AMMA is committed to supporting the growth of the military medicine and veterans’ health sectors. This includes providing significant financial assistance to its members and supporters who are undertaking research in these areas, or who wish to attend the annual Conference to further their scientific, professional or academic knowledge.
Please note: all awards and scholarships are awarded at the discretion of the Association Council. In years where there are no suitable recipients, the awards and scholarships will not be awarded.
Three Conference Scholarships will be awarded to Health Service members of the Australasian Region Defence Force (Permanent or Reserves) who are not commissioned officers. One scholarship will be awarded to a member of each Service (Army, Navy, Air Force).
Each scholarship will be awarded to the applicant who submits the best paper on any subject related to military medicine or veterans’ health. This can include those submitted to the Journal in the last twelve months.
The Conference Scientific Committee will determine the award of the scholarships based on criteria that it sets. Applicants for the scholarships must submit their papers to the Association Secretariat by 31 July of the Conference year.
The scholarship will consist of one full registration to the AMMA Conference that year and one return economy airfare from the recipient’s nearest Australian capital city to the conference location. With the approval of Council, attendance may be held over to a subsequent Conference.
Applicants must agree to publish their paper in JMVH. Applicants must not have previously been awarded a Defence Force Other Ranks Conference Scholarship.
*In lieu of return economy flights, recipients travelling from outside Australia will receive $AUD1000 toward their costs of travel.
Three Conference Scholarships will be awarded to those who are undertaking a course of study at tertiary level in a health or health-related discipline with a focus on military medicine, veterans’ health, or related field.
Each scholarship will be awarded to the applicant who submits the best paper on any subject related to military medicine or veterans’ health. This paper may be one submitted to the Journal in the preceding 12 months but applicants must still apply officially.
The Conference Scientific Committee will determine the award of the scholarships based on criteria that it sets. Applicants for the scholarships must submit their papers to the Association Secretariat by 31 July of the Conference year.
The scholarship will consist of one full registration to the AMMA Conference that year and one return economy airfare from the recipient’s nearest capital city to the conference location. With the approval of Council, attendance may be held over to a subsequent Conference.
Applicants must agree to publish their paper in JMVH if it has not already been published.
Applicants must not have previously been awarded a Health Student Conference Scholarship.
*In lieu of return economy flights, recipients travelling from outside Australia will receive $AUD1000 toward their costs of travel.
Three Conference Scholarships will be awarded to Health Service members of the Australasian Region Defence Force officer rank O3 (Navy LEUT, Army CAPT, Air Force FLTLT) and below.
One scholarship will normally be awarded to a member of each Service (Army, Navy, Air Force).
Each scholarship will be awarded to the applicant who submits the best paper on any subject related to military medicine or veterans’ health. This can include those submitted to the Journal in the last twelve months.
The Conference Scientific Committee will determine the award of the scholarships based on criteria that it sets. Applicants for the scholarships must submit their papers to the Association Secretariat by 31 July of the Conference year.
The scholarship will consist of one full registration to the AMMA Conference that year and one return economy airfare from the recipient’s nearest Australian capital city to the conference location. With the approval of Council, attendance may be held over to a subsequent Conference.
Applicants must agree to publish their paper in JMVH. Applicants must not have previously been awarded a Defence Force Junior Officer Conference Scholarship.
*In lieu of return economy flights, recipients travelling from outside Australia will receive $AUD1000 toward their costs of travel
JMVH Best New Author Paper $1000
The JMVH Prize for the Best New Author Paper is awarded for the best original paper published in each volume of the Journal (constituting the issues published in the calendar year preceding the year of the award) by a first (lead) author who has not previously published as the first (lead) author of a paper in the Journal.
Conditions:
The JMVH Editorial Board will determine the criteria and method for determining the award of the prizes, and reserves the right not to award prizes in one or more categories.
An original paper is one that comprises original research by the author/s and that is published in any of the following sections of JMVH: Original Papers, Short Communications, Case Studies, Review Articles, History, Commentaries.
Membership of the Australasian Military Medicine Association is not a requirement for granting of the JMVH Best Military Health, JMVH Best Veterans’ Health or JMVH Best New Author Paper Prizes.
All prizes will be announced at the conclusion of the Annual Scientific Conference and notified in the JMVH issue following the conclusion of the Scientific Conference.
Recipients will be eligible for one award only per year.
2020 — No awards given (COVID).
For all enquiries, contact secretariat@amma.asn.au.
