Awards and opportunities

Central to the purpose of the Academy is the recognition and support of outstanding contributions to the advancement of science. The honorific awards recognise outstanding contributions to the advancement of science at the early, mid and career level and career awards recognise life-long achievement. The Academy also supports scientists to undertake research projects, travel and deliver lectures at a national and international level.
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Rudi Lemberg Travelling Fellowship

For Australian or overseas biological scientists to visit Australian scientific centres and to deliver lectures.
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Theo Murphy Initiative (Australia) - Amplify activity

Grants up to $15,000 each are available for delivering activities designed to provide tangible benefits to EMCRs in Australia from an existing event.
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Theo Murphy Initiative (Australia) - Flagship activity

Grants up to $50,000 each are available for delivering activities designed to provide tangible benefits to EMCRs in Australia.
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Theo Murphy Initiative (Australia) - Participation support

Grants up to $5,000 each are available to assist Australian EMCRs who face additional barriers to attending a conference, symposium or workshop in their field of research due to caring responsibilities, accessibility needs, or mobility-related support.
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Boden research conferences

This fund supported a series of small specialist conferences in the biological sciences to enable active research workers in rapidly advancing fields to discuss current advances and problems.
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Elizabeth and Frederick White research conferences

This fund supported a series of research conferences in the physical and mathematical sciences related to the solid Earth, the terrestrial oceans, Earth's atmosphere, solar-terrestrial science, space sciences and astronomy.
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Fenner conferences on the environment

This fund supported a series of environmental conferences on the environment and conservation issues in Australia and its environs.
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