Awards

A number of awards and scholarships are offered annually by PSANZ. The number of awards may vary from time to time and are offered at the discretion of the board. Awards and scholarships are presented at the annual PSANZ congress and thus the call for applications will be approximately six months prior to or at the time of the annual congress. 

 Links to find out more about the awards can be found at the bottom of this page.

Congratulations to the 2025 Congress Award winners:

New Investigator Awards (NIA)

Allied Health - Poster: Taylor Guthrie
Discovery Science - Poster: Anya Arthurs
Epidemiology - Poster: Jessica Postregna
Midwifery - Poster: Natalie Jeantou
Neonatal Nursing - Poster: Nicol Franz
Neonatology - Poster: Amir Zayegh
Obstetrics - Poster: Charlotte Goutallier

Allied Health - Oral: Dena Herrmann
Discovery Science - Oral: Jane Choi
Public Health/Epidemiology - Oral: Kate Mills
Midwifery - Oral: Caitlin Woods
Neonatal Nursing - Oral: Stephanie Hall
Neonatology - Oral: Giannina Tinoco Mendoza
Obstetrics - Oral: Hannah Gordon

Presidents NIA Award:

Best Oral: Dena Herrmann
Best Poster: Nicol Franz

Cerebral Palsy Award: First Prize - Pranav Jani
Cerebral Palsy Award: Second Prize - Aurelia Leung

PRS Mont Liggins Award: Emily Whalen

Judith Lumley Centre Travel Award: Bethany Carr

Ritchie Centre Award: Samuel Axford

PSU Research Award: Shared First Prize: Delyse Hutchinson
PSU Research Award: Shared First Prize: Kelly McNamara
PSU Research Award: Second Prize: Nicol Franz

 PSANZ J Gupta Scholarship: Rebecca Barzegar

DHS Scholarship: Jodie Mottram

Nursing and Midwifery Scholarship: Caitlin Woods

ECR Travel Awards:

• Asteray Ayenew
• Samia Aziz
• Danielle Bailey
• Emily Whalen
• Francyne Finlayson
• Megan Roff
• KPaige Riddington
• Saima Sultana
• Tegan White
• Tsegaye Haile