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Each year ANZSB offers two main awards for members:

  • Travel awards for students and early-mid career researchers 

  • Publication of the year

POTY

ANZSB Publication of the Year Award

The ANZSB Publication of the Year Award recognises publication of excellent biomechanical research by ANZSB members. The award will comprise $250 and a certificate. The purpose of the award is to recognise the best original research article published in the field of biomechanics that year with an ANZSB member as the first author.

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The current award is for article published in 2024

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Application Guidelines

  • The Applicant (i.e. 1st Author) must be a financial member of ANZSB at the time of application.

  • The original research paper must have been published (not accepted) in the year prior to the call (i.e. the call for 2024 Publication of the Year will be made in 2025).

  • Applicant can only submit one paper

  • The paper will be judged upon the following criteria: research quality, significance and innovation, and quality of the journal.

Applications Open: Call for 2024 publication of year now open

Applications Close: August 18th, 2025

ANZSB Travel Award 

Every calendar year, ANZSB announces awards to support its members attending and presenting at conferences in Australia and New Zealand as well as overseas. Typically, ANZSB will offer awards for the major biomechanics conferences such as the Australasian Biomechanics Conference (ABC), Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics , and the World Congress of Biomechanics. Other conferences may also be offered depending on the number of biomechanics conferences held in a calendar year. Each successful applicant of the ANZSB Travel Award will receive financial assistance to contribute to costs associated with attending the conference.

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ANZSB offers two conference awards per announcement:

  • Student Award for those ANZSB members who are currently enrolled in a biomechanics-related research higher degree

  • Early-Mid Career Researcher (EMCR) Award for those ANZSB members who are no more than 10 year post-PhD, including approved extensions due to career disruptions

 

Award Guidelines:

  • ANZSB members who are currently enrolled in a biomechanics-related research higher degree are eligible for the Student Award.

  • Student applicants also require that a research supervisor (primary or associate) is a member of ANZSB.

  • ANZSB members who are no more than 10 years post-PhD (including approved extensions due to career disruptions) are eligible for the Early-Mid Career Academic (EMCA) Award.

  • A panel of ANZSB executive members will award the applicant who, in the panel’s opinion, has the best abstract according to research quality, significance and innovation.

  • Applicants must be the presenting author and attend the conference.

  • Applicants must acknowledge support from ANZSB in their presentation.

  • Applicants must be willing to write a review of the conference for an ANZSB newsletter.

Upcoming Travel Award: ISBXXX Stockholm - AUD 750​

Applications now open, outcome June

Applications Close: April 30th, 2025

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