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Hamilton Award

Royal Society Te Apārangi Early Career Research Excellence Award for Science

Award details

Discipline: Science

Award offered: Yearly

Prize: Cash grant

The Hamilton Award (formerly called the Hamilton Memorial Prize) is awarded annually for the encouragement of early-career researchers currently based in New Zealand for scientific  research in New Zealand. The Award consists of a framed certificate and $2,500. This prize is associated with the Hamilton Lecture every third year. 

Current status

The 2024 round is now open. The deadline for nominations is 31 March 2024.

To make a nomination, please contact academy@royalsociety.org.nz and a URL will be sent to you to access the nomination web portal.