This Prize is for an outstanding emerging scientist undertaking research for a PhD or within five years of the date of the award of their PhD.
The Prime Minister’s MacDiarmid Emerging Scientist Prize is worth $200,000 to the recipient.
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Expectations
$150,000 of the Prize is to be used to support their on-going work. A plan for the use of this funding will be required.
$50,000 of the Prize money is available to the recipient with no expectations on its use.
The recipient of the Prize would be expected to be involved in promotional opportunities appropriate to receiving The Prime Minister’s MacDiarmid Emerging Scientist Prize.