Description: Applicants submit a proposal to carry out research to advance the safety, delivery or efficacy of anaesthesia while having a favourable impact on society as a whole.

Eligibility: Application is open to ASA members only. Applications close on 30 June 2013.

Award: The grant comprises a certificate and financial support up to $10,000 per recipient (the grant may be used to purchase or lease equipment, facilities or material; fund administrative or scientific support; offset research and other expenses or fund travel and accommodation). Up to two Grants may be awarded annually.

Description: The Gilbert Troup ASA Prize commemorates the contribution to Australian anaesthesia by Dr Gilbert Troup of Perth, Western Australia. Applicants should submit an abstract via the online submission process for papers to the annual NSC once the ‘Call for Papers’ is issued. This submission page is found by following the ‘Application’ link for the Award on the NSC website. All papers submitted are reviewed by the committee as to their eligibility and suitability prior to acceptance. Those accepted for presentation at the NSC will deliver a ten-minute oral presentation illustrated by AV support discussing the aims, methods and results of their research. This will be followed by a five-minute question period. Those papers not accepted may be offered a poster format—either in a Smiths Medical/ASA Best Poster Prize session or as a static poster display.

Eligibility: Application is open to ASA members only. Applications must be based on original research, (the majority of which has been performed in Australia). The principal content of the paper must not have previously been presented at a national meeting in Australia. The presenter must be one of the authors of the paper. Once a paper has been accepted for inclusion in the Gilbert Troup ASA Prize session, it will no longer be eligible for other NSC-judged awards.

Award: The prize includes a medal, known as the Gilbert Troup Medal, and $7500.

The award will be presented during the NSC, usually prior to the ASA’s Annual General Meeting.

Please refer to the ASA Bylaws (which can be found on the ASA website) for more detailed information regarding this award.

Description: Applicants should submit a proposal outlining how the grant, if awarded, will assist in research projects in anaesthesia or related disciplines such as resuscitation, intensive care or pain medicine. Recipients will provide an annual progress report of the research project and will make a final report as a presentation during the scientific program of the subsequent National Scientific Congress (NSC).

Eligibility: Application is open to ASA members only. Applications close on 30 June 2013.

Award: The prize consists of a certificate and $25,000.

Description: The Jeanne Collison Prize is awarded for outstanding research in the fields of anaesthesia and pain management and recognises excellence in original research within Australia in these fields. Applicants should submit a proposal outlining plans for original research within Australia in the fields of anaesthesia and pain management.

Eligibility: Applicants must be a member of the ASA with an interest in or sub-specialising in pain management or intending to enter this subspecialty. Applications close on 30 June 2013.

Award: The prize consists of a certificate and $10,000.

Description: Applicants submit a written paper, critical review or essay on any aspect of anaesthesia, pain relief, physiology or pharmacology, with particular reference to the female reproductive system.

Eligibility : ASA members who are registrars in training or junior specialists within two years of obtaining a higher qualification in anaesthesia. Applications close on 30 June 2013.

Award: The prize comprises of a certificate and $10,000.

Description: Applicants should submit an abstract via the online submission process for papers to the annual NSC once the ‘Call for Papers’ is issued. This submission page is found by following the ‘Application’ link for the Award on the NSC website. All papers submitted are reviewed by the committee as to their eligibility and suitability prior to acceptance. Those accepted for presentation at the NSC will deliver a three-minute oral presentation discussing the aims, methods, results and conclusions of their research. This will be followed by a seven-minute question period. The precise presentation requirements for each NSC will be sent out prior to the NSC.

Eligibility: Application is open to ASA members only. Applications must be based on original research, (the majority of which has been performed in Australia). The presenter must be one of the authors of the paper.

Award: Three prizes will be awarded comprising a certificate and $4000, $2500 and $1500 respectively for recipients judged first, second and third by the adjudicating panel. The awards will be presented during the NSC, usually prior to the ASA’s Annual General Meeting.

Please refer to the ASA Bylaws (which can be found on the ASA website) for more detailed information regarding this award.

Description: The Smiths Medical/GASACT Poster Prize was introduced in 2011 and is only open to GASACT members who present a poster at the NSC.

Applicants should submit an abstract via the online submission process for papers to the annual NSC once the ‘Call for Papers’ is issued. This submission page is found by following the ‘Application’ link for the Award on the NSC website. All papers submitted are reviewed by the Committee as to their eligibility and suitability prior to acceptance. Those accepted for presentation at the NSC will deliver a three-minute oral presentation discussing the aims, methods, results and conclusions of their research. This will be followed by a seven-minute question period. The precise presentation requirements for each NSC will be sent out prior to the NSC.

Eligibility: Applicants must be GASACT members. The majority of the research must have been performed in Australia (or as determined by the Committee). The principal content of the poster must not have been previously presented at a national meeting in Australia.

Award: The prize consists of a certificate and $500.

The award will be presented during the NSC, usually prior to the ASA’s Annual General Meeting.

Please refer to the ASA Bylaws (which can be found on the ASA website) for more detailed information regarding this award.

The list of winners for 2012