Student grants

The Genetics Society of Australasia coordinates an annual Student Research Grant scheme in support of the GSA postgraduate student community.

In 2024, we are delighted to partner once again with Illumina, the Ramaciotti Centre for Genomics and AgResearch to provide two exciting prizes: The Ramaciotti Centre for Genomics Illumina Award (for students at an Australian Institution) and The AgResearch Illumina Award (for students at Institutions in Aotearoa New Zealand or other Asia-Pacific countries).

The Ramaciotti Centre for Genomics Illumina Award includes an Illumina NovaSeq X Series Flowcell and library construction (for up to: 24 WGS samples or 16 total RNAseq samples or 24 mRNAseq samples), valued at over $15,000!

The AgResearch Illumina Award includes an Illumina NovaSeq 6000 S1 Flowcell and library construction (for up to: 24 WGS samples or 16 total RNAseq samples or 24 mRNAseq samples), valued at over $15,000!

The application form for our 2024 grant, including Terms and Conditions of the grant, is available here. The completed application form should be emailed by 5pm AEDT on 30th September 2024 to GSA@asnevents.net.au with the subject heading “Illumina NovaSeq Mini Grant”.

Eligibility

Applicants must be a current member of GSA and must be enrolled in a postgraduate degree at an institution in the Australasian region.

Past Recipients


2023

Ramaciotti Centre for Genomics Illumina Award: Sanjay Kumar Pradhan (Western Sydney University)
AgResearch Illumina Award: Mary Hawkes (University of Otago)

2022

Ramaciotti Centre for Genomics Illumina Award: Lorenzo Bertola (James Cook University)

2021

Ramaciotti Centre for Genomics Illumina Award: Oliver Stuart (Australian National University)

2020

Ramaciotti Centre for Genomics Illumina Award: Ruby Oberin (Hudson Institute / Monash University)
Point of Care Diagnostics Award: Megan Iminitoff (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research)

2019

Ramaciotti Centre for Genomics Illumina Award: Johanna Jones (University of Tasmania)
Point of Care Diagnostics Award: Andrew Baldi (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research)
Brightside Scientific Award: Laura Cook (University of Melbourne)

GSA thanks the following companies for their generous support and sponsorship of these grants: