The Australian Academy of Science invites applications from Australian researchers for the APEC Science Prize for Innovation, Research and Education (ASIPIRE) award for 2015.
The theme for this year's award is Disaster risk reduction: Understanding the role of climate change and variability. Relevant subjects may include (but are not limited to) sustainable development, environmental studies, ecology, disaster management, urban planning and engineering.
ASPIRE is an annual award, valued at US$25,000 (approximately A$32,000–$33,000), which recognises young scientists from APEC economies who have demonstrated a commitment to both excellence in scientific research and cooperation with scientists from other APEC member economies.
The ASPIRE Prize supports APEC’s mission to:
strengthen international science and technology networks
enhance economic growth, trade and investment opportunities in harmony with sustainable development, through policies, innovative R&D and technologies, and knowledge sharing
improve linkages and efficiency between research and innovation.
Detailed infomation about the award, including selection criteria, eligibilty, terms and selction process is available on the science.org.au site.
Note that the award is for early career researchers under 40 years old as of 31/12/2015.