AuPS PhD student publication prize

An annual $500 award for the best original paper published by an AuPS member during the course of their PhD studies.

Eligibility Criteria:

1. You must be a current financial AuPS member.
2. The paper must be based on work carried out during your PhD and accepted for publication within one year of the award of your PhD.
3. The paper must have been published (either on paper or online) between 30^th September 2011 and 1^st October 2012.
4. The award must be used to present work at a conference. Winners will be reimbursed after providing a copy of an invoice of conference expenses.

Applications should include the following:

1. A pdf of the publication,
2. a statement of date of award of your PhD,
3. a short statement on the paper's impact, and
4. an explanation of your contribution (to multi-author papers only)

Email applications to:

Assessment criteria

Papers will be ranked by a committee of AuPS Council members according to the following criteria:

1. Impact on the field
2. Applicant's contribution to the publication, endorsed by the supervisor and/or senior author of the paper
3. Innovation and originality
4. Technical difficulty
5. Scientific rigour
6. Clarity of organization and writing style
7. The prize will only be awarded once to a given individual

Winners will be announced in the December AuPS newsletter.