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Each year the Australian Academy of Science rewards scientific excellence. Honorific awards are made to early-career researchers under 40 and to career reseachers for life-long achievements. Some awards are offered biennially. In addition to honorific awards, the Academy supports research through the sponsorship of conferences that focus on rapidly developing fields of research, the award of travelling fellowships and research awards. 2010 research support awards are now open. Further information is available by clicking on the links above. 2010 HONORIFIC AWARDS FOR SCIENTIFIC EXCELLENCE Closing date for the honorific awards now open for nominations is 31 July 2009. The selection process is in two stages and nominators of short-listed candidates will be contacted by early September. All nominations will be acknowledged. The award recipients will be announced in early December. Guidelines for nominators

Early-career awards

• Anton Hales Medal (Earth sciences)
• Dorothy Hill Award (Earth sciences, reef sciences, marine geology and taxonomy)
• Fenner Medal (biology – excluding biomedical sciences)
• Frederick White Prize (physical, terrestrial and planetary sciences)
• Gottschalk Medal (medical sciences)
• Le Fèvre Memorial Prize (chemistry)
• Moran Medal (statistical science)
• Pawsey Medal (physics)
• Ruth Stephens Gani Medal (human genetics including clinical, molecular, population and epidemiological genetics and cytogenetics)

• David Craig Medal (chemistry)
• Haddon Forrester King Medal, sponsored by Rio Tinto (mineral exploration)
• Hannan Medal (mathematical sciences)
• Ian Wark Medal and Lecture (applied science)
• Jaeger Medal (Australian Earth sciences)
• Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal (mathematics or physics)
• Macfarlane Burnet Medal and Lecture (biological sciences) (nominations from Academy Fellows only)
• Matthew Flinders Medal and Lecture (physical sciences) (nominations from Academy Fellows only)
  
• Mawson Medal and Lecture (Earth sciences)

• Academy Medal (contributions to science and technology)

The Academy holds a collection of medals awarded by various organisations in Australia for distinguished contributions to science and technology.