Cockayne Award
For the encouragement of botanical research in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Award details
Discipline: Plant Sciences
Award offered: Every three years
Eligibility: for researchers based in New Zealand
Prize: Public lecture tour + $2500
The Cockayne Memorial Fund was established by public subscription to commemorate the life and work of Leonard Cockayne by the encouragement of botanical research in New Zealand. Under the rules amended by the Society Council in 1957, the interest from the fund shall be used for grants in aid of lectures to be delivered or publications related to botanical research by New Zealand researchers. The Society Council in 1964 resolved to institute a triennial Cockayne Memorial Lecture, to be supported by the trust fund.
Current status
The 2024 round is now closed. Nominations will open again in January 2027.
All nominations will be considered by the Academy Executive Committee who will make the final decision.