The award is given to a financial member of the RACI, with no more than 12 years of professional experience since completing their most recent relevant qualification, for contributions to the development of organometallicchemistry.The eligibility period may be extended, to take into account interruptions, consistent with Australian Research Council (ARC) guidelines. The contribution will be for research work published, or accepted for publication, including patents and industrial reports. The work covers the period of ten years immediately preceding the award, with the majorproportionbeing carried out in Australia. The award is for any area of organometallic chemistry encompassing synthesis, structure, catalysis, environmental, industrial materials, main group, transition metal and f-block chemistry and bioorganometallics.