Nominations are currently open for the following awards offered in 2026:

• The C.N. Yang Award has been established to honor young researchers with prominent research achievements and to promote the development of leaders in physics in the Asia Pacific region. 

The following awards offered in 2026 will be open for nominations from 1 March:

• The Walter Boas Medal for excellence in original research that makes important contribution to physics in Australia. 
• The Harrie Massey Medal and Prize (in conjunction with the IOP) for outstanding contributions to physics made a citizen of Australia working anywhere in the world, or a citizen of any nation for work carried out in Australia.
  
• The Alan Walsh Medal for Service to Industry to recognise outstanding accomplishments in applying physics in industry.
• The AIP Award for Outstanding Service to Physics in Australia in recognition of exceptional contributions to advance the aims of the Australian Institute of Physics. (No close date).
• The Women in Leadership Medal to recognise a female physicist in academia, industry or government, who has inspired or mentored early career physicists and/or developed more equitable workplaces in Australia. 
• The Women in Physics Lecturer (for the 2027 lecture tour). The award is made annually to recognise and publicise significant contributions by a woman to advancing a field of physics and to inspire future physicists. 
• The Physics Communication Award to recognise an excellent communicator who shares their outcomes of their work to a broader audience, and makes the public aware of the excitement and importance of physics.
• The Ruby Payne-Scott Award for Excellence in Early-Career Research for outstanding contributions to physics made by an early career physicist.
• The AIP Education Medal for outstanding contributions to tertiary physics education in Australia.
• The Bragg Gold Medal for Excellence in Physics for the most outstanding PhD thesis in physics or its applications by a student from an Australian University.
• The TH Laby Medal for Excellence in Physics for the most outstanding Honours or Masters thesis in physics by a student from an Australian University.