Research Awards
For further information on any of the awards below, email Sally Gordon.
Timeline for Awards and Prizes
Name of Award | Due Date | Comments |
|---|---|---|
Frank Knox Memorial Fellowship | USA date 24 January 2014 AUS date 1 December 2013 | Up to 3
Fellowships awarded to Australian students for graduate study in any field at
Harvard. Must be Australian citizen, have or will complete a degree at
Australian uni. Not awarded for
postdoc research. |
Lionel Murphy Foundation Postgraduate scholarship | 30 November any year | Disciplines include science, law or legal studies Postgraduate scholarship tenable at an Australian or overseas university for one year only, currently valued at $40,000. For Australian
citizens who have completed or about to complete an undergraduate degree in
science, law or legal studies, or other appropriate discipline, and intend to
pursue postgraduate study in science, law or legal studies, or appropriate
discipline. |
Charlie Perkins Scholarship | 1 November 2013 | For Aboriginal and
Torres strait Islanders. Must be
accepted into a graduate degree program at Oxford or Cambridge (requires
first class honours degree). |
Lurie Prize in the Biomedical Sciences | 1 October 2013 | Recognises
outstanding achievement by promising young scientist in biomedical research
(52 years of age or younger as of Jan 1, 2014). |
NSW Ministerial Award for Cardiovascular Research Excellence | 27 September 2013 | Nominations
accepted for senior scientist, clinician or health services specialist
currently working in NSW that has made outstanding contributions to
scientific / medical research and has a proved track record of collaborations
and evidence of translated successful outcomes. |
Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Research Excellence | 25 September 2013 | All disciplines An award from
each Faculty/Wollotuka; a campus award; and then an overall VC Award for
Research Excellence. |
NSW Science and Engineering Awards | 15 September 2013 | Science, Health, Engineering disciplines
http://www.chiefscientist.nsw.gov.au/awards/about-the-awards |
Australian Innovation Challenge | 9 September 2013 | categories include:
The judging criteria are: scientific or technological excellence and novelty; potential benefit and impact; sustainability and end-user benefit; commercialisation, adoption or take-up, including plans for paths to market for early-stage development work. Entry procedure, rules and past winners, are on the awards website: http://theaustralian.com.au/innovationchallenge |
Rhodes Scholarships | 3 September 2013 | All disciplines Postgraduate scholarship for our outstanding students to study at Oxford University i.e University/Faculty medalists Completed at least 4 years undergraduate study (normally Honours Class 1) Must be Australian
citizen aged 18-25 |
BHERT Awards | 2 September 2013 | All disciplines Recognises
outstanding achievement in collaboration between business and higher
education in the fields of research & development and education &
training. |
General Sir John Monash Scholarship | 31 August 2013 | All disciplines Postgraduate study at a non-Australian university. Only Australian citizens graduating from Australian universities are eligible to apply Not limited by
age, gender, or academic field of study |
Fulbright Postgraduate Scholarship | 12 August 2013 | All disciplines For promising
postgraduate students to complete their Australian PhD; to undertake study in
any field; or to support enrolment in a U.S. postgraduate program. This scholarship supports an 8-10 month
program. |
Fulbright Postdoctoral Scholarship | 12 August 2013 | All disciplines For successful
researchers who have completed their PhD in the past five years to undertake
postdoctoral research in the U.S. This
scholarship supports a 3-12 month program. |
Fulbright Senior Scholarships | 12 August 2013 | All disciplines For academics
(generally at Associate Professor or Professor level) to undertake research
or teaching at a U.S. institution. This
scholarship supports a 3-6 month program. |
The Crawford Medal | TBC in 2014 | Presented biennially Humanities disciplines The
medal recognises outstanding achievement in the humanities by young
Australian scholars currently engaged in research, and whose publications
contribute towards an understanding of their discipline by the general
public. |
ATSE Clunies Ross Awards | 31 July 2013 | Science and Engineering disciplines Recognise the
outstanding application of science and technology that provides economic,
social and/or environmental benefit to Australia. Focuses
on the commercialisation of innovation in areas of Australian technological
science and engineering |
| Australian Academy of
Science Career Awards Ian Wark Medal (applied science)David Craig Medal (chemistry) Haddon Forrester King Medal (mineral exploration) Mawson Medal (earth sciences) Hannan Medal (statistical science, pure mathematics, applied mathematics and computational mathematics) Jaeger Medal (Australian earth sciences) Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal (mathematics or physics) | Stage 1 – 29 July 2013 Stage 2 – 27 Sept 2013 Open in February 2014 for award in 2015 | Science
disciplines |
Australian Academy of Science Early Career Awards Anton Hales Medal (earth sciences) Christopher Heyde Medal (mathematical sciences) Dorothy Hill Award (earth sciences) Fenner Medal (biology) Frederick White Prize (physical, terrestrial and planetary sciences) Gottschalk Medal (medical sciences) Le Fevre Memorial Prize (chemistry) Moran Medal (statistical science) Pawsey Medal (physics) Ruth Stephens Gani Medal (human genetics) | Stage 1 – 29 July 2013 Stage 2 – 27 Sept 2013 | Science disciplines For Australian
Residents, no more than 40 years of age) |
Paul Bourke Award for Early Career Research | 10 July each year | Social Sciences disciplines Nomination must be signed and submitted by two Fellows of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia. For a scholar who has achieved excellence in scholarship in the
social sciences. |
Research Australia Awards Advocacy Award The Discovery Award Great Australian Philanthropy Award Leadership in Corporate Giving Award Leadership and Innovation Award Lifetime Achievement Award The Peter Wills Medal | 1 July 2013 | Health and
Medical Research disciplines |
GlaxoSmithKline | 30 June 2013 | Human medical health discipline Accomplishments
based on academic and employment record, research grants and awards received,
cited publications, research productivity, contributions to science
directly/indirectly leading to improvement of human health, and potential to
continue making research contributions to field of human health. |
Scopus Young Researcher Award | Nominations due 15 May Applications due 2 June Extended until 4 June | Disciplines include:
Nominees to be 40
years of age or less, Australian or NZ citizen, currently engaged in research
activities |
NSW Cancer Institute Cancer Research Awards | 17 May 2013 | Cancer research |
L'Oreal Australia and NZ for Women in Science Fellowships | 6 May 2013 | For women
involved in the life sciences, health sciences, material sciences, physical
sciences, mathematics or engineering |
Young Tall Poppy Science Awards | 29 April 2013 | Science, engineering and health related disciplines Looking for: the
communication of research and promotion of science to school students,
teachers, broader community. |
Australian Museum Eureka Prizes Many and varied | 3 May 2013 | Rewards
excellence in the fields of research & innovation, leadership &
commercialisation, school science and science journalism & communication |
CRC early career researchers | 28 March 2013 | Any Early Career Researcher from any member of the Cooperative Research Centres Association can enter via a 30-second video to the competition website. For PhD or Masters student in a CRC, planning to submit thesis in next 2 years or submitted in past 5 years. Provides media
training, how to communicate your research in 30 seconds. |
Prime Minister's Prizes for Science PM's prize for science Science Minister's prize for Life Scientist of the Year Malcolm McIntosh prize for Physical Scientist of the Year | 1st stage closes 14 March 2013 2nd stage closes 30 May 2013 | Any science discipline The prizes are a
tribute to the contributions that Australian scientists have made to
Australian and international economic and social wellbeing |
Fresh Science | 7 March 2013 | Any science disciplines Young researchers
(honours students to no more than 5 years post PhD) with no media experience |