Applications are now open for the 2018 Premier’s Science Awards, which recognise and celebrate the achievements of the Western Australian science community.
The awards are open to works in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
There are four categories: Scientist of the Year; Woodside Early Career Scientist of the Year; ExxonMobil Student Scientist of the Year; and Chevron Science Engagement Initiative of the Year.
The Scientist of the Year will be awarded $50,000, with each of the other category winners receiving $10,000.
Each year, a prominent Western Australian scientist is also inducted into the WA Science Hall of Fame.
Applications close on May 21, 2018 and the awards ceremony will be held during National Science Week in August.
For more information, visit http://www.jtsi.wa.gov.au/scienceawards