Publication Prizes

In collaboration with the Raine Medical Research Foundation, the BrightSpark Foundation provides funding for Publication Prizes which seek to recognise the achievements of early-career researchers in Western Australia who have the best published scientific papers. A Prize of $5,000 (and a medallion) is awarded to the successful applicants to facilitate conference attendance, networking, and research collaboration.

APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED

Click here to access the Raine Publication Prizes website, which includes more information about the program, key dates, Guidelines and Conditions, and the application process.

Past Recipients

Research Stories

Dr Akila Rekima

The University of Western Australia

Publication: A role for early oral exposure to house dust mite allergens through breast milk in IgE-mediated food allergy susceptibility. The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology (JACI). 2020.

BrightSpark Research Prize

$5,000

2021

A/Prof Christopher Brennan-Jones

Telethon Kids Institute, Curtin University

Publication: Topical antibiotics for chronic suppurative otitis media, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2020; Issue 1.

BrightSpark Research Prize

$5,000

2021

Dr Mary Abraham

Perth Children’s Hospital

Publication: Effect of a Hybrid Closed-Loop System on Glycemic and Psychosocial Outcomes in Children and Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Pediatrics. 2021 Dec 1;175(12):1227-1235

BrightSpark Research Prize

$5,000

2022

Dr Gizachew Tessema

Curtin University

Publication: Interpregnancy interval and adverse pregnancy outcomes among pregnancies following miscarriages or induced abortions in Norway (2008–2016): A cohort study

BrightSpark Research Prize

$5,000

2023

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