Nominate now for the Academy’s 2022 awards

Nominations are now open for the Academy’s 2022 honorific awards, and applications open for support for research conferences, research awards and travelling fellowships.

These awards and funding opportunities support and shine a light on researchers who are making outstanding contributions to science and progressing the advancement of science in Australia.

The awards recognise remarkable achievements in research fields including Earth sciences, biology, physics, mathematics, chemistry, experimental biomedicine, genetics and more, with some awards nominations being open biennially.

According to Dr Lara Malins, one of many award recipients featured in the Academy’s Science Matters magazine, the JG Russell Award she received is more than just extra funding. “It was just really fantastic to have that support. Awards that recognise early-career researchers set them on a trajectory that helps them be more successful.”

The Academy is committed to celebrating and supporting diversity. It is seeking nominations of outstanding scientists from all career stages, backgrounds and genders, and strongly encourages more nominations of women for all awards, in particular the premier, career and mid-career honorific awards.

New Premier Awards category

The recently launched Ruby Payne-Scott Medal and Lecture joins the Matthew Flinders and Macfarlane Burnet medals and lectures as an Academy Premier Award. The Premier Awards category is the Academy’s most prestigious category of awards, recognising researchers of the highest standing over a career of any length. Candidates and nominators for these awards may be non Fellows. The STEM sector is strongly encouraged to nominate suitable candidates for these awards.

Important dates

Honorific award nominations

All honorific award nominations close 1 May 2021.

Research conferences, research awards and travelling fellowships

All research conferences, research awards and travelling fellowships applications close 1 June 2021.

See below for the full list of 2022 awards, grants, fellowships and funding. More information on each award can be found at the Academy's Awards page, including how to nominate or apply.

Awards and opportunities now open

Earth sciences

• Ruby Payne-Scott Medal and Lecture [Nominations due 1 May] Eligibility: Premier award, Australian residents only
• Ian Wark Medal and Lecture [Nominations due 1 May] Eligibility: Career award, Australian residents only
• Dorothy Hill Medal [Nominations due 1 May] Eligibility: Less than 10 yrs post PhD, Australian residents only, women only
• Anton Hales Medal [Nominations due 1 May] Eligibility: Less than 10 yrs post PhD, Australian residents only
• Nancy Millis Medal for Women in Science [Nominations due 1 May] Eligibility: 8-15 yrs post PhD, Australian residents only, women only
• Frederick White Medal [Nominations due 1 May] Eligibility: Less than 10 yrs post PhD
• Haddon Forrester King Medal [Nominations due 1 May] Eligibility: Career award, Australia and overseas
• Mawson Medal and Lecture [Nominations due 1 May] Eligibility: Career award, Australian residents only
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Scientist Award [Applications due 1 June] Eligibility: PhD candidate or less than 15 yrs post PhD, Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders only
• Selby Fellowship [Nominations due 1 June] Eligibility: More than 15 yrs post PhD, non-Australian residents only
• Elizabeth and Fredrick White research conferences [Applications due 1 June] Eligibility: organisations or individuals on behalf of organisations, Australia and overseas
• The Moran Award for History of Science Research [Applications due 1 June] Eligibility: Postgraduate student, Australian residents only

Physical sciences

• Ruby Payne-Scott Medal and Lecture [Nominations due 1 May] Eligibility: Premier award, Australian residents only
• Ian Wark Medal and Lecture [Nominations due 1 May] Eligibility: Career award, Australian residents only
• Nancy Millis Medal for Women in Science [Nomination due 1 May] Eligibility: 8-15 post PhD, Australian residents only, women only
• Frederick White Medal [Nominations due 1 May] Eligibility: Less than 10 yrs post PhD
• Selby Fellowship [Applications due 1 June] Eligibility: More than 15 yrs post PhD, non-Australian residents only
• Elizabeth and Fredrick White research conferences [Applications due 1 June] Eligibility: Organisations or individuals on behalf of organisations, Australia and overseas
• The Moran Award for History of Science Research [Applications due 1 June] Eligibility: Postgraduate student, Australian residents only
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Scientist Award [Applications due 1 June] Eligibility: PhD candidate or less than 15 yrs post PhD, Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders only

