Annual Conference Awards

Number Offered: 7 each year
Target Membership Categories: All
Apply for these awards: All accepted abstracts will be automatically considered for a relevant award. The Award Panel may choose to shortlist presentations based on the scientific merit of the abstracts.
Results Available: At the BASES Conference closing ceremony
Previous Winners: Click here

Aim of the awards

The Conference awards seek to reward outstanding contributions to sport and exercise sciences by BASES members. Awards are presented for research (free communication presentation and poster presentation) in student and non-student categories.

Find more details about each of the awards by clicking on the relevant link below:

Human Kinetics Student Free Communication Presentation Award

One award of £100 Human Kinetics book vouchers for the best student free communication presentation award made by a BASES student or graduate member.

Award Criteria

  1. The applicant must be the presenting, and thus first named, author of the abstract.
  2. The applicant must be a BASES student or graduate member.
  3. The abstract must be the only one submitted by the applicant for that award.
  4. The abstract must not be entered for consideration for any other Conference awards.
  5. Awards will be given for excellence, reflected in the academic content, presentation and defence quality of the free communication presentation.
  6. The Awards Panel's decision is final in all cases.
  7. These awards will not be made in the absence of submissions of sufficient merit.
  8. The award panel may choose to shortlist presentations for this award based on the scientific merit of the abstracts.

About the Sponsor

Human Kinetics - "Human Kinetics is the world's leading publisher for sport and fitness, with over 2,000 resources produced by experts in the field."

Human Kinetics Student Poster Presentation Award

One award of £100 Human Kinetics book vouchers for the best student poster presentation made by a BASES student or graduate member.

Award Criteria

  1. The applicant must be the presenting, and thus first named, author of the abstract.
  2. The applicant must be a BASES student or graduate member.
  3. The abstract must be the only one submitted by the applicant for that award.
  4. The abstract must not be entered for consideration for any other Conference awards.
  5. The awards will be given for excellence, reflected in the academic content, presentation and defence quality of the poster presentation.
  6. The Awards Panel's decision is final in all cases.
    7. These awards will not be made in the absence of submissions of sufficient merit.
    8. The award panel may choose to shortlist presentations for this award based on the scientific merit of the abstracts.

About the Sponsor

Human Kinetics - "Human Kinetics is the world's leading publisher for sport and fitness, with over 2,000 resources produced by experts in the field."

Sportesse Sport and Exercise Science Free Communication Presentation Award

A £500 cash prize for the best free communication presentation on sport and exercise science made by a BASES professional member at the Conference.

Award Criteria

  1. The applicant must be the presenting, and thus first named, author of the abstract.
  2. The applicant must be a BASES professional member.
  3. The abstract must be the only one submitted by the applicant for that award.
  4. The abstract must not be entered for consideration for any other Conference awards.
  5. The award will be given for excellence, reflected in the academic content, presentation and defence quality of the free communication presentation.
  6. The Awards Panel's decision is final in all cases.
  7. The closing date is the deadline for abstract submission.
  8. This award will not be made in the absence of submissions of sufficient merit.
  9. The award panel may choose to shortlist presentations for this award based on the scientific merit of the abstracts.

About the Sponsor

Sportesse - "Suppliers of resistance equipment for sports performance and functional exercise. Continuously looking to improve the effectiveness within the role it plays."

BASES Sport and Exercise Science 5 Slides in 5 Minutes Free Communication Presentation Award

£500 (half cash/half BASES vouchers) for the best 5 slides in 5 minutes free communication presentation on sport and exercise science

Award Criteria

  1. The applicant must be the presenting, and thus first named, author of the abstract.
  2. The applicant must be a BASES professional member.
  3. The abstract must be the only one submitted by the applicant for that award.
  4. The abstract must not be entered for consideration for any other awards.
  5. The award will be given for excellence, reflected in the academic content, presentation and defence quality of the 5 Slides in 5 Minutes free communication presentation.
  6. The Awards Panel's decision is final in all cases.
  7. The closing date is the deadline for abstract submission.
  8. This award will not be made in the absence of submissions of sufficient merit.
  9. The award panel may choose to shortlist presentations for this award based on the scientific merit of the abstracts.

About the Sponsor

BASES - The British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences is the UK’s leading professional body in sport and exercise sciences

Routledge Recently Qualified Researcher Free Communication Presentation Award

A prize of £500 (book token) to the best free communication presentation given by a recently qualified researcher (BASES member).

Award Criteria

  1. BASES members must be registered for a PhD or have no more than 3 full year’s post-doctoral experience
  2. The applicant must be the presenting, and thus first named, author of the abstract.
  3. The applicant must be a member of BASES.
  4. The applicant must be registered for a PhD or have no more than 3 full year’s post-doctoral experience
  5. The abstract must be the only one submitted by the applicant for that award.
  6. The abstract must not be entered for consideration for any other Conference awards.
  7. The award will be given for excellence, reflected in the academic content, presentation and defence quality of the free communication presentation.
  8. The Awards Panel's decision is final in all cases.
  9. This award will not be made in the absence of submissions of sufficient merit.
  10. The award panel may choose to shortlist presentations for this award based on the scientific merit of the abstracts.

About the Sponsor

Routledge is a leading international publisher of textbooks, course books, journals and research monographs in sport and exercise science.

Cranlea Poster Presentation Award

One award of a Heart Rate Monitor for the best poster presentation made at the Conference made by a BASES member.

Award Criteria

  1. The applicant must be the presenting, and thus first named, author of the abstract.
  2. The applicant must be a BASES professional member.
  3. The abstract must be the only one submitted by the applicant for that award.
  4. The abstract must not be entered for consideration for any other Conference awards.
  5. The awards will be given for excellence, reflected in the academic content, presentation and defence quality of the poster presentation.
  6. The Awards Panel's decision is final in all cases.
  7. These awards will not be made in the absence of submissions of sufficient merit.

About the Sponsor

Cranlea Human Performance Ltd have been for almost 5 decades, and remain, a leading supplier and distributor of high quality Sports Performance, Health & Fitness and Medical products. We are the UK distributors for products including Woodway Treadmills, Lode Ergometers, Cortex CPET systems and many more.

About BASES

BASES stands for the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences. BASES is the professional body for sport and exercise sciences in the UK.

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