Awards and Grants

Awarded annually, the $20,000 ASID Research Grant aims to foster and encourage clinical infectious diseases research by early career ASID member, providing seed funding for new projects or research to strengthen subsequent competitive grant applications. 

This will be a competitive grant, based on submitted applications which will be scored by a judging panel, who will make a recommendation to the Board.

The Board will make the final decision on who will be awarded the grant in any given year, and reserve the right not to award a grant if there are no applications judged to be of sufficient merit or for budgetary reasons.

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Research Grant Award Eligibility Criteria

Previous Winners
2025 - Dr Stefano Giulieri
2024 - Dr Josh Osowicki
2023 - Dr Chris Chew
2021 - Dr Olivia Smibert
2020 - Dr Amanda Gwee
2019 - Dr Ameneh Khatami

Australia and New Zealand Mycology Interest Group (ANZMIG), a Special Interest Group of the Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases (ASID), will award on a biennial basis a research grant (of AU$20,000) to support and foster mycology research.

Previous Winners
2024 - Dr Zoe Neoh
2023 - Dr Aiken Dao

Named in honour of Professor Barrie Marmion, who made distinguished contributions to the control of infectious diseases, most recently hepatitis B and Q fever, to diagnostic medical microbiology, the practice of pathology, and to medical education. This award is open to researchers (particularly emerging researchers) who are full or associate members of ASID, or the Australian Veterinary Association or the New Zealand Veterinary Association. The award will be presented at the Zoonoses Conference.

Previous Winners
2023 - Dr Michelle Mahoney
2022 - Dr Rosie Mattews
2021 - Dr Andrew Fuller
2020 - Not awarded due to COVID-19
2019 - Dr Alexandra Stewart
2018 - Dr Simon Smith
2017 - Prof Jacqueline Norris and Dr Katrina Bosward
2016 - Dr Stephen Graves

The ASID Council Scholarships provide support for members to attend the annual ASID Annual Scientific Meeting. ASID Council will fund up to three scholarships per year.

Council Scholarship Eligibility Criteria

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Previous Winners
2024 - Dr Alison Boast, Dr Eloise Williams, Dr Shio Yen Tio
2023 - Dr Rekha Pai Mangalore
2022 - Dr Ella Meumann
2021 - Dr Jillian Lau, Dr Brad Gardiner
2020 - Not awarded due to COVID-19
2019 - Dr Sarah McGuinness, Dr Gemma Saravanos, Dr Sze-ann Woon
2018 - Dr Robert Commons, Dr Sushena Krishnaswamy
2017 - Dr Andrea Parisi, Dr Laila Ibrahim
2016 - Dr Indy Sandaradura
2015 - Dr Ravindra Dotel, Dr Katherine Gibney
2014 - Dr Ben Teh, Dr Philip Britton, Dr Minh Cuong Duong
2013 - Dr Andrew Stewardson, Dr Annie Cook, Assoc Prof Bridget Barber
2012 - Assoc Prof Joseph Doyle, Dr Michelle Ananda-Rajah

The Frank Fenner Award for Advanced Research in Infectious Diseases is named in honour of Professor Frank Fenner, an Australian pioneer of viral research. Prof Fenner played a central part in the global eradication of smallpox, Chairing the World Health Organization Global Commission for the Certification of Smallpox Eradication. Prof Fenner was an active member of ASID and was the patron of the society from 2000 until his death in late 2010, aged 95.

Frank Fenner Eligibility Criteria

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Previous Winners
2025 - Prof Jason Trubiano
2024 - Prof Joseph Doyle
2023 - Assoc Prof Eric Chow
2022 - Assoc Prof Asha Bowen
2021 - Prof Josh Davis
2020 - Prof Deborah Williamson
2019 - Prof Fiona Russell
2018 - Prof Karin Leder
2017 - Prof Steven Tong
2016 - Prof Andrew Steer
2015 - Prof Ben Howden
2014 - Prof Mark Boyd
2013 - Dr Ivan Stratov
2012 - Prof Allen Cheng

The International Travel Awards provide support for ID or Microbiology trainees to attend an international infectious diseases meeting. They are advertised on all ASID communication channels a few months before the Annual Scientific Meeting and presented at the ASM.

