Clunies Ross Technology Innovation Awards

The Clunies Ross Technology Innovation Awards recognise contributions by dedicated individuals, or teams, who have shared their vision and knowledge with others to apply technology for the benefit of Australia, and beyond.

Applications open for the 2025 Clunies Ross Technology Innovation Awards will open in March 2025.

Applications open for the 2025 ATSE Awards will open in March 2025.


The selection criteria for the Clunies Ross Technology Innovation Awards are:

  1. A significant contribution to the advancement of industry and/or the community and/or the environment through the application of science, technology and engineering for the economic, social and/or environmental benefit of Australia.
  2. Evidence of outcomes and impacts of the technology-based innovation in Australia.
  3. Promotion of innovators and contribution to community awareness of technology-based innovation and evidence of mentoring the next generation of technology innovators.

Nominees could be entrepreneurs, researchers or developers in a public funded research organisation, university or a private company. Entrepreneurship, impacts and outcomes, and advancement are to be addressed in the nomination. Open to up to three individuals or small teams (with no more than three individuals per team).

Guidelines for this Award, and the Referee Report to be submitted with a nomination, are available below.


 

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Winners of the Clunies Ross Technology Innovation Awards
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History of the Clunies Ross Awards

Founded in 1959 to perpetuate the memory of Sir Ian Clunies Ross, the Ian Clunies Ross Memorial Foundation promoted the development of science and technology in Australia’s beneficial interest. In November 2002, the Foundation was brought under ATSE's umbrella, securing the future of the Awards. The Foundation was disbanded in 2004 and the Awards are now administered by the Academy.
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