A suite of new awards have been added in 2022 to ensure all of our diverse members are included.

• The Catalyst Award

  • This award is designed to recognise an early career chemist for outstanding innovation in Applied Chemistry in the workplace (industrial, commercial, government or education). "someone who incites action or activity in the Chemical arena".
    
    

• Centenary of Federation Teaching - Team Awards

  • Previously Centenary of Federation Teaching Award - This award acknowledges that impactful new initiatives in the education sector are increasingly developed by teams of people, rather than individuals acting alone.  Excellence in teaching will be honoured with up to three awards, one each for primary, secondary, and tertiary education initiatives.
    
    

• Ochre Award - for First Nations Australians

  • This award will be offered to a person of Indigenous Australian or Torres Strait Islander descent who has a  genuine interest in Chemistry and a passion to highlight the wonders of science within their community.

• The RACI Welcome Award

  • To honour and welcome a chemist who is new to Australia, works in Australia, and has done so for up to 3 years (career breaks up to 6 years will be considered).  The applicant should be at a career stage where they would qualify for election as a Fellow of the RACI.  Only work performed in Australia will be considered. 
    
    

• Vicki Gardiner Advocacy Award

  • This award has been established to honour the outstanding contributions of Dr Vicki Gardiner.  Vicki has worked tirelessly to promote the RACI and to progress the participation, success, and recognition of underrepresented groups of chemical professionals.  The award is to recognise outstanding leadership in the areas of promotion of chemistry,  outreach, mentorship and inspiration and the provision of a more equitable workplace.