AWARDS
The Flinders Medal
Central to the purpose of the Academy is the encouragement of excellence in science. Awards for distinguished research are made to early-career researchers, under the age of 40, and to career researchers for contributions made during their working lives.
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.
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)
Career awards
- 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)
The Academy holds a collection of medals awarded by various organisations in Australia for distinguished contributions to science and technology.
List of honorific awardees
If you would like to make a gift or a bequest to the Academy, please
contact the Chief Executive on (02) 6201 9400 or es@science.org.au
contact the Chief Executive on (02) 6201 9400 or es@science.org.au