Awards Ceremony

The Minister of Research, Science and Innovation, Hon Dr Megan Woods, will present the Science New Zealand National Awards 2019 at a ceremony at Parliament’s Banquet Hall on Monday 11 November.

The Awards recognise outstanding scientific research or application.

Three Awards will be presented:

• Early Career Researcher Award
• Individual / Lifetime Achievement Award
• Team Award

Nominees for the Awards will be announced in October.

Awards Criteria

Early Career Researcher: 

• The individual has completed their highest research qualification in the past 10 years and is currently employed by a Crown Research Institute (CRI)
• The research behind the discovery or achievement:
  • May have occurred over any time period
  • Must have demonstrated benefit to New Zealand's economic, health, social and/or environment wealth or well-being.

Individual / Lifetime Achievement

• An individual who has made a conspicuous contribution through:
  • Their work over time; or
  • A specific discovery, development or application.
• The individual should be a current employee of a CRI or be retired from a career in a CRI or its predecessor with which his or her work is associated.
• The research or activity underlying the discovery or achievement:
  • May have occurred over any time period
  • Must have demonstrated benefit to New Zealand's economic, health, social and/or environmental wealth or well-being.

Team Award

• A team refers to a group of three or more people. It may be multi-disciplinary and multi-functional. The team must include a researcher.
• Not all of the team need be from the nominating CRI - they may come from other Science New Zealand Members or from external parties.
• The research or activity underlying the discovery or achievement:
  • May have occurred over any time period
  • Must have demonstrated benefit to New Zealand's economic, health, social and/or environmental wealth or well-being.