Abstract Guidelines

This is a guide to assist you in including all the necessary details in your abstract. Please upload a MS Word version of your abstract and attach to the relevant application form where directed. Failure to include the information below may impede consideration of your application for oral presentation.

The title, authors, and authors affiliations need to be provided with the name of the person applying for the Tow Research Awards listed first.
Abstracts should be well written, informative, and provide original information. The hypothesis, methods, results, and conclusions must be clear to the reader.
Numbered referencing style should be used. The reference list does not count towards the word limit of the abstract.

Download the abstract template.

For further guidance, the following Elsevier ‘Medical Research Abstract: How to Write‘ article is a helpful read.