Each year the Society makes number of awards made in the various fields of science. These are among the oldest and most prestigious
awards in Australia. Details may be found below by clicking on the links.
September 20, 2024 The James Cook Medal has been awarded periodically by the Royal Society of New South Wales for outstanding contributions to science and human welfare in and for the Southern Hemisphere. Traditionally, it been the Society’s most prestigious medal.
October 22, 2019 The Royal Society of New South Wales Citation is awarded to a Member or Fellow of the Society who has made significant contributions to the Society, but who has not been recognised in any other way. A maximum of three Citations may be awarded in any one year.
November 23, 2016 The Jak Kelly Award recognises excellence in postgraduate research in physics annually, with the winner selected from presenters at each year’s Australian Institute of Physics, NSW Branch Postgraduate Awards, as advised to the Awards Committee of the Royal Society of New South Wales. The award honours Jak Kelly (1928-2012), Professor and Head of Physics at the University of NSW, and President of the Royal Society of NSW (2005-2006).
August 21, 2015 The Warren Prize is awarded to recognise research of national or international significance by early- or mid-career engineers and technologists. The research must have originated or have been carried out principally in New South Wales.
August 21, 2015 The Walter Burfitt Prize is awarded every three years for research in pure or applied science, deemed to be of the highest scientific merit. The winner must be a resident in Australia or New Zealand.
August 21, 2015 Three scholarships of $500 plus a complimentary year of Associate Membership of the Society are awarded each year in order to acknowledge outstanding achievements by young researchers in any field of science in New South Wales.
August 21, 2015 The Society’s Medal is awarded from time to time to a member of the Society who has made meritorious contributions to the advancement of science, including administration and organisation of scientific endeavour and for services to the Society.
August 21, 2015 The Pollock Memorial Lectureship has been awarded approximately every four years since 1949 and is sponsored by the University of Sydney and the Society in memory of Professor J.A. Pollock, Professor of Physics at the University of Sydney (1899-1922) and a member of the Society for 35 years.
August 21, 2015 The Poggendorff Lectureship is awarded every two to three years for research in plant biology and, more broadly, agriculture.
August 21, 2015 The Liversidge lectureship is awarded biennially for research in chemistry. The lecture is presented in conjunction with the Royal Australian Chemical Institute.
