Doctoral research

Two awards recognise significant advances from doctoral research in any discipline. Each provides AUD 1,000 and an invitation to lecture to the Society. Nominations close at close of business on 15 November 2026.

…The award supports four years of doctoral research.

Support exploratory fieldwork that collects specimens or data for doctoral research. Relevant subjects include palaeontology, ecology, archaeology and geology. Support letters are due 13 November 2026, before the 16 November application deadline.

Recognises recent doctoral research in experimental, theoretical or applied nuclear physics. Typically three and at most five recipients receive a diploma and up to EUR 1,000 to attend EuNPC 2027 in Catania and present their research. Nominations close 31 January 2027.

Pursue doctoral research connecting architecture and technology within the Institute of Technology in Architecture. Applicants should identify relevant professorships and demonstrate how their research interests fit the institute. The programme offers three and a half years of funding through full-time employment with a monthly salary. Incomplete application packages will not be considered. Apply through the ETH online recruitment portal. Application deadline: 2027-01-31.

Supports doctoral research advancing anthropological knowledge across sociocultural, linguistic and biological anthropology and archaeology. Any methodology and research location may be proposed. Nonrenewable awards provide up to US$25,000 for essential research expenses, with no institutional overhead. The November 2026 round supports projects starting between July and December 2027; the open application form confirms this research window. Research may span multiple phases.

…conversations that have shaped Meitz’s doctoral research. The episode connects computational methods with collaboration and mentoring, offering a practical view of research supported by the DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellowship.