Premier's Science Fellowship Program 2023 applications now open

Applications are now open for the 2023 round of the Premier’s Science Fellowship Program.

The Fellowship Program aims to attract leading, and early to mid-career, scientists to Western Australia.

The Western Australian Government is offering $1.5 million support over four years per successful application in the 2023 round for:

• a Premier’s Science Fellow, a distinguished researcher or leader of international prominence ($1 million over four years); and
• a supporting Premier’s Early to Mid-Career Fellow ($0.5 million over four years).

Applications must address a specific Area of Research, of strategic importance to Western Australia. This year, the Area of Research options are:

• Future fuels, and/or next generation energy storage, for decarbonisation.
• Quantum computing; quantum communications; or quantum sensing and measurement.
• Sustainable exploration and discovery, or processing, of critical minerals.
• Advanced mechatronics, for example robotic, autonomous systems, intelligent systems or biomechatronics.
• Bioinformatics and/or computational biology for life sciences challenges.
• Other (in which case the Specific Area of Research nominated for the package must fall under one or more of the following priority areas: energy, environment, food, health, mining, space and technology).

Running since 2003, the Fellowship Program has seen a majority of recipients staying well beyond their four-year appointment continuing to undertake their research in Western Australia, generating real world impacts and advancing research locally.

For more information, visit the Premier's Science Fellowship Program page.