Science Meets Parliament Award

Science meets Parliament is an initiative supported and designed by Science and Technology Australia. Over the last 21 years, Science meets Parliament brings together Australia’s leading STEM professionals and parliamentarians to discuss and promote science, technology and mathematics. 

In 2024, the Science Meets Parliament program will be held on 20^th–21^st March 2024 in person at Australian Parliament House, with an online training session on 13^th March 2024.

The online training will include sessions such as ‘Practice your pitch’, and ‘Preparing to meet a Parliamentarian’.

In person sessions will include leading MPs and Senators who will talk about what science means to them and their party, why Australia needs science, their policy offerings to strengthen science and the science workforce, and advice for scientists on engaging with politicians and the Parliament to inform policy and legislation.

See the full program for the event here.

Application Criteria

To be eligible for this award, applicants must:

• Be a financial member of NSA;
• Completed a PhD; and
• Be either 0-9 years post PhD or equivalent (Early Career) or 10+ years post PhD (mid-late career)

Nomination and assessment procedures

To apply:
Provide a 2-page CV, a reference from your supervisor supporting your application and a 1-page (total) response to the following:

• Why you would like to attend Science meets Parliament 2023 and represent the Nutrition Society of Australia.
• What relevant issues relating to nutrition would you take for discussion with the parliamentarians. Provide information relating to why you chose these issues and highlight how the issues relate to the focus and values of the Nutrition Society of Australia.
• What do you hope to learn from the meeting and how would you use your experience after the event?

NSA will reimburse registration costs, one nights accommodation and airfares to Canberra for one ECR and one mid-late career researcher.

Forward your EOI to the NSA Secretariat (info@nsa.asn.au) by COB Monday 29th January 2024.

Science Meets Parliament Recipients

* deceased