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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.