Awards & Grants General Information

The Ruth Sanger Award is the premier award of the ANZSBT and is given in recognition of a significant contribution to the field of transfusion medicine. The Ruth Sanger oration is given at the Annual Scientific Meeting.

To honour an ordinary member of the society who:

(a) is distinguished in the field of blood transfusion at home or abroad; and
(b) has made a material contribution to the advancement of blood transfusion

A person is eligible for membership of the association as an honorary life member if they satisfy the above criteria. The council identify a nominee/s for life membership. The nominee/s is put forward to the membership at the Annual General Meeting.

To contribute towards basic science, clinical (including safe and appropriate transfusion practice, patient blood management and haemovigilance) and translational research in transfusion or related fields in Australia and New Zealand.

The ANZSBT Council has highlighted the following research priorities for 2024:

• Transfusion in rural and remote settings;
• Transfusion in the fetal, neonatal and paediatric settings;
• Transfusion in indigenous populations or minority groups of Australia        or New Zealand
• Community engaged research
• Implementation science and quality improvement
• Transfusion in the elderly

In 2024, the Society will award a total sum of $75,000 comprising either a single grant of $75,000 or smaller grants totalling $75,000.

The Society invites applications from either individuals or groups in Australia and New Zealand who are involved in, or planning to undertake, research in transfusion or related fields.

The Society recognises the importance of supporting career development of the next generation of transfusion researchers. The Society therefore encourages applications from early career researchers (less than 5 years since PhD, FRCPA, FAIMS or equivalent qualification) and post-graduate students. The Society encourages applications from nurses or medical laboratory scientists for funding of suitable projects. There is an expectation by the Society that if an early career researcher is awarded a grant, that awardee will see the project to completion.

An applicant needs to be an ANZSBT member.

You can find more information about membership and how to join on our website.  Application for membership alongside the grant application will be accepted.

The ANZSBT Research Committee will evaluate the merits of the proposed research project, to ensure that it is relevant, of a suitable standard and has potential value to Australia and New Zealand.

The final allocation of grants will be decided by Council based on recommendations from the Research Committee.

Four key criteria on which the assessment will be based are:

• Significance of the project and value of the potential outcomes
• Quality of the research plan
• Feasibility of the project including timeframe
• Track record of the applicant(s)

The award of funds is subject to acceptance of the terms and conditions of the grant:

• Provision of a written progress report (of up to 500 words) six months after the first grant payment is made
• Presentation of the findings or the outcome(s) from the research project at the BLOOD annual scientific meeting
• Provision of a brief synopsis of research outcomes for inclusion on the society’s website

Full terms and conditions will be sent to successful applicants as part of their notification letter.

Applications for the grant to be taken up in 2024.

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The closing date for applications is on Sunday 31st March 2024. OPEN.

The aim of the award is to recognise and foster significant contributions to transfusion medicine through efforts in one or more of the following areas:

• Research into the nature and roles of blood products
• Education of the medical community and special interest groups in the field of transfusion medicine
• Encouraging and promoting the importance of blood and plasma donation and their appropriate clinical use leading to better healthcare in Australia or New Zealand

Nominations are being sought from members of a person from a cross section of the healthcare community for exemplary work that has been carried out in Australia or New Zealand. Nominations must come from a proposer and seconder with letters of support from both. The proposer and/or seconder must be members of the Society.

2024-Peter-Schiff-Award

Nominations close Friday 16th August 2024. 

$5,000

Suitable purposes for funding would include visits to overseas laboratories to learn new techniques or gain experience, and attendance at overseas scientific meetings or courses.  The award is to be taken up within 12 months of the closing date of the application.

If, for the purpose of attending a scientific meeting, it would be expected that the applicant would have submitted an abstract, then evidence of the abstract should be submitted with the application.

2023 CSL Behring Travel Grant

Applications close Monday 19th June 2023. CLOSED.

Up to a maximum total of $5,000 to be shared

This award is kindly sponsored by CSL Behring.

