The NHMRC Biennial Awards celebrate leadership and outstanding contributions to the health and medical research sector. The awards recognise a group or an individual who has made a special contribution in an area of importance to NHMRC.

2027 Biennial Award nominations: open now

Nominate an exceptional member, group of individuals or institution/organisation of the health and medical research community for consideration in the 2027 NHMRC Biennial Awards through our online webform.

For queries about the Biennial Awards, contact nhmrc.awards@nhmrc.gov.au. 

Outcomes

Award recipients from each year:

Recipients from previous years are listed on the award category pages (listed below).

Award categories

NHMRC Consumer Involvement Award

The NHMRC Consumer Involvement Award recognises an individual, a group of individuals or an organisation that has made a long-term contribution to consumer and community involvement in health and medical research.

NHMRC Ethics and Integrity Award

The NHMRC Ethics and Integrity Award recognises outstanding Australians for their contributions to high ethical standards in health and medical research.

NHMRC Outstanding Contribution Award

The NHMRC Outstanding Contribution Award recognises outstanding long-term contributions, individual commitment and support to NHMRC.

NHMRC Peer Review Excellence Award

The NHMRC Peer Review Excellence Award recognises the outstanding contribution of an individual who demonstrates their commitment to NHMRC’s principles of peer review. This includes, but is not limited to, extent of contributions, enthusiasm to participate, quality of assessment, willingness to take on additional requests, and their commitment as mentors.

For this new award, there will be 2 categories:

  • Senior/Experienced Peer Reviewer
  • Early or Mid-Career Researcher (EMCR) as a peer reviewer.

NHMRC Research Quality Award

The NHMRC Research Quality Award recognises the outstanding contribution of an individual, team or organisation who has made a significant contribution to supporting and/or uplifting the quality of Australian health and medical research beyond their own program or research.

NHMRC Science to Art Award

The NHMRC Science to Art Award recognises outstanding examples of the art that can arise from the research funded by NHMRC.