Biological Psychiatry Australia (BPA) aims to promote excellence in research performed in the field of biological psychiatry within Australia. Research promoted by BPA is cross-disciplinary and cross-species, consisting of Psychiatry, Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, Psychology, Behavioural Neuroscience, Physiology, Genetics, and Epidemiology.
Applications/nominations for the 2026 BPA Best Research Paper Award are now OPEN and will close 5:00pm AEST, Friday 20 June, 2026.
There are five awards offered to BPA members in three categories:
1) Student (Bachelor, Honours, Masters or PhD program): two awards (winner and runner-up)
2) ECR (0-5 years post PhD): two awards (winner and runner-up)
3) General (any BPA member): one award
The winners in each category will receive a certificate and a $200 gift card. The Student and ECR runners-up will receive a $100 gift card. Winners will be invited to present their paper at a BPA webinar. Applications will only be considered if the appropriate documents are attached to the application (including proof of enrolment for the Student category and proof of PhD completion for the ECR category).
Past Awardees:
| Year | Student Category | ECR Category | General Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Nga Yan Tse | Dylan Kiltschewskij | Rachel Hill |
| 2024 | Ashlea Segal | Roberta Goncalves Anversa | Philip Jean-Richard-dit-Bressel |
| 2023 | William Reay | Maria Di Biase | Yann Quidé |
| 2022 | Sidhant Chopra | N/A | Claire O'Callaghan |
| 2021 | Divyangana Rakesh | Leigh Walker | Olivia Dean |
