The Australian Academy of Science is proud to support scientific research through sponsorship of specialist conferences that focus on rapidly developing fields.
The Academy is pleased to announce funding towards two conferences to be held in 2025.
Exploring the first billion years of the universe with the Elizabeth and Frederick White research conferences
The future of research into the early universe will be the focus of a workshop for the Elizabeth and Frederick White research conference in 2025.
Recent advances in technology have allowed researchers to make significant strides in understanding the universe’s first billion years. With the development of new tools, such as the Square Kilometre Array currently under construction in Australia, deep space research is poised to take another leap forward.
Astrophysicists and cosmologists from around the globe will come together to discuss new possibilities for exploration into our early universe.
Funding for the Elizabeth and Frederick White research conferences is offered for research conferences in the physical and mathematical sciences related to the solid Earth, the terrestrial oceans, Earth’s atmosphere, solar-terrestrial science, space sciences and astronomy.
Preparing nature and society for a hotter world with the Fenner conferences on the environment
Finding solutions for the impacts of extreme heat on Australian landscapes will be the focus of the 2025 Fenner conference on the environment.
High temperature records are being broken globally each year. Australia is especially vulnerable to extreme heat challenges, with life-threatening heatwaves becoming more frequent and severe.
Researchers, policymakers and stakeholders from industry and environmental groups will gather to discuss the stake of current research and form new collaborations to develop positive futures for Australian landscapes and society under extreme heat conditions.
Funding for the Fenner conferences on the environment is offered for conferences that bring together those with relevant scientific, administrative and policy expertise to consider current environmental and conservation problems in Australia, to contribute to the formation of policies to alleviate them.
2026 applications opening soon
The 2026 award round for research conference funding will open in mid-February 2025.
