Student Prizes & Grants-in-Aid

STUDENT PRIZES

Students presenting at the NZMS conference may choose to enter either the NZMS student speaker or poster competition. These competitions are open only to full-time students.
Students need to clearly indicate their wish to enter the competition when they submit their abstract.

  • NZMS STUDENT SPEAKER COMPETITION

    The NZMS student speaker competition is open to any full-time student member of NZMS. To be included in the competition, students must identify their wish to enter the competition when submitting their abstracts. Presentations will be judged on the quality of the data presented and the student's ability to present the information in a logical and clear manner and answer questions. All students accepted for this competition will present a 12 minute talk (15 minutes allocated time) at the annual conference. Please note that entry into the NZMS student speaker competition does not guarantee the acceptance of the paper as an oral presentation. Acceptance of abstracts is at the discretion of the programme committee. There is an expectation that the prize-winners will provide a one page summary of their work for the society's publication.

    Prizes: 1st place $300
      2nd place $200
      3rd place $100

  • NZMS STUDENT POSTER COMPETITION

    The poster competition is open to any full-time student member of the NZMS. To be included in the competition, students must identify their wish to enter the competition when submitting their abstracts. Posters will be judged on the quality of the research presented and the student's ability to present the information in a logical and clear manner. A clear statement of hypothesis, appropriate selection of data, support for conclusions and visual impact will all be taken into account. Students should be prepared to answer questions on the material they present.

    Prizes: 1st place $300
      2nd place $200
      3rd place $100

STUDENT GRANTS-IN-AID

Download application form here

Financial assistance to attend this year's conference is available through application to the NZMS executive committee.

Eligibility and conditions: Applicants must have been members of the NZMS for at least six months and should be presenting a paper (either oral or poster) at the Meeting. Priority will be given to applicants in their second and third years of postgraduate study and those who have not previously received assistance from the NZMS. Successful applicants will receive a grant-in-aid to help cover the cost of travel, registration and accommodation. You will be advised of the success of your application and the amount of your award on October 10th. Your conference expenses will be reimbursed up to the awarded limit on presentation of your GST receipts to the Treasurer.

Completed applications should be submitted to the NZMS president by Monday September 8th.

 

How to get there

The conference venue is inthe Central Lecture Block which is best reached off Clyde Rd, turning down Arts Road.

For a map go to http://www.canterbury.ac
.nz/theuni/maps/

Full programme now available!

Conference themes include:

  • Agriculture
  • Biocontrol
  • Extremophiles & Geomicrobiology
  • Food Microbiology
  • Industrial & Commercial Microbiology
  • Medical Microbiology & Infectious Disease
  • Microbial Genetics
  • Microbiology Education
  • Molecular Biology
  • Water & Environmental Microbiology
  • Virology

Important Dates

Abstract submission is now closed but late submissions will be considered if programming space available
Friday 10 October:
All Oral and Poster presenters notified of acceptance.
Friday 24 October:
Early bird registration CLOSES (Late registration - up to the day)