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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Australia-Scotland Fund

The Australian Academy of Science (the Academy) and the Royal Society of Edinburgh (the RSE) jointly deliver the Australia-Scotland Fund (the fund), which provides annual grants for bilateral research visits between Australia and Scotland.
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Australia-USA Mobility Fund

The Australia-USA Mobility Fund supports emerging Australian health researchers to host senior US researchers for focused visits that strengthen expertise and collaboration.
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France and Europe EMCR Mobility Grants

The Early- and Mid-Career Researcher Mobility Grants support Australian researchers to travel to France and other European countries to work with leading researchers at major science and technology organisations for between 14 and 28 days.
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Geoffrey Frew Fellowship

Geoffrey Frew Fellowships are awarded to distinguished overseas scientists to participate in the Australian Spectroscopy Conferences and to visit scientific centres in Australia.
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Australia–India Strategic Research Fund (AISRF) Early- and Mid-Career Fellowships

The AISRF Fellowships enable Australian researchers to undertake collaborative research with prominent Indian institutions, strengthening enduring partnerships in science, technology and innovation between the two countries.
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Australia–Vietnam Science, Technology and Innovation Cooperation Initiative (AVSTICI) Grants

The Australia–Vietnam Science, Technology and Innovation Cooperation Initiative provides up to A$1.3 million in funding to support eligible Australian organisations to undertake collaborative research projects with Vietnamese universities, research institutes, businesses and industry partners.
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Falling Walls Lab Australia

Falling Walls Lab is a challenging and inspiring format for emerging bright minds, giving them a unique chance to become the next big success story in innovation.
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Graeme Caughley Travelling Fellowship

For ecologists resident in Australia or New Zealand to travel to overseas scientific centres.
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Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Fellowships

Postdoctoral fellowships for Australian researchers to undertake collaborative projects with Japanese host researchers at JSPS-affiliated institutes in Japan for between 12 and 24 months.
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Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings

Science and Industry Endowment Fund – Australian Academy of Science Fellowships to the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings
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