Awarded to recognise a researcher’s lifetime contribution to Australasian palaeontology. 

Awarded for the best paper(s) published in the previous two years in a peer-reviewed AAP publication (Alcheringa and Australasian Palaeontological Memoirs) by an early career researcher as sole or first author.

Awarded for the best research paper within a calendar year by a middle career researcher as sole or first author.

 Awarded to help a student member of AAP attend a scientific conference of their choosing to present their research as a talk or a poster.