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UGSA offers a number of scholarships, fellowships and awards to support workforce development in Urogynaecology through networking, training, education and research between colleagues across our region and globally.
Fellowships
The Urogynaecological Society of Australasia offers an annual Research Scholarship valued between 20K and 40K.
UGSA works collaboratively with the RANZCOG Women’s Health Foundation who assist by administering the UGSA Research Scholarship. The RANZCOG Research Grants Committee assess applications using a process modelled on the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) process with revisions to ensure, as much as possible, that early-career support for high quality research with a commitment to women’s health is promoted through the seleciton process.
Abstracts
UGSA annually invites Abstracts for submission to the Free Communication and Poster Presentation at the UGSA Annual Scientific Meeting.
Abstracts are welcome on any topic relevant to female pelvic floor dysfunction. Abstracts will be selected according to scientific merit. Abstracts should be submitted by the presenting author. Only one author per abstract can be nominated by the ‘presenting author’
Abstract Winners
- 2023 | Davide Hennes & Chin Yong
- 2022 | Stephanie Khaw & James Alexander
- 2020 | Yvonne Wong
- 2019 | Lin Li Ow
- 2018 | Natharnia Young
- 2018 | Jerome Melon
Travel Scholarship
The Urogynaecological Society of Australasia (UGSA) annually offers trainees with a special interest in urogynaecology to apply for a travelling scholarship.
The scholarship, up to the value of $5000 provides for registration, travel and accommodation to a major international meeting. This scholarship is subject to availability and current travel restrictions.
Travel Scholarship Recipients
- 2019 | Niki Dykes
- 2018 | Payam Nikpoor
- 2017 | Bernadette Brown
- 2016 | Lin Li Ow
- 2015 | Oliver Daly
- 2014 | Natharnia Young
- 2013 | Vivien Wong
- 2012 | Kris Cvach
- 2011 | Kurinji Kannan
- 2010 | Joe Lee
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