Funding opportunities and prizes

Published in the Research School of Physics Event Horizon
Vol43 Issue59 5–9 March 2018

Another funding opportunity for Event Horizon (for Women in Science).

Important details are as follows:

Subject: Call for applications for L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Fellowships – 2018.

Application Dates: Applications opened on 29 January 2018 and will close on Monday 12 March 2018. Advise College Research Office of intention to apply.

Summary: ‘There are five $25,000 Fellowships (four Australian and one New Zealand). Applicants within five years of completing their PhD (not including career breaks) are welcome from a variety of fields including life sciences, clinical and health sciences, material sciences, physical sciences, mathematics or engineering.’

Closing Soon (Extracted from the Research and Innovation March Newsletter)

• Prime Minister’s Prizes – nominations close 26 March.
  • Prime Minister’s Prize for Science (AUD $250,000).
  • Prime Minister’s Prize for Innovation (AUD $250,000).
  • Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year (AUD $50,000)
  • Frank Fenner Prize for Life Scientist of the Year (AUD $50,000)
  • Prize for New Innovators (AUD $50,000)
• Australian Museum Eureka Prizes (AUD $10,000 each) are a set of 17 high-profile Australian prizes presented annually. ANU Researchers are strongly encouraged to apply. Entries close 7pm 4 May.
• Heart Foundation Future Leader Fellowships (AUD $130K – 160K pa). Applications close 11 April.
• International Prize for Biology (~ AUD $120,000), this year awarded in palaeontology. Nominations close 20 April.
• Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science (~AUD $300,000) is awarded by The Franklin Institute. The theme for 2019 is Green and Sustainable Chemistry. Intention to nominate due April 30.
• AAS Honorific Awards are prestigious awards presented by the Australian Academy of Science. Nominations close 1 May.