Flinders Institute for Mental Health and Wellbeing Awards

Purpose

FIMHWell understands that high-quality research is crucial to developing and maintaining excellent research that informs knowledge as well as policy and practice. As such, we are excited to introduce the call for nominations to the following Research Awards.

These awards seek to recognise high performance in the areas of:

• Best Paper Award (EMCR)
• Best Lived Experience Engagement and Involvement in Research Award (EMCR)
• Best Thought Leader of the Year Award
• Best Research Impact Award

The awards recognise outstanding achievements by researchers in specific areas and promote the Institute’s overall aims and objectives, particularly in developing emerging researchers, presenting research rigorously in high-quality journals, communicating research outcomes and producing impactful research.

Eligibility

In the case of the EMCR awards, you will be no more than 10 years post PhD (excluding career interruptions). Documentation of career-interruptions can be attached to your application or sent in-confidence to cepsw.research@flinders.edu.au

Your staff profile page is up-to-date (i.e., check via this link and here are instructions to update your page).

Scope of Awards

There are four award categories recognised annually through a nomination process, Best Paper Award, Best Lived Experience Engagement and Involvement in Research, Best Thought Leader of the Year and Best Research Impact with each recipient/s receiving a certificate and engraved gift to acknowledge and celebrate their contribution to the institute. 

Application Process

The Dean of Research invites applicants to submit a nomination for their chosen category based on the criteria.

To submit your nomination, please complete the JotForm below by COB Friday 24 October.

All application enquiries should be directed to Dean of Research via CEPSW.DeanResearch@flinders.edu.au.

Submit your 2025 application below