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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White Medal

Frederick White Medal

The Frederick White Medal recognises the achievements of scientists in Australia who are engaged in research of intrinsic scientific merit in the areas of physics, astronomy, chemistry, and the terrestrial and planetary sciences.
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Frontiers Planet Prize

Frontiers Planet Prize

The Frontiers Planet Prize recognises transformational research that shows the greatest potential to address the world’s most urgent environmental challenges.
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Global Talent Attraction Program – Candidate Merit Pool

The Global Talent Attraction Program (GTAP) aims to fill critical capability gaps, strengthen Australia’s sovereign research capacity, and accelerate science-led innovation across sectors of national importance.
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Gottschalk Medal

Gottschalk Medal

The Gottschalk Medal recognises outstanding contribution to research in the biomedical sciences.
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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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Nossal Medal

Gustav Nossal Medal

The Gustav Nossal Medal for Global Health recognises the contributions made to fields of cellular immunology, antibody formation and tolerance and vaccine research.
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King Medal

Haddon Forrester King Medal, sponsored by Rio Tinto

Recognises original and sustained contributions to Earth and related sciences of particular relevance to the discovery and sustainable development of mineral deposits.
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Hannan Medal

Hannan Medal

The Hannan Medal recognises outstanding contributions to research in any of the fields of statistical science, pure mathematics, applied mathematics and computational mathematics.
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Wark Medal

Ian Wark Medal and Lecture

The Ian Wark Medal and Lecture recognises research that contributes to the prosperity of Australia where that prosperity is attained through the advancement of scientific knowledge or its application, or both.
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IGC travel scheme

International Geological Congress travel grant scheme

Funding to provide Australian and New Zealand geoscientists in the early stages of their careers with opportunities to travel internationally.
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