To apply for the Developing Talent Prize, you must be:

• an early career animal scientist (postgraduate student or within two years of graduating with a PhD) or
• working in commerce or industry with an equivalent level of experience (without necessarily having a PhD)

 Applicants will be judged on the quality of their presentation as given at the conference. You will be marked on:

Presentation

• Clear, well-prepared slides
• How you introduce the topic and communicate the project; how concisely you explain the content and how you communicate the application of your research
• Used language appropriate to discipline
• Appropriate level of formality for audience
• Explained specialist vocabulary
• Spoke at appropriate speed
• Spoke fluently
• Spoke with confidence

Judging

• candidates will be judged, by representatives of BSAS, on the overall quality of the abstract and its presentation at the conference

Applications 

• are made via the abstract submission platform as part of submitting your conference abstract
• please tick the appropriate box, when submitting your summary, to be included for the Industry Prize

Prize

• A prize of £250 is awarded to the winner