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Medical Research Translation
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Sponsor
The Industry & Investment NSW Jamie Callachor Eureka Prize for Medical Research is sponsored by Industry & Investment NSW.
Description
The Industry & Investment NSW Jamie Callachor Eureka Prize for Medical Research is awarded to an individual or research team conducting outstanding medical research translation.
prize
$10,000
Purpose
The Industry & Investment NSW Jamie Callachor Eureka Prize for Medical Research is named in memory of Jamie Callachor, a valued colleague of the Ministry who died unexpectedly in November 2005.
The 2010 Jamie Callachor Eureka Prize for Medical Research is for outstanding medical research translation.
The focus of this year's prize will be on projects that demonstrate clinical and translational excellence in the medical research field. A key aim is to highlight and encourage best practice bench to bedside research translation in the Australian health sector, at a time when national and state efforts are focussed on developing an agile, self-improving health system.
The Prize is awarded for an outstanding, ground-breaking medical research project with a clinical application, and may be awarded to an individual or to a research team.
Judging Criteria
Entries must address each of the following criteria:
1. Originality: Describe how your research is original
2. Scientific Rigour: Describe the scientific rigour of your research, including evidence that the research has undergone peer-review
3. Nature of Outputs: Describe the nature of research outputs (eg scientific papers in quality journals)
4. Translational Impact: Describe the impact, clinical application and benefits of your research, including:
- your translation of the research into diagnostic or therapeutic application;
- the breadth of the health and medical practice and research fields that may benefit from the research.
Conditions of entry
The prize is open to individuals or groups. Entrants can either enter themselves or be nominated by others.
Research entered for this prize must have been undertaken:
• in Australia by an Australian citizen(s) or Australian resident(s). Where the entry is by a research team, all members of the team must meet this criterion.
• no more than five (5) years prior to the closing date for entries.
Online entry forms and supporting documentation must be submitted by midnight AEST Friday 7 May 2010.
The research entered/nominated for this prize may not be entered/nominated for another Australian Museum Eureka Prize.
The deliberations of the judging panel remain confidential. All recommendations and decisions taken are binding and final and no correspondence will be entered into on such matters.
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Personal information provided in connection with the Australian Museum Eureka Prizes will be used only by the Australian Museum and only in connection with the Australian Museum Eureka Prizes.
How to enter
1. You must prepare and attach the following supporting documents to your online entry form. (Please clearly label your attachments as per below.)
a. Research Summary: a brief description of the research entered, including objectives and results to date (two page maximum)
b. Judging Criteria: a brief description of how the research entered addresses each of the judging criteria (two page maximum)
c. Assessor Reports: a maximum of four (4) written reports addressing each of the judging criteria from assessors who are familiar with the entered research. NOTE: Judges rely on assessors' reports to provide additional perspective and informed opinion on the entry (two pages maximum per report). Assessors should not be personally or directly involved in the research entered in this prize.
d. Publication: You may, if you wish, also attach a copy of your research from at least one externally-refereed scientific publication.
You can upload Microsoft Word (.doc) Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) Microsoft Excel (.xls) and Jpeg (.jpg) files that combined are no bigger than 5MB.
2. Complete and submit an online entry form before midnight AEST Friday 7 May 2010
Complete and submit an online application form which includes all your supporting documents by midnight AEST on Friday 7 May 2010.
If you experience any problems or have further questions, please call the Australian Museum Eureka Prizes Unit on +61 2 9320 6483 or eureka@austmus.gov.au
