Closing date nears for the Prime Minister’s Science Prizes

Media Release                                                                  2 July, 2013

Closing date nears for the Prime Minister’s Science Prizes

New Zealand scientists and leading research teams are being given a final prompt to complete their entries for this year’s Prime Minister’s Science Prizes.

The five prizes on offer are worth a total of $1 million. Entries for four of the prizes close on Wednesday 17 July, with the Future Scientist Prize which provides a $50,000 tertiary scholarship, being awarded in conjunction with the Royal Society of New Zealand’s ‘Realise the Dream’ competition.

The other prize categories are:

-The Prime Minister’s Science Prize, $500,000
To an individual or team which has made a transformative discovery or achievement in science  that has had a significant impact on New Zealand or internationally

-The Prime Minister’s MacDiarmid Emerging Scientist Prize, $200,000
To an outstanding emerging scientist undertaking research for a PhD or within five years of the date of the award of a PhD

-The Prime Minister’s Science Teacher Prize, $150,000
To a science teacher for outstanding achievement in teaching science

-The Prime Minister’s Science Media Communication Prize, $100,000
To a practising scientist who is an effective communicator, to provide them with an opportunity to further develop their knowledge and capability in science media communication

The prizes recognise the contribution science and innovation make to economic growth, and the impact and importance of science on New Zealanders’ lives.

To find out more, visit:
www.pmscienceprizes.org.nz

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