Awards

The Australian Sports Medicine Federation Fellows awards started in 1985 initiated by The Order of A.S.M.F. Fellows’ (established in 1984). The Fellows’ are the elite group within Sports Medicine Australia. The awards started out with the Organon-Fellows Young Investigators Award for the best scientific paper at the conference for an investigator under 35 years of age. This award was designed to encourage young investigators in Australia to present their work at the ASMF conferences and has since developed into five New Investigator awards with three winners gaining the opportunity to present their work at the American College of Sports Medicine Meeting. The second original award was the Organon-Fellows Award for the best scientific paper in the ‘open’ category. Some previous award winners include:

  • 1988 Organon-Fellows Young Investigators Award – Mr Mark Forwood, The University of Queensland (now a Professor at Griffith University)
  • 1990 ASMF Fellows best open paper – Dr Wendy Brown, University of Newcastle (now a Professor at The University of Queensland)
  • 1996 Best Conference Paper (Clinical) – Ms Jill Cook, Victorian Institute of Sport (now an Associate Professor at Deakin University)
  • 1998 Wendy Ey Award for the Best Paper on a Women in Sport Issue – Ms Sandra Hunter, University of Sydney (now an Associate Professor at Marquette University, USA)
  • 2001 Asics Award, Best Paper – Lower Limb – Dr Bill Vicenzino, The University of Queensland (now a Professor at The University of Queensland)

The Asics Medal awarded for the best conference paper overall was first awarded in 2003. To view the winners of this award please visit the Asics Medal webpage.

26 years ago, the researchers submitting abstracts were competing for one best paper and one best young investigator prize. Thanks to the initial support provided by the ASMF Fellows (collectively and individually) and supplemented by support from our sponsors, those two awards have grown into 16 prestigious awards with a total prize pool to fund future research of more than $28,000.

The 2011 Australian Sports Medicine Federation Fellows Awards are:

• ASICS Medal – Best Paper Overall $3000 prize (plus cash component from qualifying prize)

Best Paper Awards

• Asics Best Paper – Lower Limb, $2000 prize

• Asics Best Paper – Clinical Sports Medicine, $2000 prize

• Asics Best Paper – Exercise and Sports Science, $2000 prize

• Asics Best Paper – Injury Prevention, $2000 prize

• Asics Best Paper – Physical Activity and Health Promotion, $2000 prize

New Investigator Awards*

• Asics Award for Best New Investigator – Lower Limb

• Ken Maguire Award for Best New Investigator – Clinical Sports Medicine

• John Sutton Award for Best New Investigator – Exercise and Sports Science

• NSW Sporting Injuries Committee Award for Best New Investigator – Injury Prevention

• Asics Award for Best New Investigator – Physical Activity and Health Promotion

Women in Sport Award

• Wendy Ey, Women in Sport Award, $500 prize

Poster Awards

• Leuko Sports Medicine Best Poster – Clinical Sports Medicine, $500 prize

• Deakin University Centre for Exercise and Sport Science Best Poster – Exercise and Sports Science, $500 prize

• Elastoplast Sport Best Poster – Injury Prevention, $500 prize

• Elsevier Best Poster – Physical Activity and Health Promotion, $500 prize

*Up to three New Investigator Award winners will be considered for the award of a presentation package for the American College of Sports Medicine Meeting in the following year. The package includes a registration waiver and support for travel expenses (to a maximum of AUD$3000) plus a guaranteed place in the ACSM program. Other New Investigator Award winners will receive a $2000 cash prize to be spent on furthering their research.