Early Career Research Award

In order to encourage new researchers in mathematics education, MERGA sponsors an award to an author in the early part of her/his career. The award, for excellence in writing and presenting a piece of mathematics education research, consists of a plaque and a prize of $500 and is presented at the annual conference. As part of winning the award, it is expected that the winning recipient will write a brief (one or two paragraphs) report for an upcoming MERGA newsletter.

Applying for the Award

Entry for the Early Career Research Award is by submission of a written paper for presentation at the conference through the Early Bird process. Conditions of eligibility, information about the judging process, and the criteria judges will observe are indicated below. If you are applying for the Early Career Research Award, please ensure that when you upload your paper on the conference website, you also send an email to the Conference Secretariat indicating that you are an entrant for the Early Career Research Award. Note that at some MERGA conferences there is also a form to complete or a box to tick on the registration form, so check the conference website carefully. Please note that co-authored papers ARE NOT eligible for entry into the Early Career Research Award, nor are Round Table or Symposium papers.

Past Winners

2024     Chelsea Cutting and Matt Sexton

2023     Sze Looi Chin

2022     Lorraine Gaunt

2021     Kristen Tripet

2020     No award

2019     Christine Mae and Steve Murphy

2018     Katherin Cartwright

2017     Laurinda Lomas

2016     Lisa O’Keeffe

2015     Jodie Miller

2014     Lisa Darragh

2013     Ban Heng Choy

2012     Annie Mitchell

2011     Amy MacDonald

2010     Bruce Moody

2009     Jodie Hunter

2008     Tracey Muir and Naomi Ingram

2007     Katie Makar and Chris Hurst

2006     Roberta Hunter

2005     Abigail Sawyer and Nigel Calder

2004     Jillian Fox

2003     Shehenaz Adam and Esther Loong

2002     No award

2001     No award

2000     Tracey Smith and Gaye Williams

1999     No award

1998     Tom Lowrie

1997     Carmel Diezmann

1996     No award

1995     Helen Forgasz

1994     Gloria Stillman

1993     Merrilyn Goos and Margaret Taplin

1992     Janette Bobis

1991     Robyn Zevenbergen

1990     David Clarke

1989     Lyn English