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Psychiatry of Old Age Trainee Prize
The RANZCP’s Faculty of Psychiatry of Old Age Basic Psychiatric Trainee Prize was established in 2012 to promote excellence in advancing the quality of life in older people with mental illness and it recognises originality, scientific merit and contribution to the knowledge base of Psychiatry of Old Age by a psychiatry trainee.
Eligibility criteria
The prize is open to basic psychiatry trainees, that is, a Stage 1 or 2 trainee in the RANZCP Fellowship program. Previous recipients of the Award will not be eligible to receive the Award on a further occasion.
Application process
Applicants for the Prize are required to submit an anonymised cover letter and an anonymised copy of their work (which is subject of the Prize) to the RANZCP before the due date.
Submissions should take the form of:
a published article
a draft article suitable for publication in a journal equivalent to Australasian Psychiatry
- a case review / study.
Form of award
The Prize comprises:
- A$500
- a framed award certificate
- reimbursement of funds to the value of $2000 for: day registration, return economy flights and one night accommodation, for one person to attend either RANZCP Congress, or the next Faculty of Psychiatry of Old Age conference.
- the opportunity to present the winning work at Congress or the Faculty conference
- an invitation to accept the award at the College Ceremony during Congress.
Key dates
Applications are open annually, from 1 September to 31 October (11.59 pm AEDT).
- More information about the FPOA Basic Trainee Prize [PDF; 105KB]
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