{"id":25463,"date":"2026-03-04T15:45:35","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T05:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/fit\/?p=25463"},"modified":"2026-03-04T15:45:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T05:15:35","slug":"2026-sa-science-excellence-and-innovation-awards-applications-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/fit\/2026\/03\/04\/2026-sa-science-excellence-and-innovation-awards-applications-open\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 SA Science Excellence and Innovation Awards &#8211; applications open"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">From classrooms to cutting\u2011edge labs, South Australia\u2019s educators, researchers, innovators, industry leaders and problem-solvers are invited to apply for the 2026 South Australian Science Excellence and Innovation Awards.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>As our state\u2019s premier science showcase event, these Awards celebrate the outstanding leadership, innovation and scientific contributions of South Australia\u2019s science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM) community.<\/p>\n<p>This year for the first time, a new award will recognise First Nations STEMM contributions through the <u><a title=\"https:\/\/www.scienceawards.sa.gov.au\/atsi-stemm-award\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scienceawards.sa.gov.au\/atsi-stemm-award\" data-outlook-id=\"6e91ffaf-d7f7-40e7-8b2f-4261048d99f0\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"1\">Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander STEMM Award<\/a><\/u>. Open to individuals or teams, the award celebrates the transformative impacts of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals and groups in STEMM.<\/p>\n<p>Applications\u00a0are open across\u00a07\u00a0categories, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span role=\"presentation\"><u><a title=\"https:\/\/www.scienceawards.sa.gov.au\/scientist-of-the-year-award\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scienceawards.sa.gov.au\/scientist-of-the-year-award\" data-outlook-id=\"199b9983-f1ff-4fac-b3c7-db16be9b3794\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"2\">Scientist of the Year<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span role=\"presentation\"><u><a title=\"https:\/\/www.scienceawards.sa.gov.au\/atsi-stemm-award\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scienceawards.sa.gov.au\/atsi-stemm-award\" data-outlook-id=\"90184e98-bab0-4be8-aae4-48eefd527487\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"3\">Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander STEMM Award<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span role=\"presentation\"><u><a title=\"https:\/\/www.scienceawards.sa.gov.au\/mid-career-stemm-professional\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scienceawards.sa.gov.au\/mid-career-stemm-professional\" data-outlook-id=\"5d3bb43f-0119-43c1-8eb0-a70359ac6c77\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"4\">Mid-Career STEMM Professional of the Year<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span role=\"presentation\"><u><a title=\"https:\/\/www.scienceawards.sa.gov.au\/stemm-educator-primary-secondary-aw\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scienceawards.sa.gov.au\/stemm-educator-primary-secondary-aw\" data-outlook-id=\"ae5155b8-0b41-4bcd-937c-9fadf968904e\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"5\">STEMM Educator of the Year \u2013 Secondary or Primary<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span role=\"presentation\"><u><a title=\"https:\/\/www.scienceawards.sa.gov.au\/stemm-educator-uni-rto-award\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scienceawards.sa.gov.au\/stemm-educator-uni-rto-award\" data-outlook-id=\"a5ff513e-1992-453a-81e0-4a21c46782ce\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"6\">STEMM Educator of the Year \u2013 University or Registered Training Organisation<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span role=\"presentation\"><u><a title=\"https:\/\/www.scienceawards.sa.gov.au\/excellence-in-collaborative-innovation\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scienceawards.sa.gov.au\/excellence-in-collaborative-innovation\" data-outlook-id=\"bf1acd2b-f267-44d8-b296-2ea7fb918ff9\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"7\">Excellence in Collaborative Innovation<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span role=\"presentation\"><u><a title=\"https:\/\/www.scienceawards.sa.gov.au\/phd-research-excellence-award\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scienceawards.sa.gov.au\/phd-research-excellence-award\" data-outlook-id=\"15801fc5-5a63-43fe-a4eb-fe8bdd2e8d3e\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"8\">PhD Research Excellence Award<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Winners receive prize money to support\u00a0their\u00a0future work or career aspirations\u00a0\u2013\u00a0$25,000 for the South Australian Scientist of the Year and $10,000\u00a0for\u00a0each\u00a0of the\u00a0category winners.<\/p>\n<p>If this could be you, here are some key dates:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2 March<span role=\"presentation\"><b>\u202f<\/b><\/span>\u2013 Applications open<\/li>\n<li>27 April<span role=\"presentation\">\u202f<\/span>\u2013 Applications close<\/li>\n<li>May \u2013 Judging<\/li>\n<li>June \u2013 Finalists announced<\/li>\n<li>September\u00a0\u2013 Ticket sales open<\/li>\n<li>November \u2013 Award celebration.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>Good luck!<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 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