Smart Strokes Best Research Award

This award will be presented to the highest graded abstract which makes a significant contribution to stroke research and/or practice.

$1000 AUD cash prize; no application required.

Smart Strokes New Presenter Award

This award will be presented to the highest graded abstract whose first author (nominated presenter) has never presented at a national conference.

$300 AUD cash prize; applications via the abstract submission portal.

Smart Strokes Best Poster presentation

This award will be presented to the best poster at the conference.

$200 AUD cash prize; no application required.

ASNEN Acute Stroke Nurse Education Network Outstanding Nursing Abstract Award

This award will be presented to the 2 highest graded nursing abstracts.

Cash prizes 2 x $500; applications via the abstract submission portal

Centre of Research Excellence to Accelerate Innovation and Translation in Stroke Trials: Research excellence in Co-design award.

This award will be presented to the highest graded abstract which demonstrates collaboration and involvement of people with lived experience of stroke (survivors or carers) during the project.

$400 AUD cash prize; applications via the abstract submission portal

Australian Aphasia Association - Best stroke care or research for or with people with aphasia

This award will continue to recognise the most outstanding presentations by a team or individual who has demonstrated real-life improvements in care for people living with aphasia and greater adherence to national stroke guidelines (i.e. knowledge translation/implementation science).

$300 AUD cash prize; applications via the abstract submission portal

Stroke Foundation Quality Improvement Award

Awarded to highest graded abstract describing a local quality improvement project, conducted by nursing and/or allied health professionals.

The Stroke Foundation Quality Improvement Prize is an annual recognition of achievement and excellence and is awarded for a local quality improvement project. This award is funded by Stroke Foundation and the prize recipient will be presented with a certificate at Smart Strokes, by Stroke Foundation CEO, Dr Lisa Murphy.

To be eligible prize, your abstract must demonstrate that your project:

• Collected data before and after implementation

• Has a clear aim (related to improvement in clinical practice) and clear quality improvement methodology with clear rationale 

• Led to improvements in care being delivered at your site, and/or

• Improved practice at your site according to guidelines or frameworks, and/or

• Improved your patient outcomes.

• Was conducted by nurse/s and/or allied health professional/s

Prize

• Early Bird registration for Smart Strokes 2024 (valued at $725)

• Presentation coaching available with Stroke Foundation’s QI Team

Applications via the abstract submission portal

Applicants are invited to apply for all awards for which they meet eligibility criteria.

Applicants will be awarded a maximum of one award each.

Applicants will be asked to mark a check box of the below when submitting an abstract to be considered for these awards.

• ASNEN (acute nurse)

• Encouragement award

• Quality Improvement award

• Co-design award

• Aphasia award