The RANZCP Senior Research Award
The RANZCP Senior Research Award was established in 1978 to recognise excellence in research in psychiatry. The Award is presented to the applicant or nominee who has made the most significant contribution to psychiatric research over the preceding ten years.
Eligibility criteria
Current Fellows or Affiliate members of the RANZCP are eligible for the Award.
Previous recipients of the Award are not eligible to receive the Award on a further occasion.
Application/Nomination process
Applications/nominations for the Award may be made by Fellows or Affiliate members on their own behalf, or on their behalf by another RANZCP member. It is required that written applications/nominations include: a curriculum vitae, five publications authored by the applicant/nominee considered to be their best or most impactful work over the past ten years, a critical appraisal of the importance of the work to the field of study, and why the five publications were selected and copies of publications.
Where there are multiple authors involved, the application should clearly indicate the contribution of the applicant/nominee to the work.
The psychiatric research submitted as the basis of the application or nomination must have been published within ten years of the awards submission opening date, with publication in prestigious journals or their equivalent.
Key dates
Submissions are open annually, from 1 September to 31 October (11.59 pm AEDT).
- More information about the RANZCP Senior Research Award [PDF; 105KB]
- Recipients of the RANZCP Senior Research Award
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