The Professor Lyn Beazley AO Emerging Leader Award recognises early career researchers who have demonstrated exceptional promise and dedication in their scientific or clinical research endeavours.
The award will be open to those within six years of PhD or highest degree conferral (subject to career disruptions and relative to opportunity), who have conducted research within East Metropolitan Health Service in the last Financial Year (1 July 2023- 30 June 2024). Eligible applications will be assessed on the following criteria:
1. Research Excellence
2. Research Impact
3. Leadership & Collaboration
4. Ambassadorship
This award has been named in honour of RPH Research Foundation’s immediate past Board Chair, Professor Lyn Beazley AO, in recognition of her leadership, advocacy of research and commitment to supporting the next generation of researchers.
Applications for this award have now closed, the successful applicant will be announced at the Research Awards Day 2024 on 18 October and receive $5,000 in funding.
The Early Career Publication Award was established to recognise early career researchers who are publishing their research. Given the publishing process is highly competitive, this award aims to encourage early career researchers on their publication journey.
Applications for the 2024 Early Career Publication Award are now open. The winner will be announced at the RPH Research Foundation Research Awards Day. The winner will receive funding to the value of $5,000 and a certificate.
Applicants applying for both the Publication Award and Emerging Leader Award can complete both forms as part of their Emerging Leader Application.
Applications for this award have now closed, the successful applicant will be announced at the Research Awards Day 2024 on 18 October and receive $5,000 in funding.
This award was established in recognition of the essential role mentorship plays in supporting Early Career Researchers. The Mentorship Award recognises Senior Researchers who are developing the next generation of researchers. Researchers working within the East Metropolitan Health Service are invited to nominate their supervisors and colleagues for the 2024 Mentorship award.
Applications for this award have now closed, the successful applicant will be announced at the Research Awards Day 2024 on 18 October and receive $5,000 in funding and a certificate.
At the RPH Research Foundation, we believe in the transformative power of nursing research. We are dedicated to fostering innovation and excellence in nursing practice within the East Metropolitan Health Service. This award recognises nurses within EMHS who are conducting research to improve patient outcomes and enhance healthcare. This award will be presented to the top-ranked nursing project submitted to the RPH Research Foundation’s 2024 Nursing and Allied Health Grant Program.
The 2024 Doreen McCarthy Nursing Research Recipient will be announced at the Research Awards Day.
The winner will receive an additional $5,000 in funding, giving the Doreen McCarthy Nursing Research grant a total value of $20,000 as the highest-ranked nursing project.
Professor Doreen McCarthy AM, former Director of Nursing at Royal Perth Hospital, was a champion for nursing research and instigated many initiatives aimed at promoting nurses as researchers and research into nursing practice. Doreen went on to be the founding Dean of Nursing at The University of Notre Dame Australia's School of Nursing & Midwifery in Fremantle.