Opportunities for scientists: May 2024

May 31, 2024

Academy opportunities

2025 funding opportunities

Nominations and applications are open for the Academy’s 2024 funding awards, including research conferences, research awards and travelling fellowships. 

The closing date is 1 June.

More information on the Academy’s 2025 funding opportunities

Falling Walls Lab 2024

Applications are open for researchers and innovators to present their ‘big idea’ in the Falling Walls Lab Australia heats. Winners from the heats get to compete at the Falling Walls Lab Australia Finale on Friday 30 August at the Australian Academy of Science’s iconic Shine Dome in Canberra.

More information about Falling Walls Lab Australia

External opportunities

Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering (QEPrize)

The £500,000 QEPrize is awarded to up to 10 individuals who are responsible for groundbreaking innovation in engineering of global benefit to humanity.

Applications close 8 June 2024.

More information on the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering

AIPS Florey Next Generation Award

This award is given to a current PhD candidate who has demonstrated outstanding capability, creativity and potential in the biomedical sciences or health and medical research. The winner receives $20,000 and two runners-up receive $2,500 each.

Applications close 14 June 2024.

More information on the AIPS Florey Next Generation Award

Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology

The Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology is awarded annually to one scientist not older than 35 years of age for outstanding neurobiological research described in a 1,000-word essay. The winner is awarded US$25,000 and publication of his or her essay in Science and its online publication.

Applications close 15 June 2024.

More information on the Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology

BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards

These awards recognise world-class research and artistic creation across eight categories: chemistry, physics and mathematics; biology and biomedicine; information and communication technologies; climate change and environmental sciences; economics, finance and management; humanities; social sciences; and music and opera. An award consists of €400,000, a diploma, and commemorative artwork in each of the eight categories.

Applications close 30 June 2024.

More information on the BBVA Frontiers of Knowledge Awards

L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Awards

Each year, five leading women researchers are awarded a prestigious €100,000 prize in recognition of their groundbreaking achievements and contributions to scientific progress. The 2025 edition of the International Awards will designate five outstanding scientific researchers in the field of physical sciences, mathematics and computer science. One researcher is selected from each of the following regions: Africa and the Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, and North America.

Applications close 1 July 2024.

More information on the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Awards

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