Awards and grants
RACGP and National Asthma Council Research Award – Information for applicants
Introduction
The RACGP and National Asthma Research Award is awarded annually by the National Asthma Council to the best presenter of an asthma related abstract or poster at the RACGP Annual Scientific Convention. The award is to the value of $500 and is presented at the closing ceremony.
Eligibility
To be eligible for the RACGP and National Asthma Council Award, an individual must be
- a GP or GP registrar
- a member of the RACGP
- in the early stages of their research career
- presenting an asthma-related paper or poster at the RACGP Annual Scientific Conference
- a major contributor to the research study being presented
Selection Criteria
Applicants will be judged on their conference presentations against the following criteria:
Quality of research presented
- Significance of study to asthma
- Appropriateness of abstract/poster
- Interpretation justified by data
- Clarity, structure and title of entry
Quality of presentation
- Focus to the target audience
- Quality of audiovisual aids (if any)
- Structure of presentation, including time
- Delivery and response to questions
Judge’s overall impression
How to Apply
Applications close Friday 4 September 2009.
Please download the RACGP and National Asthma Council Research Award 2009 application form.
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Completed forms should be faxed to Ms Samantha Chakraborty at 03 8699 0496 or posted to:
Ms Samantha Chakraborty
RACGP and National Asthma Council Research Award
Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
College House
1 Palmerston Crescent
South Melbourne , VIC 3205
Conditions
- Personal information provided to RACGP by award applicants will be used for the purposes of administering the award. The RACGP Privacy Statement explains how RACGP usually collects and uses personal information provided to the RACGP and how it can be accessed.
- By applying for the award each applicant will be taken to have consented to permit RACGP to publicise their name, their institution, and the title of their research project.
Selection Process
- The RACGP is responsible for the independent, objective evaluation and review of award applications. All decisions are final and no correspondence will be entered into.
- The Research Program Manager will review all applications and eliminate those that do not meet the eligibility criteria.
- An independent judges from the RACGP National Standing Committee–Research and a representative of the National Asthma Council GP Asthma Group will attend each applicant’s presentation and individually score it against the criteria above.
- All applicants’ scores will be tallied and the award presented to the applicant with the highest score.
- The judges are unable to provide feedback to individual applicants. The judges score sheets are confidential and remain the property of the RACGP.
- All award applicants (successful and unsuccessful) will be notified by October 2009.
- Successful award applicants are expected to receive their award at the closing ceremony of the RACGP Annual Scientific Convention, 1-4 October 2009 .
Reporting Requirements
- The award recipient is expected to submit the following items to
the RACGP no later than 2 weeks after receiving the award:
- a short (1-2 paragraph) biography
- a short (1-2 paragraph) "layman's" summary of the project
- a passport sized photograph (preferably in an electronic format)
These will be used by the RACGP for publication on the RACGP website and in either of the RACGP publications, Australian Family Physician or GP Review.
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