Mathematics

• Ruby Payne-Scott Medal and Lecture [Nominations due 1 May] Eligibility: Premier award, Australian residents only
• Ian Wark Medal and Lecture [Nominations due 1 May] Eligibility: Career award, Australian residents only
• Christopher Heyde Medal [Nominations due 1 May] Eligibility: Less than 10 yrs post PhD, Australian residents only
• Nancy Millis Medal for Women in Science [Nominations due 1 May] Eligibility: 8-15 post PhD, Australian residents only, women only
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Scientist Award [Applications due 1 June] Eligibility: PhD candidate or less than 15 yrs post PhD, Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders only
• Selby Fellowship [Applications due 1 June] Eligibility: More than 15 yrs post PhD, non-Australian residents only
• The Moran Award for History of Science Research [Applications due 1 June] Eligibility: Postgraduate student, Australian residents only

Physics

• Ruby Payne-Scott Medal and Lecture [Nominations due 1 May] Eligibility: Premier award, Australian residents only
• Ian Wark Medal and Lecture [Nominations due 1 May] Eligibility: Career award, Australian residents only
• Pawsey Medal [Nominations due 1 May] Eligibility: Less than 10 yrs post PhD, Australian residents only
• Frederick White Medal [Nominations due 1 May] Eligibility: Less than 10 yrs post PhD
• Nancy Millis Medal for Women in Science [Nominations due 1 May] Eligibility: 8-15 post PhD, Australian residents only, female only
• Elizabeth and Fredrick White research conferences [Applications due 1 June] Eligibility: Organisations or individuals on behalf of organisations, Australia and overseas
• The Moran Award for History of Science Research [Applications due 1 June] Eligibility: Postgraduate student, Australian residents only
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Scientist Award [Applications due 1 June] Eligibility: PhD candidate or less than 15 yrs post PhD, Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders only
• Selby Fellowship [Applications due 1 June] Eligibility: More than 15 yrs post PhD, non-Australian residents only

Chemistry

• Ruby Payne-Scott Medal and Lecture [Nominations due 1 May] Eligibility: Premier award, Australian residents only
• David Craig Medal and Lecture [Nominations due 1 May] Eligibility: Career award, Australian residents only
• Ian Wark Medal and Lecture [Nominations due 1 May] Eligibility: Career award, Australian residents only
• Nancy Millis Medal for Women in Science [Nominations due 1 May] Eligibility: 8-15 post PhD, Australian residents only, female only
• Le Fèvre Medal [Nominations due 1 May] Eligibility: Less than 10 yrs post PhD, Australian residents only
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Scientist Award [Applications due 1 June] Eligibility: PhD candidate or less than 15 yrs post PhD, Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders only
• Selby Fellowship [Applications due 1 June] Eligibility: More than 15 yrs post PhD, non-Australian residents only
• The Moran Award for History of Science Research [Applications due 1 June] Eligibility: Postgraduate student, Australian residents only
• Elizabeth and Fredrick White research conferences [Applications due 1 June] Eligibility: Organisations or individuals on behalf of organisations, Australia and overseas

Biological science

• Ruby Payne-Scott Medal and Lecture [Nominations due 1 May 2020] Eligibility: Premier award, Australian residents only
• Macfarlane Burnet Medal and Lecture [Nominations due 1 May] Eligibility: Premier award, Australian residents only
• Ian Wark Medal and Lecture [Nominations due 1 May] Eligibility: Career award, Australian residents only
• Fenner Medal [Nominations due 1 May] Eligibility: Less than 10 yrs post PhD, Australian residents only
• Nancy Millis Medal for Women in Science [Nominations due 1 May] Eligibility: 8-15 post PhD, Australian residents only, female only
• Ruth Stephens Gani Medal [Nominations due 1 May] Eligibility: Less than 15 yrs post PhD, Australian residents only
• The Margaret Middleton Fund for endangered Australian native vertebrate animals [Applications due 1 June] Eligibility: Hold an APA, university scholarship or less than 3 yrs post-PhD, Australian residents only
• The Max Day Environmental Science Fellowship Award [Applications due 1 June] Eligibility: PhD candidate or less than 5 yrs post PhD, Australian residents only
• The Moran Award for History of Science Research [Applications due 1 June] Eligibility: Postgraduate student, Australian residents only
• Boden Research Conferences [Applications due 1 June] Eligibility: Organisations or individuals on behalf of organisations, Australia and overseas
• Thomas Davies Research Grant for Marine, Soil and Plant Biology [Applications due 1 June] Eligibility: Less than 15 yrs post PhD
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Scientist Award [Applications due 1 June] Eligibility: PhD candidate or less than 15 yrs post PhD, Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders only
• Selby Fellowship [Applications due 1 June] Eligibility: More than 15 yrs post PhD, non-Australian residents only
• Graeme Caughley Travelling Fellowship [Applications due 1 June] Eligibility: Career award, Australian or New Zealand residents only\
• Rudy Lemberg Travelling Fellowship [Nominations due 1 June] Eligibility: Career award, Australian or overseas residents

