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.
Recent Winners
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