Detailed below is a brief description of the various research scholarships, prizes, awards and travelling fellowships available.
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2026 Cardiovascular Nurse Practitioner Award
The CSANZ Cardiovascular Nursing Council (CNC) is committed to recognising and celebrating cardiovascular nurse practitioners. The CSANZ Cardiovascular (CV) Nurse Practitioner (NP) of the Year award is to showcase excellence and innovation in clinical practice, mentoring and leadership. This award recognises outstanding scholarship, or excellence in clinical practice of a NP and their influential impact on improving patients’ quality of life, mentoring future NPs and leadership in advancing the work of NPs at a state and national level. The prize award value is $1,000.
Eligibility Criteria
Reference Document
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The Travelling Fellowships are intended to provide an opportunity for young investigators in the early stage of their research career to present at the American, European and Asian Scientific Sessions.
Applicants:
Preference is given to those attending their first Scientific Session of that meeting and to Society members.
Applications are called for the CSANZ Travelling Fellowships to enable investigators to attend the European Society of Cardiology Congress (ESC) 2026 to be held in Munich, Germany from 28-31st August 2026. The Fellowships are intended to provide an opportunity for investigators in the early stage of their research career to present at a major international conference.
Closing 13 June 2026.
Please note you will be asked to provide a report of your experience for the CSANZ "On the Pulse" magazine on your return.
Hear from previous International Travelling Fellowship recipient reports here.
The Ralph Reader Prize was originally the Young Investigators Award and was first presented in 1980. It was named after Dr Ralph Reader as a tribute to his encouragement of young investigators during his time as Medical Director of the National Heart Foundation from 1961-70 and as Director and Chief Executive from 1970 until his retirement in 1980.
The Ralph Reader Prize remains the most prestigious research award to young investigators by the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ).
Three finalists will be selected in either the Clinical or the Basic & Translational Science section, to present their work in the Ralph Reader prize final at the 2026 CSANZ Annual Scientific Meeting in Sydney.
Applicants for the Ralph Reader Prize must submit a paper of at least 2,000 words up to a maximum of 5,000 words.
The Ralph Reader Prize eligibility guidelines will be available at csanzasm.com/abstracts/ralph-reader-prize.
Download the historical list of previous Ralph Reader Winners and their study titles here
Nominations are invited for the 2026 R T Hall Prize of the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ).
The Prize is the most prestigious research award of CSANZ and recognises the achievements of senior and established investigators. The Prize is awarded in open competition and is directed towards recognition of sustained and outstanding research achievement. The value of the R T Hall Prize will be AUD 10,000.
The R T Hall Prize will be awarded to an individual investigator for a coherent body of work, which advances knowledge of the cardiovascular system and its diseases. In exceptional circumstances, the Prize may be awarded to a small group for an outstanding contribution in the field of cardiology. The work must have been published in a scientific journal or journals. Work published in book-form and thesis, which has been accepted for higher degrees, may also be submitted. The investigator must have shown a commitment to the Society over the course of their career, and the work must have been substantially undertaken in Australia or New Zealand.
Further information and the eligibility criteria can be downloaded at this link.
Find out who has won the R T Hall Prize – Recipient List from 1965 to date
The CSANZ Postgraduate Research Scholarship is intended to provide support for CSANZ Members who wish to pursue a career in cardiovascular research.
The Scholarships will be awarded only to applicants whose research is to be conducted in Australia or New Zealand.
The value of the Scholarship will be equivalent to that of the NHMRC Postgraduate Scholarship (depending on the candidate’s academic qualifications).
Applications for 2026 are now closed.
For application guidelines and eligibility criteria: Instructions for applicants
Read and be inspired by previous CSANZ Research Scholarship winners
There are three CSANZ Awards; Distinguished Service, President’s Medal and Distinguished Career Achievement Awards. If you know someone who has made a significant contribution to any of these categories, you may nominate them for a CSANZ Award.
To find out more about each of these awards, click on the link below:
Download CSANZ Awards Criteria