The AAG SECG
Helen Barrie National Prize

 

The prize provides an opportunity for eligible AAG student and early career members to be recognised for their outstanding research contributions to ageing research and practice, and provides a forum through which these contributions can be widely disseminated. Three prizes were available in the 2023-24 round:

  • $1000 – Awardee
  • $500 – Runner up
  • $250 – For The AAG SECG Helen Barrie National Special Prize for research on creative arts for health and wellbeing in ageing*

* This prize was a special category for the 2023-24 round, for an application with a research focus on creative arts for health in wellbeing in ageing . This prize was made available by Commlink Australia.

Key dates

Applications closed on 7 December 2023. Applicants will be notified of the outcomes by the end of January 2024. Recipients must confirm their acceptance of the prize in writing within one week of the offer. The prize certificate and funds will be awarded after the recipient's presentation at the AAG SECG webinar in February/March 2024.

In 2023-24, the AAG SECG Helen Barrie Prize partnered with

Previous recipients

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First NameLast NameStateYear AwardedDescription
DianaMatovicNSW2024Helen Barrie National Prize for Student and Early Career Members Awardee2/02/2024 12:00:00 AMHelen Barrie National Prize Awardee
AsmitaManchhaQLD2024Helen Barrie National Prize for Student and Early Career Members Runner Up2/02/2024 12:00:00 AMHelen Barrie National Prize Runner Up
GizemGemikonakliNSW2022Helen Barrie National Prize for Student and Early Career Members Awardee24/01/2023 12:00:00 AMHelen Barrie National Prize Awardee
MaeLimNSW2022Helen Barrie National Prize for Student and Early Career Members Runner Up24/01/2023 12:00:00 AMHelen Barrie National Prize Runner Up
KateWangVIC2022Helen Barrie National Special Prize for Research on Deprescribing in Ageing24/01/2023 12:00:00 AMHelen Barrie National Special Prize for Research on Dep
MonicaCationsSA2021Helen Barrie National Prize for Student and Early Career Members Awardee1/08/2021 12:00:00 AMHelen Barrie National Prize Awardee
KristianaLudlowQLD2021Helen Barrie National Prize for Student and Early Career Members Runner Up1/08/2021 12:00:00 AMHelen Barrie National Prize Runner Up
ShinLiauVIC2021Helen Barrie National Special Prize for Research on Deprescribing in Ageing1/08/2021 12:00:00 AMHelen Barrie National Special Prize for Research on Dep

Pictured, Gizem Gemikonakli, Mae Lim, Kate Wang - 2022 awardees

The winners presented their research work at the AAG SECG Helen Barrie Prize Webinar in March 2023

Monica Cations  Kristiana Ludlow

Pictured, Dr Monica Cations and Dr Kristiana Ludlow - 2021 awardees

The Inaugural Helen Barrie AAG SECG National Special Prize for research on deprescribing in ageing - Dr Shin Liau 

The winners presented their research work at the AAG SECG Helen Barrie National Prize Webinar in early March 2022

About Helen

Dr Helen Barrie is a Senior Research Fellow at the University of South Australia, Director of The Australian Alliance of Social Enterprise and Inclusion Stream Leader of the Centre for Markets, Values and Inclusion. As a social gerontologist and geographer, her research has focus on Australia’s changing and ageing population, the implications of this for society and communities, and the interaction between people and the built environment. She has been a passionate member of the AAG since 2006, was integral in developing the student section of the AAG, is a past State and National President of the AAG and was awarded life membership in 2017.