ASDR Conference Awards
We offer a large number of awards to support our member and non-member delegates
ASDR Conference Travel Awards
Eligibility
- Must be a current ASDR member
- Applicants career stage must be one of the following categories:
- Enrolled PhD
- Early-Mid Career researcher with ≤ 7 years post-PhD
- Clinical/Dermatology Trainee
Application Process
- Applicants must submit their abstract before the abstract deadline, and awardees are selected from the best scoring abstracts
Assessment Criteria
- Applications are assessed according to scientific quality and clarity of abstract.
Value
- Up to 3 x awards for the PhD career stage category (valued at AUD 150 if locally-based or AUD 500 if interstate-based, plus complimentary Early Bird registration)
- Up to 3 x awards for the EMCR career stage category (valued at AUD 150 if locally-based or AUD 500 if interstate-based, plus complimentary Early Bird registration)
- Up to 3 x awards for the Clinical / Dermatology Trainee category (valued at AUD 150 if locally-based or AUD 500 if interstate-based, plus complimentary Early Bird registration)
ASDR Conference Presentation Awards
Eligibility
- Must be a current ASDR member
- Applicants career stage must be one of the following categories:
- Enrolled PhD
- Early-Mid Career researcher with ≤ 7 years post-PhD
- Clinical/Dermatology Trainee
Application Process
- Applicants must submit their abstract before the abstract deadline, and awardees are selected from the best scoring abstracts
Assessment Criteria
- Applications are assessed according to scientific quality and clarity of oral presentation during the conference
Value
- 1 x award for the PhD career stage category (valued at AUD 250)
- 1 x award for the EMCR career stage category (valued at AUD 250)
- 1 x award for the Clinical / Dermatology Trainee category (valued at AUD 250)
ASDR Conference Poster Awards
Eligibility
- Must be a current ASDR member
- Applicants career stage must be one of the following categories:
- Enrolled PhD
- Early-Mid Career researcher with ≤ 7 years post-PhD
- Clinical/Dermatology Trainee
Application Process
- Applicants must submit their abstract before the abstract deadline, and awardees are selected from the best scoring abstracts
Assessment Criteria
- Applications are assessed according to scientific quality and clarity of presentation
Value
- 1 x award for the PhD career stage category (valued at AUD 150)
- 1 x award for the EMCR career stage category (valued at AUD 150)
- 1 x award for the Clinical / Dermatology Trainee category (valued at AUD 150)
ASDR Medical Student Bursary
Eligibility
- May be a current ASDR member or non-member
- Applicants must be enrolled in a medical degree at a recognised tertiary institution.
Application Process
- Applicants must submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) (max 250 words) expressing their interest in the dermatology field and their motivations to attend the Annual Scientific Meeting.
- Email in your EOI using the button below, before the Early Bird deadline.
Assessment Criteria
- Expressions of Interest are assessed and ranked, and the top 3 will be notified.
Value
- Up to 3 x Student Registrations for the Annual Scientific Meeting
Former Travel Awardees
2026
Yingxue He
Divyaa Narayanan
Samuel Tan
Naomi R. Truong
Sam Kahler
Henry Tseng
Alyssa Susanto
2025
Holly Anderton
Jessica McClatchy
Nasim Niknezhad
Marra Aghajani
Yuyang Liu
Katie Lee
Joachim Torrano
Sam Kahler
Yung-Ching Kao
2024
Daniel Buffa
Sam Kahler
Ellie Maas
Nicholas M Muller
Laura Sormani
Samuel X Tan
Jiaqi Zhang
Chenhao Zhou
2023
Chenhao Zhou
Abbas Shafiee
Seen Sim
Ghaz Hashemi
Joachim Torrano
Bonnie Wong
Chris Chew
Holly Anderton
Samuel Tan
Brigid Betz-Stablein
2022
Angela Ferguson
Anneliese Ashhurst
Simranpreet Kaur
Jack Galbraith
Peter Murphy
Christopher Chew
Ghazaleh Hashemi
Liam Griffiths
Rachel Teh
Yimeng Guan
Former Presentation Awardees
2026
Gardner N Robinson (PhD Student)
Anneliese Ashhurst (Early-Mid Career Researcher)
Alyssa Susanto (Clinical/Dermatology Trainee)
2025
Hannah Triscott
Sam Kahler (PhD Student)
Marra Aghajani (Early-Mid Career Researcher)
Jessica McClatchy (Clinical/Dermatology Trainee)
2024
Lea Dousset
Yimeng Guan
Ellie Maas
Jack Rawlings
2022
Christopher Chew
Anneliese Ashhurst
Cassandra Styke
Former Poster Awardees
2026
Yuyang Liu (PhD student)
Katie Lee (Early-Mid Career Researcher)
Xiaozhun Hang (Clinical/Dermatology Trainee)
Thuy Luong (PhD student)
Yingxue He (PhD student)
Brian Oh (Clinical/Dermatology Trainee)
2024
Daniella Gavanescu
Sam Kahler
Seen Ling Sim
Jiaqi Zhang
Former Medical Bursary Recipients
2026
Ahmed Abid Max Wu
Grace Li
Aalia Syed
Maxwell Chan
Joseph Beaird
Eloise Lawrie
Lucinda Connolly
Arona Merchant
The Board reserves the right to not make an award.
