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The Prime Minister's Future Scientist Prize

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The Prime Minister’s Future Scientist Prize.

This prize is for a senior secondary school student for outstanding achievement in carrying out a practical and innovative science, mathematics, technology or engineering project.


Discipline: 
natural, physical, mathematical and information sciences, applied sciences, technology, engineering, social science and multi-disciplinary science.

Award offered: yearly

Prize: trophy and cash prize, $50,000

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The prize is worth $50,000 to the recipient to support their tertiary education. 50% of the prize will be awarded on selection and a further 50% awarded the following year.

Current status

For more, see the Prime Minister's Science Prizes website 

For queries, email pmscienceprizes@royalsociety.org.nz