Research awards

The Faculty promotes a set of Research Awards each year that recognise excellence.

These include the researcher of the year for a senior researcher and early career researcher. There is also a lifetime award considered on an annual basis.

All winners receive a certificate and a monetary award which can be used for research related activities including conference, travel, or professional training opportunities.

Call for nominations of these awards are made around July each year. Applications will be assessed by an independent subcommittee formed in consultation with Faculty Research Strategy Committee and Dean of Research Health Sciences.

Lifetime Achievement Award

A School, Research Centre, Institute, or colleague can nominate an individual for this award. The Individual is viewed as an ambassador for the Faculty through research and related activities. This is a once-only award.

Researcher of the Year Award

The intent of this award is to recognise outstanding researchers in Faculty of Health Sciences who demonstrate quality, dedication and achievement in their research field relative to opportunity.

Early Career Researcher Award

The intent of this award is to recognise early career researchers in the Faculty of Health Sciences on their research performance and the development of a research trajectory relative to opportunity.

Mid-Career Researcher Award

This award is to recognise a mid-career researcher for their research excellence, impact of their research contributions in the community or relevant patient population, and their building of research capacity at Curtin.

Inclusive and Consumer Oriented Research Award

This award is for excellent inclusive research that is co-designed with consumers, engages with community demands and delivers translational impact responding to these demands. It also rewards a positive inclusive culture within the research team and should ideally include consumers in the research team.

Research Mentor of the Year Award

This award is to recognise a researcher who has made a significant contribution to research mentorship. The award formally acknowledges the importance of research mentoring in career development and in recognition of the time commitments and activities undertaken by mentors to foster a positive culture of research mentorship at Curtin

Enquiries can be forwarded to:
Email: healthresearch@curtin.edu.au