Scott Medal
For making an outstanding contribution towards the advancement of engineering sciences and technologies, and their applications.
Award details
Discipline: Engineering sciences and technologies
Award offered: Every two years
Eligibility: for researchers based in New Zealand
Prize: Medal
The R. J. Scott Medal is awarded biennially for chemical, civil, environmental, forestry, agricultural and resource engineering; electrical, electronic, information and mechanical engineering; or technologies associated with biological, food, natural products processing (meat, wool, dairy, skin etc) and medical practice technologies.
The medal will not normally be awarded in the same discipline two rounds in a row.
The Medal is awarded to the researcher who has undertaken work of great merit and has made an outstanding contribution towards the advancement of the particular branch of engineering sciences, technologies, and their applications.
Current status
The 2025 round is now closed. Nominations for 2027 will open in January 2027.
To make a nomination, please contact academy@royalsociety.org.nz and a URL will be sent to you to access the nomination web portal.