finalists will be assessed by at least three non-conflicted ESA council members and/or assessors outside council appointed by the POC on the scientific quality of their project (50% weighting), scientific or translational impact (20% weighting) presentation quality (15% weighting), and handling audience questions (15% weighting).  The selection committee has a duty to apply the criteria equitably to all applicants.

Award Presentation

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.

Apply online

(Apply through meeting website when submitting abstract)

Include:

  1. a statement signed by all co-authors/co-investigators, which outlines the applicant’s role in planning the design of the project, experimental and analytical work, writing and revision.
  2. Copy of abstract
  3. A brief CV (2 page maximum)

Past Winners            

2024 - Annabelle Warren
2023 - Lachlan Angus
2022 - Brendan Nolan
2021 - Sarah Catford
2020 - Emily Brooks, Rebecca Goldstein
2019 - Teresa Lam
2018 - Ie-Wen Sim
2017 - Michael Mond
2016 - Mark Ng Tang Fui
2015 - Ada Cheung
2014 - Phillip Wong
2013 - Emily Gianatti
2012 - Caroline Jung
2011 - Lucy Gagliardi

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

Paul Lee Best Abstract Award

Application deadline: 9 August 2024

Conditions of Award

This award recognises the best original scientific abstract submitted to the ESA Annual Scientific Meeting.

The award is generously supported by the Garvan Institute of Medical Research. The value of the award is $2500.

Eligibility

The Applicant must:

Selection

Abstracts submitted to the ASM will be will be judged on the basis of their submitted abstract (based on the averaged score [ranking from 1-10] from at least 3 independent reviewers appointed by the ESA Annual Scientific Meeting Program Organising Committee. The selection committee has a duty to apply the criteria equitably to all applicants. The award will be given to the highest ranked abstract (not selected as a finalist for either the Junior Scientist or the Bryan Hudson Clinical Endocrinology Awards).

Award Presentation

The award will be announced at the time the abstract is presented during the conference.

Past winners  

2024 - Sunita De Sousa
2023 - Moe Thuzar
2022 - Charmaine Cheung
2021 - Valentina Rodriquez Paris
2020 - Nandini Shankara-Narayana
2019 - Jennifer Chen
2018 - Warrick Inder

AWE Outstanding Abstract Award

Application deadline: 9 August 2024

Conditions of Award

This award recognises outstanding scientific abstracts submitted by women to the ESA Annual Scientific Meeting. This award is supported by the Australasian Branch of Women in Endocrinology.

Eligibility

The Applicant must:

Selection

Abstracts submitted to the ASM will be judged on the basis of their submitted abstract (based on the averaged score [ranking from 1-10] from at least 3 independent reviewers appointed by the ESA Annual Scientific Meeting Program Organising Committee. The selection committee has a duty to apply the criteria equitably to all applicants. The award will be given to the highest ranked abstract.

Award Presentation

The award will be announced at the Welcome Function of the ESA annual scientific meeting.

Past recipients

Poster Awards

During the poster session of the Annual Scientific meeting, a judging committee selected by ESA Council comprising at least 3 non-conflicted referees will award a prize for the best poster in each of the categories:

  1. Basic science
  2. Clinical research
  3. Case report/case series (award includes publication in EDM Case Reports courtesy of Bioscientifica)

Award criteria include scientific quality (60% weighting), clarity of presentation (20% weighting) and handling questions (20% weighting).

In order to be eligible, presenters must attend their poster during the poster session and be prepared to summarise their poster within 2 minutes, and answer any questions that the judging committee may have.  

Basic Science Poster

2024 - Ashley Meakin
2023 - Ben Lawrence
2022 - Isabel Everard
2021 - Nicholas Choo

Clinical Research Poster

2024 - Mahesh M Umapathysivam, Tomasz J Block
2023 - Emma Boehm, Chrislyn Ng
2022 - Matti Gild
2021 - Elisabeth Ng

Bioscentifica -EDM-Case reports
2022 - Annabelle Hayes
2021 - Huajing Ni

ESA Clinical Weekend - Case Study Presentation

Endocrinology advanced trainees are invited to submit a single case report each for presentation ESA Clinical Weekend meeting.

The winner of this presentation will receive complimentary registration to next year’s Clinical Weekend and a contribution of up to $1,000 towards publication charges in an appropriate peer reviewed journal.

Past recipients

2024 - Kirsty Fisher (ESA) and Sarah Dixon (ANZBMS)

Full case studies 2024

2023 - Brenda Ta
Full case studies 2023

2022 - James Nolan
Full case studies 2022

2021 - Lauren Tyack
Full case studies 2021

2020 – Annabelle Warren
Full Case studies 2020

2019 - Albert Kim
Full case studies 2019

2018 - Emily Brooks
Full case studies 2018

2017 -
Full case studies 2017

ESA Travel Grants to attend the Annual Scientific Meeting

Applications Close: 9 August 2024

Conditions of award

The purpose of these awards are to provide financial support to members to present their work at the ESA annual Scientific Meeting (ASM). 

Eligibility

The applicant must:

The categories of applicant in order of decreasing priority for consideration are:

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:

Application

Applications are to be submitted online. These must include:

All documents to be uploaded in word (.doc or .docx) or PDF format.

Selection

Applications are assessed by a Selection Committee selected by ESA Council or their delegates. The assessment committee has a duty to apply the criteria equitably to all applicants. 

Applicants will be assessed on the basis of their abstract and CV. 

Applications involving ENSA (Endocrine Nurses Society of Australasia) who are also ESA members are encouraged.

Successful applicants will be notified by email. 

Apply online

(Apply through meeting website when submitting abstract)