Peter Smith Medal
This medal is awarded biennially to an outstanding early career researcher in any field. The recipient receives a medal and will be invited to deliver “The Peter Smith Lecture” to the Society.
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For the purpose of the medal, ‘early career’ is taken to mean that the time since the award of a PhD, at the Award nomination deadline, is between three (3) and less than eight (8) years or eight years equivalent full-time. The Honours Committee retains the right to exercise discretion in the application of this condition
Further conditions of the award are:
- The research should have been largely carried out in Tasmania or under the aegis of a Tasmania-based organisation and within the Society’s purview; and
- Nominations may be made by anyone although no self-nominations will be accepted.
- Nominations must be received by cob, August 31.