International Travel Awards Eligibility Criteria

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Previous Winners
2024 - Dr Annalise Unsworth and Dr Andrew Fox-Lewis
2023 - Dr Annaleise Howard Jones
2021 and 2022 - Not awarded
2020 - Dr Victoria Hall, Dr Eloise Williams, Dr Phoebe Williams
2019 - Dr Julie Huynh, Dr Michael Loftus, Dr Rekha Pai Mangalore
2018 - Hazel Dobinson, Dr Linny Phuong, Dr Olivia Smibert
2017 - Dr Abby Douglas, James Newcombe, Alex Tai, Dr Andrew Henderson
2016 - Dr Caitlin Keighley and Susan Harch
2015 - Dr Ameneh Khatami and Assoc Prof Jason Trubiano
2014 - Dr Brad Gardiner and Dr Tim Gray
2013 - Assoc Prof Suman Majumdar and Dr Ben Teh
2012 - Dr Kathryn Daveson and Dr Paul Griffin

The John Forbes Developing Nations Travelling Scholarship is named in honour of Dr John Forbes, ASID's first president and one of its founding fathers. In the mid-1950s, Dr Forbes set up the Epidemiology Research Department at Fairfield Hospital, and between 1966 and 1979 he established aid programs in Indonesia and Vietnam.

This Award will be presented to a physician or scientist from the Asia Pacific region, providing them the opportunity to attend ASID's Annual Scientific Meeting and visit centres in Australia or New Zealand at the invitation of a Full ASID member.

John Forbes Award Eligibility Criteria

Open: 28 January 2026
Closes: 27 February 2026

Previous Winners
2025 -Dr Abhijit Mishra
2024 - Dr Flora Lutui
2023 - Dr Valsan Philip Verghese and Dr Gabriella Ak
2022 - Dr Helio Sarmento Freitas Guterres
2021 - Prof Ravi Naidu
2020 - Dr Jimba Jatsho
2019 - Dr Timothy William
2018 - Prof Joy Sarojini MIchael
2017 - Dr Pem Chuki
2016 - Dr Evelyn Tuivaga
2015 - Prof Ravi Naidu
2014 - Dr Charlotte Hall
2013 - Not awarded
2012 - Dr Kamal Kishore

Recognises outstanding mentorship in the infectious diseases/microbiology field. It alternates each year with a Teaching Award recognising outstanding early career mentor/teacher in the infectious diseases/microbiology field. Nominations can be put forward by any ASID member or associate member and must be seconded by a full member. The nominee must be a Full Member of ASID at the time of nomination.

In 2026, a Teaching Award will be presented.

Eligibility Criteria

Previous Winners
2025 - Prof Pamela Palasanthiran
2024 - Not awarded (nil applications)
2023 - Professor David Burgner
2021 - Prof Bart Currie
2020 - Not awarded due to COVID-19
2019 - Prof Denis Spelman

The aim of the award is to encourage NZ based advanced trainees to submit high quality presentations of their research to national or international meetings. The award provides travel, registration and accommodation costs to attend any national or international meeting, up to the value of NZD$5,000.

Aotearoa New Zealand Trainee Eligibility Criteria

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Previous Winners

2024 Thomas Wong
2020 Andrew Fox-Lewis
2019 Katie Walland
2018 Olivia Bupha-Intr
2017 Tim Cutfield
2016 Veronica Playle
2015 Max Bloomfield
2014 Heather Isenman
2013 Sophie Chen
2012 Michael Maze
2011 James Yew
2010 Debbie Williamson
2009 Steve McBride
2008 Jenny Wong
2007 Rachel Webb

Chosen from posters presented by ASID financial Full or Associate members at the ASM.

Previous Winners
2025 - Dr Nalian Ibrahim
2024 - Dr Andrew Fox-Lewis, Heather Weerdenburg
2023 - Dr Brennan Collis
2022 - Dr Hayden Zhang
2021 - Dr Abby Douglas, Dr Alice Liu, Dr Ella Meumann
2020 - Not awarded due to COVID-19
2019 - Dr Olivia Bupha-Intr, Dr Sze-Ann Woon, Assoc Prof Josh Francis
2018 - Dr Andrew Henderson, Assoc Prof Deb Friedman, Dr Robert Commons, Dr Natasha Ching
2017 - Dr Kate Hodgson
2016 - Dr Richard Everts, Dr Te-Yu Hung
2015 - Dr Susan Morpeth, Dr Philip Britton
2014 - Prof Allen Cheng, Assoc Prof Uma Devi, Dr Caitlin Keighley, Dr Sophie Wen
2013 - Prof Ben Cowie, Dr Melanie Figtree, Dr Marianne Martinello
2012 - Assoc Prof Bridget Barber, Dr James McMahon

Each year at the ASM each of the Special Interest Groups and Networks present an award to the best abstract in their field as judged by the respective Committees. Details of these awards are published closer to the ASM.

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Advanced Trainee Award
Recognises the contribution made by Advanced Trainees (who are ASID members) in the fields of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology.

Previous Winners
2024 - Dr Kate Drummond
2023 - Not awarded
2022 - Dr Li Jun Thean
2021 - Dr Adam Stewart
2020 - Not awarded due to COVID-19
2019 - Dr Natalie Davidson
2018 - Dr John Woodford
2017 - Dr Emma Tippett
2016 - Assoc Prof Jane Davies
2015 - Dr Katherine Bond
2014 - Dr Ameneh Khatami
2013 - Assoc Prof Jason Trubiano
2012 - Dr Katherine Norton

Healthcare Infection Control Special Interest Group (HICSIG) Award

2025 - Dr Elise Mitri
2024 - Dr Kate Drummond
2023 - Dr Alice Liu
2022 - Dr Andrew Fox-Lewis
2021 - Dr George Drewett and Dr Yara-Natalie Abo
2020 - Not awarded due to COVID-19
2019 - Dr Jim Stewart

Immunocompromised Host Special Interest Group (ICHSIG) Award

2025 - Dr Adele Batrouney
2024 - Heather Weerdenburg
2023 - Dr Alyssa Pradhan

Australian and New Zealand Mycoses Interest Group (ANZMIG) Mycology Award

2025 - Dr Sadaf Ahmer
2024 - Dr Julian Harris
2023 - Dr Shio Yen Tio
2022 -Dr Caitlyn Sun
2021 - Dr Lucy Crawford
2020 - Not awarded due to COVID-19
2019 - Dr Blake Nield
2018 - Dr Abby Douglas
2017 - Dr Lindsay Chan
2016 – Dr Megan Cann
2015 - Dr Arthur Morris
2014 - Assoc Prof Jason Trubiano
2013 - Assoc Prof Joshua Francis
2012 - Dr Jenny Wan Sai Cheong

Australian & New Zealand Paediatric Infectious Diseases SIG Award
2025 - Dr Benjamin Dickson
2024 - Michael-John Fay
2023 - Mr Ben Townley
2022 - Dr Li Jun Thean
2021 - Dr Anita Campbell

Viral Hepatitis and HIV SIG Award
2025 - Dr Adelaide Dennise
2024 - Dr Richard Sullivan
2023 - Dr Manoshi Perera
2022 - Dr Matthew Pitman
2021 - Dr Jillian Lau

Vaccination SIG Award
2025 - Dr Alex Humphrey
2024 - Dr Eloise Williams
2023 - Dr Archana Koirala
2022 - Dr Celia Gusmao & Dr Anne Hoey
2021 - Alexandra Hoskins

Each year at the ASID Annual Scientific Meeting, a world-renowned expert in infectious diseases is awarded the honour of presenting the Macfarlane Burnet Oration, named for the Nobel Prize winning Australian virologist Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet, a pioneer in the fields of virology and immunology.
In recognition of their contribution to the study of infectious diseases and their participation at the ASID ASM, they are granted honorary ASID life membership.

Previous orators

2025 Professor Colleen Kraft
2024 Professor Dan Morgan
2023 Professor Piero Olliaro
2022 Professor Gagandeep Kang
2021 Professor Helen Boucher
2020 ASM cancelled due to COVID-19
2019 Prof Sharon Peacock
2018 Prof Shiranee Sriskandan
2017 Prof Elizabeth Molyneux
2016 Prof Alison Holmes
2015 Prof Katherine O'Brien
2014 Prof Dilip Nathwani
2013 Prof David Freedman
2012 Prof Thierry Calandra

The ASID Board and ASM Committee may approach a First Nations person who has made a significant contribution in the infectious diseases, microbiology or public health field to speak at the ASM. They will be awarded a certificate, travel and accommodation and free registration to the ASM.