Elevating Your Path to Discovery
Our Rising Researchers Award aims to empower you on your academic journey as a PhD student and recognise your scientific contributions. We want to support you in your career development and help you get access to new resources, new insights and new connections that will broaden your horizons.
One Grand Prize recipient in Australia will win a trip to Promega headquarters in Madison, WI USA to meet our R&D team and fellow Rising Researchers Award recipients from around the world and present their research project! Up to four remaining finalists in Australia will each receive a collectible Promega Lab Set with LEGO® bricks and a branded duffel bag! Be sure to read the Terms and Conditions and register below.
Applications for 2025 are now closed
Awards
1st Place
One recipient in Australia will win the Grand Prize of a trip to Promega headquarters in Madison, WI USA to meet our R&D team, present their research project, tour Promega labs and participate in hands-on workshops with fellow global recipients. See Terms and Conditions below for award details and inclusions.
Once the finalists have been selected by Promega, public voting will be held between 10 October - 15 November 2024. The candidate with the most votes wins!
Finalists
The Promega Rising Researchers Award is available to individuals who are at least 18 years old and are a researcher or scientist that is enrolled in a life science PhD programme as of their application submission date.
The Promega Rising Researchers Award is not available in all geographic regions. Applicants should please check the Promega website, or with their Promega representative or authorised Promega distributor, for availability in their area. Void where prohibited by law.
Examples of eligible life science research areas include, but are not limited to: biology, molecular biology, biotechnology, biochemistry, biomedical science, genetics, microbiology, pharmacology, neuroscience, ecology, immunology, and other similar research areas.
Eligible individuals are not required to purchase Promega products to participate. Employees of Promega Corporation and its subsidiaries and authorised distributors, and members of the immediate families of such employees, are not eligible.
Finalists Selected
Top Finalists from each participating Promega Branch
(Selected by Promega Representatives)
Finalists in Australia will be vetted and chosen by Promega Branch employees based on information submitted in the application form. Each Finalist will be notified by e-mail at the sole discretion of Promega, no later than Wednesday, 31 July 2024. In the event a recipient cannot receive their prize for any reason, the prize shall be awarded to an alternate winner as determined by Promega. The Finalists will be asked to submit additional information such as a profile picture and answers to questions about their scientific background and interests. Finalists will also be asked to prepare a video up to 3 minutes long detailing their project. This information will be made available on Promega’s website for voters.
Voting Opens
Voters must have an academic domain e-mail address
(Finalists can promote their videos to collect votes)
Each Finalist will be notified by e-mail at the sole discretion of Promega, no later than Friday, 6 December 2024.
Recipients Announced
The Finalist with the most votes wins
(Grand prize trip to Madison, WI to meet our R&D)
Award details: The Grand Prize Winner (‘Recipient’) from each country participating in the Rising Researchers Award will be awarded a visit to Promega Headquarters in Madison, Wisconsin (USA), with reasonable expenses covered, including transportation from and back to the Recipient’s place of residence, economy-class flights to Madison, WI, accommodation and meals during the length of their stay. The Recipient is to pay out-of-pocket and keep the receipts of expenses for reimbursement by their local Promega branch.
All Recipients will participate in the same visit, the date of which will be determined in agreement with the global Recipients group and with reasonable and sufficient time in advance. During this visit, they will participate in activities such as tours of Promega buildings and labs, one-on-one discussions with Promega scientists, lab trainings, workshops, and other activities aimed at their academic development.
The Recipient is responsible for costs associated with their passport and US Visa.
Additional expenses incurred by individual choice of each Recipient, such as activities and purchases outside of the visit schedule, will not be covered by Promega.
By accepting the Rising Researchers Award, the applicant will be asked to share information or data collected for marketing or commercial purposes. Specifically, Recipients agree to:
- Share stories from their research with Promega in the months following them receiving the award.
- Support promotional activities at Promega’s request for 12 months following acceptance of the award, which could include, but is not limited to, interviews, webinar presentations, website story features, videos, photoshoots, blogging, data sharing, and/or presenting at conferences or seminars.
This content will be shared on the Promega website (www.promega.com), the Promega blog (www.promegaconnections.com) and Promega social media accounts including Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and X.
Recipients must acknowledge Promega in scientific publication(s) authored by the award Recipient related to the research performed and supported by the award. A detailed consent form will be provided that allows Recipients to choose which information they are willing to share and through which channels.
In case of a dispute regarding the identity of the person submitting an online entry, the entry will be deemed to be submitted by the person in whose name the e-mail account is registered. Recipients may be required to provide evidence that they are the authorised account holder of the e-mail address associated with the selected entry. Return of any Award notification as undeliverable will result in forfeiture of the prize.
Entry information shall be the property of Promega. No prize transfer or cash redemption will be permitted. No prize substitution will be permitted, except by the sole discretion of Promega, in which case a prize of comparable or greater value may be awarded.
Promega reserves the right to substitute any award of equal or greater value or to cancel, suspend, and/or modify the Award at its sole discretion.
By participating, Applicants agree to abide by and be bound by the rules and decisions of Promega which shall be final in all respects relating to this Rising Researchers Award, including without limitation the interpretation of this rule.
Applicants agree to release, discharge and hold harmless Promega, and their subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, agents, representatives, and respective employees from any and all claims, charges, injuries, liability, losses and/or damages of any kind resulting from or arising out of participation in the Rising Researchers Award and/or the acceptance, use, misuse or possession of any products received through the Rising Researchers Award. Recipients of this Award will be ineligible for future Rising Researchers Awards.