Australian Academy of Science: Awarding excellence

March 13, 2012

The Australian Academy of Science today opened applications for its 2013 round of prestigious awards, including career and early career researcher awards, travelling fellowships, research bursaries and conference support.

More than $200,000 will be awarded in honorific awards recognising outstanding work in Australian science, travelling fellowships to establish science links between Australia and the world, and research and conference grants to advance research in a range of disciplines.

Career awards

  • David Craig Medal for research in chemistry
  • Hannan Medal in mathematical sciences
  • Jaeger Medal for research in Australian Earth sciences
  • Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal in mathematics or physics

Early career awards

  • Fenner Medal for research in biology
  • Ruth Stephens Gani Medal for research in human genetics
  • Gottschalk Medal for research in the medical sciences
  • Anton Hales Medal for research in the Earth sciences
  • Dorothy Hill Award for research in the Earth sciences by female researchers
  • Moran Medal for research in the statistical sciences
  • Le Fèvre Memorial Prize for basic research in chemistry
  • Pawsey Medal for research in physics

Travelling fellowships

Travelling fellowships worth almost $70,000 include the Selby travelling fellowship for overseas scientists to visit Australia, the Graeme James Caughley travelling fellowship for ecologists in Australia or New Zealand to travel overseas and the Oxford Nuffield Medical Fellowship

Research support

About $90,000 is available through the WH Gladstone Population & Environment Fund and the Margaret Middleton Fund for endangered Australian native vertebrate animals.

Conference support

Up to $30,000 is available for the Boden Research Conference in the biological sciences, the Fenner Conference on the Environment, and the Elizabeth and Frederick White Research Conference in the physical sciences.

Applications close for honorific awards on 29 July 2012 and for travelling fellowships, conference and research support on 31 August 2012. Further information is available at www.science.org.au/awards/

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