Overview

This Bursary is support by ProSciTech and is intended to further cooperation between microscopists in Australia and New Zealand. The bursary covers all expenses for economy air travel to the next New Zealand Microscopy Conference (or its equivalent), registration fees, and A$500 for living expenses. This bursary is awarded to an Australian and a New Zealand resident on alternate occasions.

All candidates will be judged on an oral summary of the significance of their work, presented at ACMM. Preference will be given for research that is judged to have some enduring value for people and/or the environment.

The presentations will be judged by a panel selected by the conference chair and the winner will be announced at the conference closing ceremony

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Eligibility criteria:

• be an early career researcher who is an Australian resident and member of AMMS

• present an oral presentation at the ACMM;

• be undertaking research with a crucial component of any form of microscopy and/or electron beam analysis.

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Award Criteria:

• Quality of the oral presentation at ACMM

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Documents to include in the application

• a curriculum vitae

• provide the contact details and report of two professional referees.

• copies of any relevant publications in refereed journals during the past 5 years;

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Obligations of the Award Recipient

• The recipient must submit a one-page report following completion of their travel, which is to be published in the AMMS newsletter.