The Australian Laureate Fellowship is an
Australian professorial research fellowship awarded by the
Australian Research Council
The Australian Research Council (ARC) is the primary non-medical research funding agency of the Australian Government, distributing more than in grants each year. The Council was established by the ''Australian Research Council Act 2001'', ...
. Up to 17 fellows are chosen each year for five-year awards.
Kathleen Fitzpatrick and Georgina Sweet fellowships
In 2010, the Australian Research Council created the Kathleen Fitzpatrick and Georgina Sweet Australian Laureate Fellowships. The Kathleen Fitzpatrick fellowship is named for
Kathleen Fitzpatrick and honours a woman candidate in a
humanities field. The Georgina Sweet fellowship is named for
Georgina Sweet
Georgina Sweet (22 January 1875 – 1 January 1946) was an Australian zoologist and women's rights activist. She was the first woman to graduate with a Doctor of Science from the University of Melbourne, and was the first female acting pr ...
and honours a woman in a science or technology discipline. In addition to the funding from the standard Australian laureate fellowship, both of these named fellowships include an additional $20,000 per year to promote women in research.
Recipients
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References
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External links
Australian Laureate Fellowshipsat the Australian Research Council
Kathleen Fitzpatrick and Georgina Sweet Australian Laureate FellowshipsAustralian Research Council grants database
Research in Australia
Career awards
Faculty awards