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J H Lord Travel Grants
Introduction
The JH Lord Travel Grants are provided in memory of Mr Joseph (Joe) Henry Lord (1919-1999). During his time in senior positions in both Government and industry, Joe Lord made a major contribution to ensuring that Western Australia remains a focus for exploration and mining by promoting the need for the geological community to be well informed and up-to-date. He was Director of the Geological Survey of Western Australia (GSWA) for twenty years, from 1961. Upon his retirement from the GSWA, he set up and initially directed the Western Australian Minerals and Petroleum Research Institute, later the Minerals and Energy Research Institute of Western Australia (MERIWA).
Joe was founding Chairman of Geoconferences (WA) Inc., incorporated in 1987. This non-profit organisation comprises committed volunteers dedicated to the promotion of geoscience, in particular Precambrian geology, by arranging conferences, symposia, excursions and other meetings. Excess funds are used to develop the careers of young geoscientists, mainly through the provision of travel grants.
Eligibility
Applications for JH Lord Travel Grants are invited from full-time postgraduate students, or post-doctoral fellows from developing countries* who have been awarded their PhD within the last five years, who are actively engaged in research on West Australian geology (in particular Precambrian geology) and wish to present the results of their work at a relevant geoscience conference.
Applications from persons studying at Western Australia institutions may relate to conferences within or outside Western Australia (including overseas), but applications from outside Western Australia must relate to conferences within Western Australia.
* As defined by UNDP, United Nations Development Programme [www.undp.org/about_undp].
Grants
Grants of up to AUD$500 are available for travel within Australia and up to AUD$1,000 for overseas travel. Applicants presenting research results will be given priority.
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Amount |
| WA recipient for a conference in Western Australia. |
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$200 |
| WA recipient for an interstate conference |
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$750 |
| Interstate recipient for a conference in Western Australia |
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$750 |
| WA recipient for an overseas conference |
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$2,000 |
| Overseas recipient* for a conference in Western Australia |
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$2,000 |
| Maximum total for multiple grants per recipient |
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$2,750 |
*Young scientists from developing countries (current arrangement) airfare.
Successful grant applicants will be required to submit a written report, of about 500 words, on their presentation, including a summary of the work presented, and the benefits derived from attending the meeting. The report must be submitted within one month of attending the meeting, and will be used for publicity purposes. Click here to see some of the reports from successfu Travel Grant recipients.
Applicants are eligible to apply for multiple grants to a maximum total of AUD$1500.
Submission
Apart from Geoconferences-sponsored meetings, for which application deadlines will be publicised
on the Geoconferences website, applications may be submitted at any time. However, when possible, applications should be submitted at least three months before the meeting to allow sufficient time for processing. Applications must be sent to the JH Lord Travel Grants Committee. If sent by e-mail then please copy, including attachments as PDF files, to the Secretariat <secretary@geoconferences.org>.
Please click here to download a copy of the JH Lord Travel Grant application form.
Further Information
Prof. Simon Wilde
JH Lord Travel Grants Committee
Geoconferences (WA) Inc.
PO Box 4052, Victoria Park,
WA 6979, Australia
Phone (61 8) 9266 3580
Fax (61 8) 9266 3153
E-mail s.wilde@curtin.edu.au
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