College of Clinical Neuropsychologists Student Travel Award

1. The APS College of Clinical Neuropsychologists (CCN) is responsible for the administration and funding of the Award at a national level, ensuring its alignment with the College's standards and goals.
2. A selection committee, composed of at least three members, will be appointed by the Committee of the APS College of Clinical Neuropsychologists. This committee will be responsible for selecting an appropriate Award recipient, based on the established criteria.
3. The award will be presented at an appropriate APS event (e.g., the CCN annual AGM), or other relevant professional gathering as determined by the CCN Committee.
4. The award recipients will be announced via APS CCN digital communication channels (e.g., PsyCommunity and the APS website) and documented in the CCN AGM Minutes annually.

1. Nominees must be current Student Members of the APS CCN.
2. Nominees must be Australian citizens or hold permanent residency status in Australia.
3. Nominees must be enrolled, whether full-time or part-time, in an APAC-accredited postgraduate program in clinical neuropsychology or a PhD in a neuropsychology related area.
4. This award can only be applied for and received once by any individual, ensuring a wider distribution of opportunities among eligible candidates.

The CCN National Committee will call for nominations annually via APS CCN digital communication channels (e.g., Social Media, PsyCommunity, APS website).

Eligible student CCN members submit a nomination form, which contains:

1. A clear and compelling statement outlining the purpose of their travel including the specific professional development activity they plan to attend and how attending it will benefit their education.
2. Supporting documentation including a statement of costs (e.g., registration fees and travel costs).
3. A declaration that the applicant has not accessed and will not access funding through any other channels (e.g., university financial support schemes) for the costs outlined in the application’s statement of costs.
4. A statement of commitment to participate in APS CCN communications to members about the awards (e.g., allowing the CCN to share a photo of them at the professional development event).

Note: Applicants can submit an application relating to a professional development activity that occurred within the 6 months prior to the application closing date or will occur within the 6 months immediately following the application closing date.

To nominate for this award, click here.

When judging nominees for the Award, the Selection Committee will have regard to the following criteria:

1. Whether the applicant meets the eligibility criteria for the Award.
2. The relevance of the professional development activity to the student’s education.
3. That the submission demonstrates a high level of written communication skills.

Where there are a number of appropriate applications, the selection committee will consider the following in determining the awardees:

1. Achieving a distribution of awards across different states.
2. Whether the student is actively involved in neuropsychological research with contributions to projects that have the potential for presentation at a national or international conference (e.g., indication of involvement in current data collection and/or submission of an abstract).
3. Alignment of the proposed professional development activity with the CCN’s standards and goals; and
4. The benefit of the proposed activity relative to the cost.

The successful candidate will receive an Award value up to $1000 AUD and a certificate.  There will be up to two award winners each year.

The Award funds may be used by the recipient for Conference registration or other relevant PD activity, travel (flights), and/or accommodation (up to the value of $1000 AUD).

Nominations close 30 June each year.

To nominate for this award, click here.

For any further information, please contact:
Member Groups Administrator
Tel: 1800 333 497
Email: [email protected]