Young Agronomist Award

The Australian Society of Agronomy makes an award of $1000 to an outstanding Young Agronomist attending the 2010 Conference in Lincoln. The award will be presented to an agronomist aged 35 and under who has achieved excellence in research and/or the application of science on crops and pastures, including the disciplines of plant physiology, breeding, nutrition, pathology, entomology, soil science, weed science, economics and farming systems.

The Society encourages all Australian agronomists to nominate their colleagues who have made a useful contribution to agronomy in Australia, whether they are working in research, extension or other. To apply for this prestigious award, a nominator must complete the following application and provide a current CV of the nominee.

Previous winners

• 2010: To be announced at the 15th Australian Agronomy Conference
• 2008: Jason Brand (Department of Primary Industries, Victoria)
            Barry Haskins (Industry and Investment NSW)
• 2006: Andrew Whitlock (Department of Primary Industries, Victoria)
  

How to apply

Nominations for the 2010 award closed at 5 pm EST on the 30 June 2010.

• To download the application form:
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• Ensure both Sections 1 & 2 of your application are completed by nominator - Sections 1 and 2
• Attach a current CV of the nominee (< 4 pages)
• Submit completed applications electronically to richard.simpson@csiro.au
• Post one hard copy of the application to:
  Australian Society of Agronomy

Conditions and assessment

• Only nominees aged 35 and under are eligible.
• Nominees must be currently living in Australia or New Zealand and working in a field related to agronomy.
• Nominations will be assessed by a sub-committee of the Australian Society of Agronomy, which will consist of both early career and established agronomists.
• Electronic nominations must be received by the closing date to be eligible. No late applications will be considered.