Crawford-In-TASMANIA Student Awards

Crawford-in-TASMANIA student awards

Applicationsareinvitedfromhonoursandpostgraduatestudentsinterestedingaininginternationalagriculturalresearch experience in developingcountries.

OVERVIEW

TheCrawfordFundencouragesgreaterrecognitionoftheimportanceofinternationalagriculturalresearchanddevelopmenttoAustraliabyactivelyengagingininternationalagriculturalresearch.TheTasmanianCommitteeoftheCrawfordFundoffers asmallnumberofcompetitivetravelawardsfortertiarystudents.Thepurposeoftheawardsistofacilitateactivestudentparticipationininternationalagriculturalprojects,inordertohelpthemgainvaluableexperienceandexpertiseindevelopingcountries. Only one or two awards will be made each year.

TheawardsareopentoHonoursandPostgraduateStudents from Tasmania, with priority given to Australian nationals and permanent residents.Applicantsshouldbe engagedinarelevantbiophysicalorsocio‐economicaspectofagriculture,animalproduction,fisheries,forestry,naturalresourcemanagementorfoodsecurity.ApplicantsshouldbeenrolledeitheratHonoursLevel,orinapostgraduatedegree(MastersorPhD).Theawardtakestheformofabursarytoamaximumvalueof$3000perawardee,andcanbeusedforairfares,othertravelcosts,accommodationandsubsistence,and/oroperationalresearchcosts.

TheCrawfordFundStudentInternationalAgriculturalAwardsaredesignedtoaugmentfundingfromothersources—forexample,agriculturalresearchanddevelopmentassistanceprojectsbeingundertakeninoverseascountrieswherethestudentsintendtoworkandgainexperience.Theprojectsthatthestudentsplantolinkwithcanbegovernmental(e.g.ACIAR,FAO),non‐governmental(NGO),commercial(e.g.seedorR&Dcompany)orinassociationwithauniversity.Fundingtoattendresearchconferencesoverseaswillnotbeconsidered,unlessitcontributestopromotinginternationalagriculturalresearchindevelopingcountries.

HOWTOAPPLY

ApplicantsneedtocompleteanapplicationformandoutlinethebenefitsexpectedfromtheCrawfordFundStudentInternationalAgriculturalAward.ThebenefitsoftheawardcouldbethroughstrongerlinkagesinresearchareasofinteresttoTasmanianindustry;understandingtheapplicationoftechnicalknowledgetodifferentagriculturalsystems;orknowledgethatwillhelpfosterTasmania-developingcountrycommercialengagement.Proposalswillonlybeconsiderediftheyincludeasignedstatementofapprovalfromtheagency(university,government,NGOorcompany) where the student is based.Itisexpectedthatthesuccessfulapplicantswillbeamenabletoinvolvementinpublicawarenessactivitiesassociatedwiththe award.Awardeesare required to provideawrittenreporttotheTasmanianCrawfordCommitteedescribingwhattheylearnedduringtheirCrawfordFundStudentInternationalAgriculturalResearchAwardactivities.

The closing date for award applications is COB Friday, 17 March, 2017.
Applicationsshouldbesentto the Tasmanian Coordinator for the fund, Dr Neville Mendham, at: . He will also be able to answer any queries you may have before you submit your application.

Crawford-in-TASMANIAAustralia student awards

APPLICATIONFORMFORHONOURSORPOSTGRADUATERESEARCHAWARD

(Tofacilitatecompletionof theform,referto thenotes andselection criteriabelow)

