Student Awards
One key aim of ICF is to recognise and reward high-quality research and innovation worldwide and engage early career researchers and graduate students into research, foster young researchers and recognise their achievements by presenting the ICF Best Paper awards.
Student Best Paper Award
ICF-16 will present the 'Best Student Papers' awards.
One first prize (AUD $500.00)
Two second prizes (each AUD $400.00)
Three third prizes (each AUD $300.00)
To be eligible for the award, the candidate must be enrolled at a university or academic institution as a student. The student must be the first author and deliver an oral presentation at the conference. The award will be decided by a review committee. Full paper submission is not mandatory for consideration of this award.
Early Career Best Paper Award
ICF-16 will present 'Best Early Career Papers' awards.
Five prizes will each receive AUD $500.00
Best paper award will be awarded to three of the most ‘Outstanding Papers’ from Early Career’ participants and will receive a prize of $500.00 each.
For this award, early career researchers are termed as researchers who have been awarded their doctoral degrees (PhD or equivalent) within the past 10 years, i.e., after 30 May 2017, will be deemed eligible for the award. The early career researcher must be the first author and deliver an oral presentation at the conference. The award will be decided by a review committee. Full paper submission is not mandatory for consideration of this award.