The RSWA John Glover Research Support Grants

The Royal Society of Western Australia received a bequest from Dr John Glover, aimed at advancing science in Western Australia. To honour Dr Glover’s passion for science, the gift has been used to establish a research support grant program for students of natural and physical sciences, anthropology and archaeology. In wishing to maximise the impact of Dr Glover's generosity, the Royal Society has partnered with The University of Western Australia, which has created an endowment to fund the grant program in perpetuity, and will administer the grants.

The grants are named “The Royal Society of Western Australia John Glover Research Support Grants”, and are open to students at any Western Australian university.

Value

$15,000 which will be allocated as follows:

• $5,000 directly to the recipient as a top-up
• $10,000 towards research costs and project maintenance.

Duration

One calendar year.

Number of awards

Six grants will be made in the 2023 round. The number of awards in subsequent years will be determined by available income from the endowment.

Eligibility

The grants are open to domestic and international students at any university in Western Australia. Both of the following eligibility criteria must be satisfied:

1. PhD candidature: You must be enrolled in a PhD program at a university in Western Australia, and expecting to remain enrolled for the duration of the 2023 academic year.

2. Research eligibility: The research topic of your PhD must be related to natural or physical sciences, anthropology or archaeology in Western Australia.

Concurrent funding: you may apply for the grants even if you already hold a scholarship or other funding. However, you may wish to confirm that this is also permitted by the conditions of any existing funding you already hold.

Recipients' obligations

If your application is successful, you will be expected to:

• Present your research at The John Glover Symposium, at the invitation of the Royal Society of Western Australia.

• Provide a written report on research activities undertaken in the period you held the grant.

• Appropriately acknowledge the support received via this grant program.

You agree to the above by submitting your application.