- Applications are actually open for the Premier’s Science Awards, celebrating 25 years of scientific excellence in WA
- Scientists, educators, college students, and neighborhood members are inspired to use or nominate, with 10 award classes and a $140,000 prize pool
- The 2026 winners and Hall of Fame inductees will likely be introduced later this yr
Applications are actually open for the Premier’s Science Awards (PSA), as are nominations for the Western Australian Science Hall of Fame.
Now in its twenty fifth yr, the awards rejoice excellence in Western Australian science, know-how, engineering, and arithmetic (STEM).
The awards characteristic 10 classes with a complete prize pool of $140,000, together with $50,000 for the Scientist of the Year and $10,000 for every of the remaining 9 classes, plus the People’s Choice Award.
Scientists, researchers, lecturers, academics, tertiary STEM college students, and people delivering STEM engagement initiatives or government-led analysis initiatives are inspired to use.
Community members are additionally invited to appoint distinctive scientific leaders for the WA Science Hall of Fame.
Award recipients and finalists play an important function in inspiring younger Western Australians to pursue STEM pathways that help the State’s future workforce wants. Scientific analysis and engagement stay central to Western Australia’s efforts to diversify its economic system, strengthen innovation, and tackle evolving world challenges.
In 2025, the awards recognised 38 finalists and 13 winners throughout fields similar to engineering, radio astronomy, meals science, plant biology, Indigenous well being, information science, and know-how.
Applications and nominations shut at 4pm AWST, Monday, 11 May 2026. Winners and the 2026 Hall of Fame inductee will likely be introduced later this yr.
The 2026 Premier’s Science Awards are proudly supported by:
- Gold Sponsors: Shell Australia, Woodside Energy
- Silver Sponsor: DUG
- Bronze Sponsors: BioCina, CSIRO, Fogarty Foundation, Orthocell
- University Sponsors: Curtin University, Edith Cowan University, Murdoch University, The University of Western Australia
- Sector Sponsor: The Kids Research Institute Australia
- Community Partner: Scitech
- Media Partner: The West Australian
For extra data and to use, see:
www.wa.gov.au/organisation/department-of-energy-and-economic-diversification/premiers-science-awards
As acknowledged by Premier Roger Cook:
“For more than two decades, the Premier’s Science Awards have recognised the extraordinary researchers and educators whose work strengthens our economy, protects our environment, and improves the lives of Western Australians.
“Supporting these excellent people is vital to my authorities’s precedence of diversifying the State’s economic system so it could stay sturdy properly into the long run.
“I encourage WA’s brightest minds to apply for an award or nominate for the WA Science Hall of Fame.”
As acknowledged by Science and Innovation Minister Stephen Dawson:
“WA is home to world-leading researchers and educators who continue to make breakthroughs across fields ranging from medical research and engineering to astronomy, biodiversity, and technology.
“The Premier’s Science Awards and the WA Science Hall of Fame have been celebrating the leaders who’re advancing information for 25 years, driving new applied sciences and provoking the subsequent era of STEM professionals.
“I strongly encourage individuals, teams, community organisations and industry partners to put forward an application or nomination for the 2026 program.”