The APS Interest Group on Psychology and Ageing invites submissions for the Conference Travel Award.

The award was established to recognise the significant role that Dr Ed Helmes has played in furthering student training opportunities in applied and research work with older adults in Australia and is sponsored by the APS Psychology and Ageing Interest Group. The purpose of the award is to assist psychology students in attending conferences in order to present their work on age-related topics.

Eligibility

Nominees must be a financial member of the APS Psychology and Ageing Interest Group holding the grade of Member or Student Member of the Interest Group. Nominees must have submitted an abstract in the field of psychology and ageing to a national or international conference and had that abstract accepted within one (1) year prior to the date of nominating for the award.

Detailed criteria

Details of the award are available from APS National Office:

Submissions and closing date

Submissions can be made electronically or in hard copy addressed to the APS Member Groups Coordinator at APS National Office. The abstract referred to in the eligibility must be submitted with the nomination together with proof of acceptance by the conference to which it was submitted.

Submissions must include a cover page showing the title of the abstract, the name of the student, the name of the institution and accompanied by proof of membership of the APS Psychology and Ageing Interest Group.

Nominations close 31 October 2011.

Past winners

2010 winners

  1. Alexa Muratore, University of New South Wales
  2. Jacinta Delprado, La Trobe University
  3. Leander Mitchell, University of Queensland

2009 winners

  1. Ellen Meissner, University of Queensland
  2. Fiona Millard, James Cook University
  3. Prapti Gautam, Australian National University
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