Grace Vaughan Fund [F5159]

Friends and colleagues of the late Grace Vaughan, teacher, social worker and parliamentarian, having provided a sum of money to establish a Grace Vaughan Fund to commemorate her work for individuals and communities by supporting activities characteristic of her own determination in qualifying herself to serve others and by providing benefits for some of those who share her concern for social justice and human rights, a fund is established for the purpose. The fund is administered in accordance with the following regulations.

1.(1) The annual income from the fund after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy, is used to offer awards—

(a) to individuals wishing to pursue studies in the area of social justice and human rights at The University of Western Australia; and/or

(b) to individuals with a demonstrated scholarly or professional concern for social justice and human rights wishing to travel in Australia or overseas for further studies likely to be of benefit to the community; and/or

(c) to individuals, practitioners and early career professionals with a demonstrated commitment in a particular field of social justice and human rights wishing to pursue studies or activities for the purpose of their professional development.

(2) Each award is called a Grace Vaughan Award.

(3) Unexpended income in any year is added to the capital sum.

2.(1) A Grace Vaughan Fund Committee is to be established consisting of:

(a) the Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences or nominee;

(b) the Chair of the Social Work and Social Policy discipline group;

(c) the President of the Australian Association of Social Workers (WA); and

(d) the Head of the School of Social and Cultural Studies or the Head of the School of Humanities or nominee.

(2) The committee will meet annually in November to consider applications for awards.

(3) The conditions for and the number and value of awards in each year are at the discretion of the committee.

3. Applications for awards in any year must be lodged with the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences by 1 November of the preceding year, and applicants must request two referees to forward reports direct to the Faculty by that date.

4. An individual may be awarded only one Grace Vaughan Award.

5. Each awardee must—

(a) submit a written report on their use of the fund to the Grace Vaughan Committee;

(b) present a seminar on their use of the fund to staff in the Social Work and Social Policy discipline group.