Biomedical science

• Ruby Payne-Scott Medal and Lecture [Nominations due 1 May] Eligibility: Premier award, Australian residents only
• Macfarlane Burnet Medal and Lecture [Nominations due 1 May] Eligibility: Premier award, Australian residents only
• Suzanne Cory Medal [Nominations due 1 May] Eligibility: Career award, Australian residents only
• Gustav Nossal Medal for Global Health [Nominations due 1 May] Eligibility: Career award, Australian residents only
• Ian Wark Medal and Lecture [Nominations due 1 May] Eligibility: Career award, Australian residents only
• Gottschalk Medal [Nominations due 1 May] Eligibility: between 8 to 15 post PhD, Australian residents only
• Jacques Miller Medal [Nominations due 1 May] Eligibility: Less than 15 yrs post PhD, Australian residents only
• Nancy Millis Medal for Women in Science [Nominations due 1 May] Eligibility: 8-15 post PhD, Australian residents only, female only
• Boden Research Conferences [Applications due 1 June] Eligibility: Organisations or individuals on behalf of organisations, Australia and overseas
• The Moran Award for History of Science Research [Applications due 1 June] Eligibility: Postgraduate student, Australian residents only
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Scientist Award [Applications due 1 June] Eligibility: PhD candidate or less than 15 yrs post PhD, Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders only
• Selby Fellowship [Applications due 1 June] Eligibility: More than 15 yrs post PhD, non-Australian residents only

Population and the environment, and environmental science

• Ruby Payne-Scott Medal and Lecture [Nominations due 1 May] Eligibility: Premier award, Australian residents only
• Ian Wark Medal and Lecture [Nominations due 1 May] Eligibility: Career award, Australian residents only
• Nancy Millis Medal for Women in Science [Nominations due 1 May] Eligibility: 8-15 post PhD, Australian residents only, female only
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Scientist Award [Applications due 1 June] Eligibility: PhD candidate or less than 15 yrs post PhD, Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders only
• Selby Fellowship [Applications due 1 June] Eligibility: More than 15 yrs post PhD, non-Australian residents only
• The Max Day Environmental Science Fellowship Award [Applications due 1 June] Eligibility: PhD candidate or less than 5 yrs post PhD, Australian residents only
• Fenner Conference on the Environment [Applications due 1 June] Eligibility: Organisations or individuals on behalf of organisations, Australia and overseas
• The Margaret Middleton Fund for endangered Australian native vertebrate animals [Applications due 1 June] Eligibility: Hold an APA, university scholarship or less than 3 yrs post-PhD, Australian residents only
• The Moran Award for History of Science Research [Applications due 1 June] Eligibility: Postgraduate student, Australian residents only

Engineering

• Ruby Payne-Scott Medal and Lecture [Nominations due 1 May] Eligibility: Premier award, Australian residents only
• Ian Wark Medal and Lecture [Nominations due 1 May] Eligibility: Career award, Australian residents only
• John Booker Medal [Nominations due 1 May] Eligibility: Less than 10 yrs post PhD, Australian residents only
• Nancy Millis Medal for Women in Science [Nominations due 1 May] Eligibility: 8-15 post PhD, Australian residents only, female only
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Scientist Award [Applications due 1 June] Eligibility: PhD candidate or less than 15 yrs post PhD, Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders only
• Selby Fellowship [Applications due 1 June] Eligibility: More than 15 yrs post PhD, non-Australian residents only
• The Moran Award for History of Science Research [Applications due 1 June] Eligibility: Postgraduate student, Australian residents only