Deadline: 9-Feb-23
The Australian Government has announced the applications for Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science – Science Prizes award Australian scientists and innovators with prizes to recognise outstanding achievements in science and research-based innovation.
Aims
- The program contributes to the Government’s vision for an Australian society engaged in and enriched by science. Through this program and other science engagement activities, the Government aims are:
- Increasing Australian community engagement with the sciences, through activities and events
- Increasing positive public sentiment and awareness of the contribution and achievements of Australian scientists and innovators
- Improving communication between Australian scientists, the general public, businesses and government
- Enhancing focus on building skills and capability in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and digital literacy, in Australian schools and communities
- Increasing engagement and participation in groups under-represented in STEM.
Elements
- To meet the above aims the Government is supporting a range of science communication and engagement activities and events under the following program elements:
- Targeted Science Communication
- National Science Week
- The Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science
- Citizen Science Grants
- Maker Projects Grants
- Sponsorship Grants for Student Science Engagement and International Competitions.
Prizes
- Science Prizes
- Prime Minister’s Prize for Science ($250,000)
- Prime Minister’s Prize for Innovation ($250,000)
- Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year ($50,000)
- Frank Fenner Prize for Life Scientist of the Year ($50,000)
- Prize for New Innovators ($50,000).
- Science Teaching Prizes
- Prime Minister’s Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Primary Schools ($50,000)
- Prime Minister’s Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Secondary Schools ($50,000).
Stage
- Stage 1: where you, as the nominator, provide a submission (up to 500 words) outlining the nominee’s achievement and why they would be a good candidate for a particular science prize. You will also need to provide the contact details of two supporters and two independent referees. One independent referee must be based overseas for all prizes except the Prize for New
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible for a Science Prize, a nominee must:
- Be an Australian citizen or permanent resident of Australia (nominees currently living or studying overseas are not precluded from being nominated)
- Not be self-nominated
- Not be nominated in more than one prize category. Where a nominee is nominated in more than one category, they will ask the nominee to select a single nomination to pursue.
Ineligible
- Past recipients of the Prime Minister’s Prize for Science or the Prime Minister’s Prize for Innovation are not eligible to be considered for another award.
- Past recipients of any other of the Science Prizes may only be nominated for the Prime Minister’s Prize for Science or the Prime Minister’s Prize for Innovation.
For more information, visit Australian Government.