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2010 SELBY FELLOWSHIP

Nominations for this award are now open.
Closing date for nominations is 31 August 2009.

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The Fellowship is financed through the generosity of the trustees of the Selby Scientific Foundation. In 1980 the Director of H. B. Selby Australia recognised the need for a continuing source of funds to help finance education, research and development in the fields of science and medicine, with which the company had been involved for some 80 years as a supplier of scientific instruments, laboratory apparatus and chemicals. Accordingly, the Selby Scientific Foundation was established with contributions from H. B. Selby Australia Ltd, members of the Selby family and a number of shareholders in the Selby company.

Purpose

Fellowships are awarded to distinguished overseas scientists to visit Australia for public lecture/seminar tours and to visit scientific centres in Australia. Fellows are expected to increase public awareness of science and scientific issues and accordingly will be outstanding lecturers to the general lay public.

Conditions

Fellowships are tenable for visits of not less than two weeks and not more than three months. Up to $A10,000 is available to cover economy airfares and assistance towards living expenses. The amount offered is subject to a budget and detailed itinerary. It is the responsibility of the nominator to nominate hosts for the arrangement of both public and scientific lectures in the various centres to be visited.

Award

Fellowships are awarded and the length of tenure determined by the Council of the Academy on the recommendation of the Selby Fellowship selection committee.

Previous winners
Senior Selby Fellows 2009 – R.P. Kirshner 2008 – R.B. Gennis 2007 – J. Silk 2006 – G.M. Hewitt 2005 – B.L. Bassler 2004 – D. Pritchard 2003 – C.J. Arntzen 2002 – L.A. Smith 2001 – J. Jouzel; K.A. Moffatt 2000 – I. Pepperberg 1999 – G. Schatz 1998 – D.S.Dearborn 1997 – C.J. Humphreys 1996 – J. Barber 1995 – M. Longair; J. Thiede 1994 – J. Lyklema; D.J.P. Barker 1993 – C.F. Bohren 1992 – S.C. Morris; F.H. Shu		1991 – H. Bolhar-Nordenkampf 1990 – J.V. Smith 1989 – E.R. Andrew; M.L. Good 1986 – O.E. Bjorkman 1984 – M.D. Houslay 1983 – P. Rakic 1982 – W.A. Gambling 1979 – F.J. Dyson 1978 – B.J. Bok 1977 – J.W. Cornforth Junior Selby Fellows 1975 – T. Hatta 1971 – M. Aoki 1965 – T. Nikara 1964 – R. Maud 1963 – M. Matsuyama 1962 – F.A. de la Cruz 1961 – W.M. Deuchars

For more information contact awards@science.org.au