Applications for the 2021 Prime Minister’s Science Prizes are now open. Closing date for applications is at 5.00pm on Friday 15 October 2021.

There are five prizes to be awarded that celebrate and raise the profile of science among New Zealanders. The combined value of the prizes is $1 million. The prizes are awarded to:

– Te Puiaki Pūtaiao Matua a Te Pirimia The Prime Minister’s Science Prize
– Te Puiaki Kaipūtaiao Maea The Prime Minister’s MacDiarmid Emerging Scientist Prize
– Te Puiaki Whakapā Pūtaiao The Prime Minister’s Science Communication Prize
– Te Puiaki Kaiwhakaaroaro Pūtaiao The Prime Minister’s Science Teacher Prize
– Te Puiaki Kaipūtaiao Ānamata The Prime Minister’s Future Scientist Prize

Read more about the Prime Minister’s Science Prizes 2021.

Closing date for applications is at 5.00pm on Friday 15 October 2021.