Robert and Maude Gledden Mobility Grants
The Robert and Maude Gledden Mobility Grants are part of the estate bequeathed to the University by the lateRobert John Gledden to promote and encourage education and research at the University in the disciplines of applied science, engineering, mining or cognate subjects.
The purpose of the Mobility Grant is to provide support for travel costs for mid-career and senior researchers visiting The University of Western Australia to conduct research with UWA-based colleagues.
Remuneration
- Grants of up to AUD $3000 for Australian-based scholars, and up to AUD $5000 for international scholars are available to support costs of travel and accommodation for a visiting scholar to work with a UWA-based colleague.
- The Gledden Mobility Grant can be considered as seed funding and applicants may wish to contact the UWA Office of Research to discuss funding support options for future research collaborations.
How to Apply
Gledden Mobility Grants Terms and Conditions
- Applications for Gledden Mobility Grants may be lodged at any time during the year and will be awarded subject to funding availability.
- It is recommended that prospective hosts and Visitors contact the Institute to discuss their application before submission.
- Applications must be lodged by a UWA-based Academic or Professional staff member who are engaged in research as part of their role and who will host the Visitor for the duration of their stay at UWA.
- The host and applicant will be informed about the decision within two weeks of making the application.
Applicants will be assessed against the following criteria:
- Academic excellence and standing against career stage of the proposed Visitor.
- The extent to which the visit aligns with UWA’s research strategy.
- The extent to which the visitor relates to the fields of applied science, engineering, mining or cognate subjects.
History of the Gledden Visiting Fellowship
Robert John Gledden (1855-1927)
In 1927, the University received about £55,000 from a public benefactor, Mr Robert John Gledden (1855-1927). Mr Gledden moved to Australia in 1890 and was licensed as a surveyor in Queensland. He came to Perth in 1892, and after practising for a few months as a surveyor, was asked by the then Minister of Lands, W. Marmion, to take charge of mining surveys at Coolgardie. He made a preliminary survey there and about a year later laid out the site of Kalgoorlie. He retired in 1900 and spent much time travelling with his wife Maude, before settling at Caulfield, near Melbourne.
After his wife died in 1921, he continued to travel but kept his interest in Western Australia. He was a good businessman and made money largely out of investing in land in Western Australia. He died in Perth on 5 November 1927.
With no heirs, Mr Gledden's will provided that the whole of his residue estate should go to the University in trust to provide scholarships beginning ten years after his death. As far as it is known, he had no previous contact with the University before his death.
Robert Gledden stipulated that the income from his estate should be used "for the promotion and encouragement of education at such University to provide for scholarships in applied science, more particularly relating to surveying, engineering, mining or cognate subjects". He also expressed the hope that "one at least of such scholarships will be a travelling scholarship". The bequest initially provided for two annual travelling science fellowships of £750. They were named the Robert and Maude Gledden Travelling Fellowships in honour of himself and his wife. The first Gledden Fellowship was awarded in 1939. It would not be awarded again until 1945 due to the Second World War.
After his wife died in 1921, he continued to travel but kept his interest in Western Australia. He was a good businessman and made money largely out of investing in land in Western Australia. He died in Perth on 5 November 1927.
With no heirs, Mr Gledden's will provided that the whole of his residue estate should go to the University in trust to provide scholarships beginning ten years after his death. As far as it is known, he had no previous contact with the University before his death.
Robert Gledden stipulated that the income from his estate should be used "for the promotion and encouragement of education at such University to provide for scholarships in applied science, more particularly relating to surveying, engineering, mining or cognate subjects". He also expressed the hope that "one at least of such scholarships will be a travelling scholarship". The bequest initially provided for two annual travelling science fellowships of £750. They were named the Robert and Maude Gledden Travelling Fellowships in honour of himself and his wife. The first Gledden Fellowship was awarded in 1939. It would not be awarded again until 1945 due to the Second World War.