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OurFutures Awards

Mental Health Matters Youth Award – Highly Commended
WayAhead

ISRII Annual Meeting Travel Award – Lyra Egan
International Society for Research on Internet Interventions (ISRII)

Professional Rapid Presentation Prize – Lauren Gardner
The Australasian Society for Behavioural Health and Medicine (ASBHM) Conference

Makers & Shapers Award for Outstanding Research – Lauren Gardner
The University of Sydney

Rising Star Award – Lauren Gardner
European Society for Prevention Research (EUSPR)

FMH Boost Publication and Travel Funding Award – Lauren Gardner
The University of Sydney

Early Career Researcher Potential Award – Lauren Gardner
Society for Mental Health Research (SMHR)

The Leonie Manns Community Impact & Engagement Award – OurFutures Institute
The Matilda Centre Awards 2021

SEMCAN Viral Bytes People’s Choice Award – Lauren Gardner
University of Sydney Early-Mid Career Academic Network (SEMCAN)

Service and Program Award in Mental Health Promotion/Mental Illness Prevention category – OurFutures Institute (under our previous Climate Schools name)
The Mental Health Services (TheMHS)

Q1 Makers and Shapers Award for Research Excellence – OurFutures Institute (under our previous Climate Schools name)
The University of Sydney Faculty of Medicine & Health

First Time Presenter Award – Lyra Egan
Australian Public Health Conference 2021

Research Excellence Emerging Leader Award – Lauren Gardner
The Matilda Centre Awards 2020

Early Career Research Award – Lauren Gardner
30th The Mental Health Services (TheMHS) Conference

Abstract of Distinction Award – Nicola Newton
Society for Prevention Research 29th Annual Meeting, Addressing Racism and Disparities when Considering Biology and Context

Early Career Research Award – Lauren Gardner
11th European Society for Prevention Research Conference

2019 APSAD Early Mid-Career Research award for most cited paper in Drug & Alcohol Review
Drug & Alcohol Review

National Alcohol and Other Drug Excellence Awards, ‘Award for Innovation in Prevention and Education’ for Climate Schools
Alcohol and Drug Foundation

Highly Commended, Early Career Researcher Award – Katrina Champion
The Mental Health Services (TheMHS)

Rising Star Award – Nicola Newton
Society for Mental Health Research (SMHR)

PhD Candidate Award – Katrina Champion
Australian Rotary Health and Alliance for the Prevention of Mental Disorders

Early Career Research Award – Nicola Newton
Australian Rotary Health and Alliance for the Prevention of Mental Disorders

Ian Webster Award for Research Excellence – Nicola Newton
National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC)

UNSW Medicine’s Dean’s List – Katrina Champion
University of New South Wales, Australia

Top Ranked Abstract 2014 Postgraduate Research Symposium: Clinical Research – Katrina Champion
Inaugural Postgraduate Research Symposium, University of New South Wales, Australia

Knowledge Dissemination Award for Climate Schools and Positive Choices
Australian Rotary Health

Best Student Oral Presentation – Katrina Champion
Australasian Society for Behavioural Health and Medicine, 10th Annual Scientific Conference, Newcastle, Australia

NSW Young Tall Poppy Award for outstanding achievements in the area of scientific research and communication – Nicola Newton
Australian Institute of Policy and Science

Travel award to present at the 21st annual Society for Prevention Research conference – Nicola Newton
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) International Program and Prevention Research Branch, US.

AFFIRM Early Career Researcher Award – Nicola Newton
Australasian Society for Psychiatric Research (ASPR)

Dean’s Rising Star Award for significant contributions to research – Nicola Newton
Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales

OurFutures Health4Life Program Awards

ISRII Rising Star Award 2024 – Katrina Champion
International Society for Research on Internet Interventions (ISRII)

Faculty of Medicine and Healthy EMCR Outstanding Publication Award Winner – Katrina Champion
The University of Sydney, Faculty of Medicine and Health

Early Career Researcher Award – Lauren Gardner
Australian Rotary Health and Alliance for the Prevention of Mental Disorders Awards for Research Excellence

Horizon Fellowship – Katrina Champion
University of Sydney

SMHR Conference Interstate Travel Grants-In-Aid Award – Scarlett Smout
SMHR

SMHR Conference Interstate Travel Grants-In-Aid Award – Lyra Egan
SMHR

APMD PhD Researcher Award – Scarlett Smout
Australian Rotary Health and Alliance for the Prevention of Mental Disorders Awards for Research Excellence

The University of Sydney EMCR Outstanding Publication Award Finalist (FMH) – Lauren Gardner
The University of Sydney, Faculty of Medicine and Health

FMH Makers and Shapers Award, Outstanding Research – Team
University of Sydney, Faculty of Medicine and Health

USYD Professional Staff Development Fund – Bridie Osman
University of Sydney

Matilda Centre HDR Student Research Excellence Award – Bridie Osman
The Matilda Centre

USYD Professional Staff Development Fund – Bridie Osman
University of Sydney

Balleu Travel Scholarship – Bridie Osman

Professional Rapid Presentation Prize – Lauren Gardner
Australasian Society for Behavioural Health and Medicine Conference

FMH EMCR Showcase, Best Presentation – Lauren Gardner
SEMCAN Good Mentor Award – Lauren Gardner
EUSPR Rising Star Award – Lauren Gardner
FMH Makers & Shapers Outstanding Research (Individual) – Lauren Gardner
The Matilda Centre Mentoring Award – Nicola Newton
SMHR Early Career Researcher Potential Award – Lauren Gardner

APSAD Mentoring Award – Cath Chapman
Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol & other Drugs (APSAD)

The Matilda Centre Emerging Leader Award – Lauren Gardner
The Matilda Centre

The Matilda Centre Established Leader Award – Katrina Champion
The Matilda Centre

The Matilda Centre Mentoring Award – Cath Chapman
The Matilda Centre

TheMHS Early Career Research Award – Lauren Gardner
The Mental Health Services (TheMHS)

Best Professional Oral Presentation – Katrina Champion
Australasian Society for Behavioural Health and Medicine (ASBHM) Annual Conference

Finalist, Emerging Health Researcher Award – Katrina Champion
BUPA Health Foundation

Research Excellence Award for Early Career Researchers – Katrina Champion
Australian Rotary Health and Alliance for the Prevention of Mental Disorders

Postdoctoral Trainee Travel Grant – Katrina Champion
Northwestern University

Early Career Bursary – Katrina Champion
European Society of Prevention Research

Cancer Prevention and Control Travel Fellowship Program – Katrina Champion
European Society of Prevention Research

Best abstract voted by the Sleep Special Interest Group – Katrina Champion
Society of Behavioral Medicine 39th Annual Meeting

Outstanding Research Poster Award – Katrina Champion
National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre Annual Symposium

Rising Star Award – Nicola Newton
Society for Mental Health Research (SMHR)