1TheApplicant
Name:
Address:
Email:
Telephone/mobile:
Hostuniversity:
Degreedisciplineofcourse:
Yearofenrolment:
Fulltimeorparttime:
Dateofbirth:
Gender:
Nationality (please indicate citizenship and permanent residence):
2TheHostProjectorActivitywithwhichtheApplicantproposestolink
Projecttitle of host project
(inoverseascountry):
Hostinstitutioninoverseascountry:
HostinstitutioninAustralia (ifadditionaltoaTasmanianuniversity):
Briefdescriptionof Host Project(~100words):
3TheProposal
Title:
Keyobjective:
Expectedoutcomes:
BenefitstoTasmania:
Dates of activity:
Risksassociatedwithactivity:
Briefdescription (include linkage of the proposed activity to the project) / 1page
Please attach
4Budget—Funds(AUD)requestedfromCrawfordFund(variableamountupto$3000)
a) Airtravel:
b) Accommodation:
c) Subsistence:
d) Localtravel:
e) Miscellaneous(pleasespecify):
TotalfundsrequestedfromtheCrawfordFund:
Fundsavailablefromothersources to contribute to cost of visit:
5Approvals
Authorisedofficerofhomeuniversity
Name,positionemail:
Signature:
Authorisedofficeroftheoverseasprojectorganisation
Name,positionemail:
Signature(orscan):
6Academicreferee(atleastone)
Name:
Position:
Contactdetails:

NOTESANDSELECTIONCRITERIA

1 / The applicant
Applicantsmust be enrolledat a recognisedTasmanian tertiaryinstitutein a relevantdisciplinaryarea inagriculture,animalproduction,fisheries,forestry, naturalresourcemanagementorfoodsecurity.
Applicantsmust be enrolledeitherat Honourslevel (3-year degree)orfourth year(4-year degree),or in aresearchdegree at postgraduatelevel(Masters orPhD).
2 / The host—international agricultural researchproject or activitywithwhichtheapplicantproposesto link
Theprojectthat theapplicant proposes to link to can be governmental(e.g.ACIAR, FAO),non‐governmental(NGO), commercial (e.g. seedcompany), oruniversitybased.
Provide detailsoftheinternationalagricultural researchprojector activitythat you plan to linkwith(whoisconducting it, whois fundingit, whereit is based,whatare itsmainobjectives) and how you plan to link the proposed activity with the project.
Funding to attendresearchworkshops overseas will not be considered unless there is a strongcasethatthefocusof the workshopitself aims to promoteinternationalagriculturalresearch.
3 / The proposal
Provide detailsofwhatyou propose todo if you aresuccessful inobtaininga CrawfordFund Award.
Describehowyou propose tolinkwith thehostorganisationand describe how the projectactivities matchthe objectives of the CrawfordFund—thatis,provide clearjustificationas to why you thinktheCrawfordFundshouldsupport yourproposal.
While thisinternationalagricultureinitiativeisdesignedtoassist the hostcountry whereitisconducted,projects needto be ofmutualbenefit toTasmania, as well as ofbenefit to the applicant.Proposalsthatcan clearlydemonstratebenefit toTasmania(e.g. throughstrongerlinkagesinresearch areasofinteresttoTasmanianindustry,access to technicalknowledge oflocalinterest, understandingtheapplication oftechnical knowledge to differentagriculturalsystems,orknowledge thatwill helpfosterTasmania–developing country commercial engagement) willhave anadvantage.
4 / Budget
TheCrawfordFundStudent InternationalResearch Awards canbe used forairfaresand other travel costs,accommodationandsubsistence, and/or operationalresearchcosts, to a maximum totalvalue of $3000 perawardee.The finalpaymentof$500will be helduntilreceiptof the agreedreport bythe CrawfordFund.
TheCrawfordFundsupportisdesigned to augmentsupportfromothersources.Provide briefdetails ofcashand in‐kindsupportavailablefrom other sources to support the proposaldescribedin Section 3.
5 / Approvals
Approvals arerequired fromAuthorisedOfficersrepresenting boththeHostUniversitywhere theapplicantis enrolled,and the Host CountryProjector Activity withwhich theapplicantproposestolink.
Theproposalshould include comprehensivedetailsof OHS(OperationalHealthand Safety) plans and thesupport beingprovided by theHostInstitute(e.g.university)ortheHost CountryProject orActivity.Pleaseindicate ifthis includes insurance cover.
6 / Referees
TheAuthorisedOfficersin Section 5 mayalso actasAcademicRefereesfor theapplicant orthe applicant maywish to nominateother referee(s).