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ASI offer a diverse range of awards and opportunities that all current members are invited to apply for.

2026 Awards & Opportunities Calendar

Last modified Feb 13th 2026
Subject to change - please check back regularly

Round	Award / Opportunity	Applications OPEN	Applications CLOSE
#1 (Feb-Mar) Career-Related Opportunity	Awards Judging Panel EOI	Feb 23rd	Mar 30th
#1 (Feb-Mar) Career-Related Awards	ASI Travel Awards & Mid-Senior Travel Awards, Round 1 Translational Research Award Sponsored by Miltenyi Biotec NEW in 2026	Feb 23rd	Mar 30th

#2 (May-Jun) Peer-Nominated Special Honours	Derrick Rowley Medal Honorary Life Membership Peter Doherty Lectureship	Apr 13th	May 11th

#3 (May-Jun) Research-Related Award	Breakthrough Immunology Award	May 6th	Jun 22nd

#4 (Jun-Jul) Engagement-Related Awards	Cheers-Buchan Education Award Margaret Baird Women in Immunology Award Public Engagement Award	Jun 29th	Jul 27th

#5 (Jul-Aug) Annual Meeting Awards	New Investigator Award Sponsored by Pfizer BD Science Communication Award Poster Awards Graham Jackson Memorial Prize Global Outreach Award Carer's Grants to attend Annual Meeting Women's Initiative Award (to attend either ASI Annual Meeting or other meeting) Travel Bursaries to attend Annual Meeting First Nations, Māori and Pasifika Travel Award	Jul 13th	Aug 17th

#6 (Aug-Sep) Career-Related Awards	Career Advancement Awards ASI Travel Awards & Mid-Senior Travel Awards, Round 2	Aug 31st	Sep 28th

#7 (September) Council	ASI Council Nominations	Aug 24th	Sep 21st

#(open all year)	ASI Carer's Grants - to attend ASI Branch Meetings	Jan 1st	Dec 31st
# (open all year; assessed quarterly)	Special Initiatives Scheme	Jan 1st	Dec 31st
# (open all year; assessed biannually)	Visiting Speaker Program Nominations by Members	Jan 1st	Dec 31st

How to apply for an ASI award or opportunity

Ensure you maintain a current ASI Membership.
Follow the instructions on the relevant award information webpage.
Log in to your member profile (top right corner) and click on 'Applications' (on the green horizontal bar). See screenshot below.

Click below for more information on individual ASI awards.

BREAKTHROUGH IMMUNOLOGY AWARD

CAREER ADVANCEMENT AWARDS

MID-SENIOR TRAVEL AWARDS

WOMEN'S INITIATIVE TRAVEL AWARDS

MARGARET BAIRD WOMEN IN IMMUNOLOGY AWARD

GLOBAL OUTREACH AWARD

ANNUAL MEETING AWARDS

CHEERS - BUCHAN EDUCATION AWARD

PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AWARD

ICB & CTI AWARDS

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