Each year the Society makes number of awards made in the various fields of science. These are among the oldest and most prestigious
awards in Australia. Details may be found below by clicking on the links.
Three scholarships of $500 plus a complimentary year of Associate Membership of the Society are awarded each year in order to acknowledge outstanding achievements by young researchers in any field of science in New South Wales.
The Society’s Medal is awarded from time to time to a member of the Society who has made meritorious contributions to the advancement of science, including administration and organisation of scientific endeavour and for services to the Society.
The Pollock Memorial Lectureship has been awarded approximately every four years since 1949 and is sponsored by the University of Sydney and the Society in memory of Professor J.A. Pollock, Professor of Physics at the University of Sydney (1899-1922) and a member of the Society for 35 years.
The Poggendorff Lectureship is awarded every two to three years for research in plant biology and, more broadly, agriculture.
The Liversidge lectureship is awarded biennially for research in chemistry. The lecture is presented in conjunction with the Royal Australian Chemical Institute.
The Society’s History and Philosophy of Science Medal is awarded each year to recognise outstanding achievement in the History and Philosophy of Science with preference being given to the study of ideas, institutions, and individuals of significance to the practice of the natural sciences in Australia.
The Edgeworth David Medal is awarded each year for distinguished contributions by a young scientist under the age of thirty-five (35) years on 1 January in the year in which the medal is awarded, for work done mainly in Australia or its territories, or contributing to the advancement of Australian science.
The Clarke Memorial Lecture is delivered each year by the most recent winner of the Clarke Medal.
The Clarke Medal, prior to 2023, was awarded each year for distinguished research in the natural sciences conducted in the Australian Commonwealth and its territories. The fields of geology, botany, and zoology were considered in rotation.
The Archibald Ollé Prize of $500 is given from time to time, at the discretion of the Council, to the author who has submitted and had accepted the best single-author paper to the Society’s Journal.
