APS HUPO 2026 TRAVEL AWARDS
APS is offering travel awards to support members attending the HUPO 2026 World Congress in Singapore (27 September – 1 October 2026).
Key Dates
AHUPO award deadline for students/ECRs: 24 April 2026
Early bird registration: 19 June 2026
APS award application deadline for MCRs: 29 May 2026
Student Members and ECRs (via HUPO website)
Supervisor support statement required
ECRs ≤5 years post-PhD
Total award value: $1,000 AUD
Attendance at minimum 1 Lorne/APS Proteomics Meeting in the past 2 years (2025–2026)
MCR Members (via APS application)
5–15 years post-PhD (career disruptions considered)
Total award value: $1,500 AUD
Attendance at minimum 2 Lorne/APS Proteomics Meetings in the past 3 years (2024–2026)
Submission Requirements
Curriculum Vitae (max. 2 pages): Outline your academic and professional background
Proof of Status: University letter, supervisor statement, or employment verification (For direct HUPO submissions only)
Evidence of attendance at Lorne/APS Proteomics Meetings (as outlined above)
Conditions of Award
Proof of current APS membership
Submitted abstract + proof of submission
Maximum of 2 awards per laboratory
Applicants must reside in Australia or New Zealand
Proof of abstract acceptance and HUPO registration required
Submission of a post-meeting report (including presentation photo)
Attendance at the next APS Annual Conference (Joint APS–AO HUPO 2027)
Preference will be given to applicants who have not received a travel award in the past 2 years
Only MCR applicants should email their applications to melanie.white@sydney.edu.au
KEN MITCHELHILL YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD
Eligibility Criteria
Abstract for the AOHUPO/APS 2027 (submitted via abstract portal and sent to Anthony) (1 page, pdf format). Link to abstract portal - here
CV summary of track record (fellowships, publications, prizes and/or awards) (max 2 pages, pdf format)
Bio-sketch (1 page pdf format)
Evidence of PhD submission or award date
Assessment criteria
Quality and breadth of scientific contributions to proteome sciences
Evidence of growing leadership activities relevant to proteome science
Contributions to training the next-generation of proteomic researchers
Conditions of Award
Proof of current APS membership
Applicants must reside in Australia or New Zealand
Early postdoctoral career researchers (within 5 years of PhD completion)
Applicants must submit the following to Anthony Purcell by Friday 20th November 2026
APS CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARD
Eligibility Criteria
Abstract for the AOHUPO/APS 2027 Congress (submitted via abstract portal and sent to Melanie) (1 page, pdf format). Link to abstract portal - here
Narrative addressing the assessment criteria including a statement summarising your 5-year career objective and how this award contributes to it (max. 2 pages, pdf format)
CV summary of track record (fellowships, publications, prizes and/or awards) (max. 2 pages, pdf format)
Bio-sketch (1 page pdf format)
Assessment criteria
Quality and breadth of scientific contributions to proteome sciences
Evidence of growing leadership activities relevant to proteome science
Contributions to training the next-generation of proteomic researchers
Conditions of Award
Proof of minimum 3 years of APS membership
Applicants must reside in Australia or New Zealand
Researches with 7 to 15 years post-PhD experience
3-year gap since receiving past APS career recognition awards (e.g. Ken Mitchellhill Award)
Applicants must submit the following to Melanie White by Friday 20th November 2026
APS LIFE MEMBERS
APS AWARD WINNERS
2026
Simpson Lecturer - Kathryn Lilley (University of Cambridge)
APS Career Development Award – Benjamin L Parker
SoAPS Presentations - Charlotte Williams, Godfrey Mwiti, Mohammadreza Dorvash, Julia Broadbent, Molly Talbot
