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INAUGURAL CHARM “RISING STAR” AWARDS

NOMINATION CRITICIAL DATES:

Call for nominations opens 9am Monday,15 April 2024

Nominations close 5pm Sunday,19 May 2024

PURPOSE:

The INAUGURAL CHARM “RISING STAR” AWARDS aim to recognise and showcase specific achievements of developing researchers across Canberra Health in the past 3 years, and contribute to a positive research culture which supports and acknowledges progress and development in research capacity and capability.

DEFINITIONS:

For the INAUGURAL CHARM “RISING STAR” AWARDS, developing researchers are defined as:

  • early research career, typically clinician-researchers, or
  • early to mid-career in academic contexts.

Developing researchers may or may not have higher degree qualifications (e.g. Masters, PhD). Researchers who are full Professors are not eligible for these awards.

There are 5 AWARD categories:

 AWARD   CATEGORY

 INDIVIDUAL / TEAM

  DESCRIPTION                          

 

Collaborative research

 

   Individual or team

For achievement(s) demonstrating effective multidisciplinary collaborative research

Practice-changing research

  Individual or team

For research achievement(s) that can be linked to a change in clinical practice

Consumer-engagement research

  Individual or team

For research achievement(s) which demonstrate authentic involvement of health care    consumers

 

Clinician-researcher

 

   Individual only

For research achievement(s) by a researcher who is solely employed in a role related to clinical service delivery (i.e. not employed by an academic institution)

 

Outstanding new researcher

 

  Individual only

Recognising outstanding research achievement(s) by an individual with either no Higher Degree in Research (Masters /PhD), or within 2 years of HDR being awarded

 

GUIDELINES:

  • If nominating for a team award, all members must meet the above definition of ‘developing researcher’. Note an individual can be supervised by a Professor (e.g. Masters or PhD students) however the Professor will not be a recipient of this award.
  • For the Clinician-researcher award, this can be someone with a health background who is employed in a role related to clinical service delivery (i.e. not a researcher employed by an academic institution).
  • Research ‘achievements’ can be interpreted broadly, but could include a grant, publication, presentation, workshop or promotion of research activity in the media.
  • Nominations can be made by self or others (e.g. supervisors, peers).
  • Nominees could be employees of any institutions related to CHARM (e.g. CHS, ACT Health, ANU, UC, UNSW, ACU etc) or the wider health workforce in Canberra.
  • The same individual/ team can be nominated in more than 1 category, however winners for 1 category will be deemed ineligible to win any other categories. (There will be 5 separate winners).

OUT OF SCOPE:

  • Achievements / outcomes delivered prior to 2022
  • Projects that are in the quality improvement domain only.
  • Researchers who do not primarily practice within Canberra / ACT.

AWARDING PROCESS:

  • All finalists will be advised via email by 10 June 2024 and invited to attend Rising Star Awards session on Monday 17th June at the Canberra Hospital Auditorium
  • Winners will be announced at the CHARM Rising Star Awards session on Monday 17th June
  • Winner of each category will have 1 minute to speak about their project / achievement
  • Winners will be awarded a small prize by the Minister as a recognition of their achievement