APPLICATIONS are now open for this year’s Prime Minister’s Science Prizes, worth a combined total of $1 million.
Five prizes will be awarded to members of the science community that showcase talent, passion and high achievment in their field.
Categories include The Prime Minister’s Science Prize, MacDiarmid Emerging Scientist Prize,Science Teacher Prize, Future Scientist Prize and Science Media Communications prize.
Last year’s Science Teacher winner, Tania Lineham, is encouraging teachers from small regions to apply.
“I encourage them to put themselves forward because in a smaller area you are probably doing a lot more than you realise. Putting it down on paper for the entry process is a worthwhile and interesting experience. In the smaller regions, you often have a lot to do in both the school and in the local community,” she says.
The Science Teacher prize is open to primary, intermediate or secondary level teachers. As well as science teachers, it is also open mathematics, teachnology and engineering teachers.
Winners will be awarded $50,000 and an additional $100,000 for their school. Year 12 and 13 students are eligible for a $50,000 scholarship to futher their studies in science.
Applications for The Prime Minister’s Science Prizes close at 5pm, September 16. To apply or for more information go to www.pmscienceprizes.org.nz, or contact The Prime Minister’s Science Prizes secretariat Debbie Woodhall, on 04 470 5762 or email debbie.woodhall@royalsociety.org.nz.