To assist a person from a resource poor country in the South East Asia region or the Pacific Island nations to attend the 2024 HSANZ/ANZSBT/THANZ Annual Scientific Meeting. This award is open to any person who is actively working in any area of blood transfusion (medical, scientific, nursing, administration) who resides in the South East Asia region or the Pacific Island nations.

Airfares and accommodation only. Registration costs for the meeting are not included in this grant and will have to be met by the delegate.

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We are now accepting applications with a closing date of Friday 31 May 2024.

International Society of Blood Transfusion

This prestigious award is to recognise the best oral presentation delivered during the Presidential Symposium held at the Annual Scientific Meeting as decided by ANZSBT Council. The award will be judged on the quality and originality of the work and the presentation.

This award is open to both society members as well as non-ANZSBT members.

$750 and 1 year complimentary ANZSBT membership if the winning presenter is not an ANZSBT member.

At the ANZSBT Annual Scientific Meeting

In the event that the Presidential award is won by a non-member, ANZSBT will also award a Member’s Award recognising the highest contribution via an abstract or presentation from a Member.

This award is open to society members only.

$500

At the ANZSBT Annual Scientific Meeting

This prestigious award is to recognise the best abstract selected for oral or poster presentation decided by ANZSBT Council. The award will be judged on the quality and originality of the work and the presentation.

To be eligible you must be 35 years or less on the last day of the meeting. For abstracts submitted by more than one author/group, you have to have been the primary researcher/author to be eligible. The Young Investigator has to attend the Annual Scientific Meeting to present the abstract. You do not have to be a member of ANZSBT to be eligible.

$500

At the ANZSBT Annual Scientific Meeting

National Blood Authority

This award (kindly sponsored by the National Blood Authority) is to recognise the best abstract selected for oral or poster presentation on Patient Blood Management or Haemovigilance as decided by ANZSBT Council. The award will be judged on the quality and originality of the work and presentation.

This award is open to society members only.

$500

At the ANZSBT Annual Science Meeting

National Blood Authority

This award will recognise the best oral free communication or poster presentation at the BLOOD meeting on a clinical transfusion topic. The award acknowledges safe and appropriate transfusion practice, incorporating fields such as haemovigilance and clinical quality improvement.

This award is open to society members only.

$500

At the ANZSBT Annual Scientific Meeting

CSL Seqirus

This award is to recognise the best poster or oral presentation that demonstrates improvements within a Blood Bank laboratory setting with respect to:

• Best practice/quality/improved standards
• Development of protocols in pre-transfusion and/or antenatal testing
• Collaboration with the Clinicians/Physicians to the benefit of patient outcomes and/or provision of safe and appropriate blood and blood products
• Haemovigilance practices

This award is open to both society members and non-ANZSBT members. It is to be awarded to a Blood Service laboratory scientist, hospital transfusion laboratory scientist or private pathology blood bank laboratory scientist in a Blood Bank Pathology laboratory.

$500

At the Annual Scientific Meeting

Immulab

This award is to recognise the best poster as decided by ANZSBT Council. The award will be judged on the quality and originality of the work and the presentation.

This award is open to society members only.

$250

At the ANZSBT Annual Scientific Meeting

These grants are to assist with attendance at the Annual Scientific Meeting.

To be eligible to receive this grant, you have to be a current, financial ANZSBT member.

Up to $1,000 per grant

At the ANZSBT Annual Scientific Meeting

Applicants must submit an abstract and register for the meeting. Apply for a travel grant when submitting your abstract by the abstract submission closing date. Applicants are advised of the grant by the ANZSBT Secretariat at least 4 weeks before the meeting.

The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia offers a number of Awards and Scholarships both internally and externally for Fellows, Trainees, Faculty members, distinguished persons, medical graduates and journalists. These are awarded annually and applied for via nomination forms (or other criteria as stated for the particular award).

https://www.rcpa.edu.au/RCPA-Foundation/AwrdsGrnts