Entries are now closed and judging is underway!


Stay tuned for when we open in mid June

the People's Choice Public Voting Round,

and registrations for the virtual Finals 12-13 Aug 2025.

Welcome to ACCEssCR's flagship CCReW event for 2025.

On the 12-13 Aug 2025, AccessCR will host a virtual Awards event to showcase and celebrate excellence in consumer partnership and participant experience in health and medical research in Australia. 


Why?

First, because it's what our community asked for - a platform to celebrate and empower CCReW. CCReW stands for the Community and Consumer Research Workforce - our nickname for the people taking part in research, and partnering  in research activities, to ultimately help improve health outcomes for others in the future.

Secondly, every day we hear stories of excellent practice and impact in consumer engagement and involvement in research. However, those stories are not always in the public domain. We want to celebrate great practice and inspire the community and researchers to realise the potential that working together provides to achieve better, faster outcomes from research. "Better Together'.

This event will be provide a unique platform for showcasing the contributions and impact of consumers to research. Though there will be Award winners, in our view, every story, every action, is a step in the right direction to fully embedding the consumer voice in research. As such, all video entries deemed to add value to the knowledge base around what's possible and what's happening in Australia will be made public in due course as a resource for learning and sharing.




We are eternally grateful to all the people and organisations that have rallied behind this event, and invite you to become one of them.


A special thanks to our Platinum Event Partner:

Read more about the entire village of Individuals, Sponsors and In-Kind Supporters that have helped make these Awards possible.


Learn more about how your organisation can join our village and support or sponsor these Awards.


The 2025 Award Categories

* Excellence in Consumer Partnership in Non-Commercial Research

* Excellence in Consumer Partnership in Industry-Funded Research and Development

* Excellence in Consumer Partner Capacity Building

* Excellence in Research Participant Experience

* Outstanding individual consumer impact on Health and Medical Research

* Outstanding Consumer Advisory Group Impact on Health and Medical Research

When Were Entries Able to be Submitted?

The Awards platform opened for nominations on the 25 Feb 2025 and closed on the 29 Apr 2025, 9am AEST. Individuals and teams were asked to submit a video (up to 3 mins) outlining their consumer partnership activity, its purpose, what was done, and its impact to research. Research participants and site/sponsors were also able also tell us about having/creating 'gold class' research participant experiences.

When Will Judging Occur?

Judging panels will be assessing entries during May-June 25, and the public will be able to vote for a People's Choice Award during June/July. Finalists chosen by the judging panels will be notified in early July 2025. 

When Will Finalists Present?

Finalists will be asked to present more information about their submission in a 2-day virtual event, to be held 12-13 Aug 2025 (during National Science Week). The Awards ceremony will occur at the end of the Event on the 13 Aug 2025. 

The opportunity to watch CPIR Finalist presentations virtually will open mid June.

When Are Winners Announced?

On the evening of 13 Aug 2025, winners in each Award category will be announced. 

Category Award winners will receive a cash prize and trophy, and there will be the opportunity for People’s Choice and other honourable mentions, at the discretion of judging panels. 

Registrations for the virtual CPIR Finalist presentations and Award winners announcements will open mid June.