SOMANZ Awards 

All abstracts submitted by SOMANZ members and which are accepted will be considered for the following awards: 

SOMANZ Claire McLintock Memorial Award
Will be given to the best oral clinical presentation by an early career SOMANZ member at the Joint International Congress. The award is for AUD$1000 and will be judged by an expert panel throughout the meeting and awarded on the final day. 

SOMANZ Andrew Phippard Memorial Award
Will be given to the best oral scientific presentation by an early career SOMANZ member during the Joint International Congress. This award is for AUD$1000 and will be judged by an expert panel throughout the meeting and awarded on the final day.  

SOMANZ Best poster Awards
Will be given to the best Clinical and the best Scientific poster during the Joint International Congress. These awards are for AUD$750 and you must be standing by your poster at the time of the poster session to be eligible. 

SOMANZ Travel Grants
Applications are invited from early career* SOMANZ members to apply for a Travel Grant to attend the Annual Scientific Meeting.  The travel grants will be up to the value of A$500 each. Applicants must be a financial member of SOMANZ at the time of application and be presenting at the meeting. Applications (in the form of a brief letter from a supervisor or department head) should be sent to the SOMANZ Secretariat via email to: sneylon@somanz.org. Please use “SOMANZ Travel Grant Application” in the subject line of your email. 

Applications from Rural and Remote locations will be prioritised and may attract a larger grant value. 

Applications for 2024 close on Monday 30 September 2024. 

ISOM Awards 

All abstracts submitted by ISOM members, and which are accepted will be considered for the following awards: 

ISOM Overall Best Congress Presentation
This will be awarded to the best scientific presentation by a trainee. This award will be for USD$500. 

ISOM Overall best Congress Presentation
This will be awarded to the best clinical presentation by a trainee. This award will be for USD$500. 

ISOM Poster Pitch Winner
This award will be for USD$250. 

ISOM Poster Pitch Runner Up
This award will be for USD$125. 

ISOM Travel Grant
ISOM will be awarding five (5) travel grants to ISOM members who submitted the best abstract and will be to the value of USD$500 each. 

ISOM-SOMANZ International Travel Grant

The International Society of Obstetric Medicine (ISOM) and the Society of Obstetric Medicine of Australia and New Zealand (SOMANZ) would like to offer educational travel grants to medical practitioners from low-middle income countries to attend their Joint International Congress in 2024. Attendance at the Congress is designed as a collaboration between Obstetricians and Physicians to foster learning and research in the areas of Obstetric Medicine. The meeting in 2024 is a Joint International Congress with ISOM and SOMANZ and will be held in Sydney from 17-20 October 2024.

There will be up to two(2) grants offered in 2024 with one specifically for the Pacific Island region. We welcome applications for these grants of up to A$5,000 which is intended to cover airfares, accommodation and registration to our conference.

Applicants need to describe, in less than 500 words, their current area of practice and how attendance at our conference might benefit the hospital or community they work in. The application should also provide comment on any research involvement. The successful applicant will give a 10-20 minute talk at the conference on maternal health in their country. They will also be expected to provide feedback post conference to their local colleagues as well as send a brief report on their experience at the Congress for possible publication on websites and in newsletters.

Applications in the form of a brief letter (no more than 2 pages) should be sent to the SOMANZ Secretariat, on email admin@somanz.org. Please put International Travel Grant and your surname as the Subject. A budget MUST be provided with the application quoting anticipated costs associated with your attendance at the meeting. Please note that funds will not be provided in advance.
Applications close on Friday 21 June 2024.