Student Oral Awards - Breyer Woodland, Fatemeh Pakdaman, Benjamin Eberand, Kristian Karlic, Aiden Brennan, Mitchell Jenzen, Ilisia Ow, Haoyun Fang, Nikkita Maxwell, Nicola Karakatsanis, Hung Lee, Minh Quoc Ha
Student Poster Awards - Ellen Hayhoe, Sara Osorio Quinones, Larissa Meyer, Cheng Shen, Heather McDonald-Haynes
HUPO Awards - Patricia Illing, Joshua Fehring, Reza Dorvash
AOHUPO Award - Shulei Liu
2025
Ken Mitchelhill Young Investigator - Kirti Pandey(Monash University)
APS Career Development Award – Nichollas Scott
HUPO Awards - Joy Seitanidou, Leigh Donnollan, Marco Jochem, Mary Talbot, Shulei Liu
Best Oral Awards - Louise Sternicki, Marco Jochem, Nicolas DeBono, Philipp Nitschke
ECR Poster Awards - Arlene D’Silva, Jinni Yan, Naomi Wattchow, Susanne Wudy, William Klare
Student Poster Awards - Anuk Indraratna, Darren Lau, Erwin Tanuwidjaya, Hadeel Doehler, Sarveenah R G Chandrasegaran
2024
Simpson Lecturer - Jennifer Van Eyk (Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, USA)
Ken Mitchelhill Young Investigator - Heather C Murray (The University of Newcastle and The Hunter Medical Research Institute)
APS Career Development Award – Morten Thaysen-Andersen
SoAPS Presentations - Janik Seidel, Nicola Karakatsanis, Haoyun Fang, Mohammadreza Dorvash, Daryl Chin, Darren Lau, Dylan H Multari, Mengbo Li, Debbie Chong, Isabella G Steen, Shulei Liu, Andrew J Spiteri, Hao Dong
2023
Simpson Lecturer - Ben Garcia (Washington University, USA)
Ken Mitchelhill Young Investigator - David Skerrett-Byrne (The University of Newcastle)
SoAPS Presentations - Shawn Goh, Julian van Gerwen, Molly Talbot, Yaan Ng, Erin Humphries, Arineh Tahmasian, Alex Lam, Joshua Fehring, Mengbo Li, Ashleigh Dale
2022
Simpson Lecturer - Nicki Packer (Macquarie University)
Ken Mitchelhill Young Investigator - Sri Ramarathinam (Monash University)
SoAPS Presentations - Mahya Bahmani, Dylan Harney, Anastasia Chernykh, Matthew Challis, Dilana Staudt, Cameron Macdonald, Manika Singh, AKM Muraduzzaman, Louise Uoselis
2021
Simpson Lecturer - Prof Stuart Cordwell (University of Sydney)
Ken Mitchelhill Young Investigator - Joshua J Hamey (University of NSW)
SoAPS Presentations - Camila Espejo, Johanna EE Tuomisto, Hitesh Kore, Tiago Oliveira
2020
Ken Mitchelhill Award – Rebecca Poulos
Early Career Award – Rebeca Kawahara, Keshava Datta
SoAPS Presentations - Elizabeta Madzharova, Elise J. Needham, Mohammad Shahbazy, Hitesh Kore, Stephanie E L Town, Hani Jieun Kim, Louise Uoselis, Alexander W. Rookyard, Chun Zhou
Simpson Speaker 2020 - Anne-Claude Gingras
2019
Ken Mitchelhill Award – Sean Humphrey
Early Career Award – Albert Lee, Pouya Faridi
SoAPS Presentations - Kirti Pandey, Desmond L. Li, Tara K Bartolec, Harley R Robinson, Kevin Huynh, Ashleigh L Dale, Balu Balan, William Klare, Xinle Tan, Elise J Needham, Hannah Huckstep, Terry Lim Kam Sian, Joel A Cain, Purushothaman Kathiresan, Daniela- Lee Smith, Jeffrey Molendijk,
Simpson Speaker 2019 - Ileana Cristea
2018
Ken Mitchelhill Award – Nichollas Scott
International Early Career Award – Evelyn Maes
Lifetime Memberships – Lindsay Sparrow, Richard Simpson
Simpson Speaker 2018 - Rudolf Aebersold
2017
Ken Mitchelhill Award – Laura Dagley
International Early Career Award – Nestor Solis
SoAPS Presentations – Daniel Bucio Noble, Elise Needham, Fiona Bicknell, Joshua hamey
Simpson Speaker 2017 - Bernhard Kuster
2016
Ken Mitchelhill Award – Rommel Mathias
International Early Career Award – Nichollas Scott
APS Student Bursary – Ian Loke, Ali McAfee, Anup Shah, Jeffrey Molendijk
Simpson Speaker 2016 - Matthias Mann
2015
Ken Mitchelhill Award – Benjamin Parker
Simpson Speaker 2015 - Albert Heck
2014
Ken Mitchelhill Award – Suresh Mathivanan
2013
Ken Mitchelhill Award – Morten Thaysen-Andersen
