Pickering Medal

For innovation and excellence in technology that has generated significant impact and commercial success both nationally and internationally.
Award details
Discipline: Technology
Award offered: Yearly
Eligibility: for researchers based in New Zealand
Prize: Medal
The Medal is to be awarded to a person or a team who has through design, development or invention performed innovative technological work the results of which have been significant in their influence and recognition both nationally and internationally, and which have led to significant commercial success.
Please note that this medal is open to team nominations as well as individual nominations.
Current status
The 2025 round is now closed. Nominations for 2026 will open in January 2026.
To make a nomination, please contact academy@royalsociety.org.nz and a URL will be sent to you to access the nomination web portal.