Awards, Prizes and Grants

The Society offers a number of different awards, prizes and grants. These pages also lists the State Divisional awards, prizes and grants.

Education Grant Details

The Australian Acoustical Society (AAS) Education Grant has been established to encourage and enhance the study of acoustics in Australia and in particular to encourage research in acoustics. The main criterion is the likely benefit that the successful completion of the proposed project will provide for acoustics, for the AAS and for its members.

Examples of projects likely to be viewed favourably include:

1. one whose outcomes would enable a significant number of AAS members to resolve community or environmental problems more satisfactorily;
2. one which involves collaboration between education/research institutions and industry based organisations;
3. one which would produce good publicity for the AAS and for the science and practice of acoustics in Australia;
4. one which enhances the quality or quantity of educational offerings in acoustics in Australia.

Projects will be judged on their originality and their likelihood of successful completion within reasonable timeframes. The multiplier effect of having partial funding from other sources will also appeal to the judges. However, the AAS remains interested in funding projects that may not proceed without AAS funding. If the proposal involves funds from a number of sources, it should be made clear how the AAS contribution would be acknowledged. The potential for the outcomes to be published in Acoustics Australia and/or presented at the annual conferences and technical meetings of the Society would be viewed favourably.

The grant is open to educational institutions, companies and organisations and individuals for the purpose of financing special acoustic projects, providing scholarships, assisting projects with the purchase of software and equipment or any other worthwhile use involving acoustics. Applications for the purchase of software and equipment by government and commercial organisations will be considered on a case by case basis but may be considered unfavourably unless consideration is given to hiring equipment.

The total grant of $15,000.00 may be split between several projects. Thus applicants should not assume that they would necessarily receive all the available funding if their application was successful and should not necessarily request the maximum amount of the award.

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New South Wales Division

AAS NSW Young Scientist Award (previously NSW Travel Award) for Research Students to Attend the ICA 2010 Conference in Sydney

The New South Wales Division of the Australian Acoustical Society (AAS) is offering up to six (6) awards for research students who are under 35 years of age to assist their attendance at the 20th International Congress on Acoustics at the Sydney Convention Centre, 23-27 August, 2010. Successful awardees will be required to provide a short report (200 to 500 words) on their experiences at the Conference for the December 2010 issue of the journal Acoustics Australia. Such a report could, for example, present a summary of papers presented on a particular topic of interest. This work may then be summarized for inclusion in Acoustics Australia.

The amount of each award is $500 and is to be spent towards the conference registration fee, travel to and from the conference venue, and accommodation.

The award is open to all research students who are AAS student members of NSW Division as well as research students endorsed by AAS members of NSW Division.

To apply for the travel award download the form.

The closing date for the applications is Monday 22 March 2010. Late applications will not be considered.

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Queensland Divisional Awards

The Queensland Division conducts an awards program to encourage and support education and research in acoustics in Queensland. Awards are granted on an annual basis in two divisions, a schools division and a tertiary division.

Division I

The schools division is administered as part of the Queensland Science Contest and is open to students studying at Queensland primary and secondary schools. A $460.00 bursary will be presented for the best entry in the field of acoustics. At the discretion of the judges, this bursary may be split among a number of deserving entries (maximum of five).

Entries close: Wednesday 23rd September 2009

Division II

The tertiary division consists of awards in two categories:

Category 1: Research Project

1. The Acoustic Bursary: A bursary of $1500.00 in cash is offered for a proposed 4th year undergraduate or 1st year postgraduate research project. The award is offered annually, submissions for the 2009 bursary have now closed.
2. The RJ Hooker Bursary: A bursary of $1500.00 in cash will be awarded for a proposed 4th year undergraduate or 1st year postgraduate research project conducted in industry in the context of a professional placement.
   Submissions close: 5:00 pm Friday 23 October 2009

Category 2: Course Work

A book prize of $150.00 will be awarded to the most outstanding student in the acoustics component of a relevant undergraduate or 1st year postgraduate degree subject.

The awards are open to tertiary students studying full or part time at a Queensland university in subjects relevant to the field of acoustics.

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David Bies Prize in Acoustics

In recognition of the contributions of David Bies to the science and practice of and education in acoustics, the South Australian Division of the Australian Acoustical Society has resolved to establish a Prize to recognise outstanding contributions in these areas.

The Prize shall be made available each year and may be awarded to a member(s) of the Australian Acoustical Society who is/are an acoustical practitioner(s) in South Australia, or has/have made a meritorious contribution to the discipline in South Australia.

Nominations can be made via written correspondence to the AAS SA Division, see SA division prize page for more details.

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WA Divisional Tertiary Prize in Acoustics and Vibration - 2009

Call for entries

The prize:

A prize of $1000 will be awarded for the best student project in acoustics and/or vibration completed at a Western Australian tertiary institution during 2009.

This prize has been set up to encourage tertiary students to undertake projects in this interesting and challenging field.

The winning student(s) will be asked to present a talk on their project at a meeting of the WA Division of the Australian Acoustical Society, at which the prize will be presented.

Eligibility:

Students are eligible to enter if they will complete or have completed an undergraduate, honours, masters by coursework, or postgraduate diploma project relevant to any aspect of acoustics and/or vibration at a Western Australian tertiary institution in 2009.  Masters by research and PhD students are not eligible.

Acoustics is a broad field, so there is plenty of scope for interesting projects in areas such as:

• architectural and building acoustics
• underwater acoustics,
• musical acoustics
• biological acoustics
• noise and vibration control
• vibration and structural dynamics
• environmental noise
• industrial noise
• hearing and speech physiology
• occupational health
• ultrasonics
• etc. etc.

Entry:

The following items should be sent by mail to:
    AAS WA Prize, Unit 3/2 Hardy Street, South Perth, WA 6151.
or by email to:
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(Email subject should commence with "AAS WA Prize".)

• A copy of the final project report(s).  Where two or more students complete a project as a team, but write separate reports, then all reports should be submitted.
• A short statement specifically addressing the judging criteria below.
• A statement from the student's project supervisor supporting the entry.

Entry Deadline

Entries must be received by 5pm, Monday 30th November 2009.

Judging criteria:

• Scientific merit
• Potential impact of results
• Novelty of approach
• Relevance to acoustic field of study

The judges will also take into account the quality of the project report(s), particularly the clarity of the writing and the presentation and discussion of results.

The judges' decision will be final and no correspondence will be entered into.

Questions?
Any questions regarding the prize should be directed to:
    Rebecca Donovan
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    (08) 9313 3655

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Excellence in Acoustics Award

This award aims at fostering and rewarding excellence in acoustics. The entries will be judged on demonstrated innovation from within any field of acoustics. The prizes include a trophy and a gift to the value of $2,500 to the winner, and a certificate and gift to the value of $500 to the runner up.

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Australian Academy of Science Award

The Australian Academy of Science is a private organisation of some 370 of Australia's leading research scientists, elected for their personal contributions to science.

The Academy recognises research excellence by conferring medals and awards on younger scientists and recognises lifetime contributions to specific disciplines by more senior scientists.

You are invited to nominate candidates for the prestigious awards of the Australian Academy of Science.

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