Jennifer Arnold Memorial Research Grant [F5136]

Friends and relatives of Dr Jennifer Mary Arnold having donated a sum in memory of her service to The University of Western Australia and to the Environmental Protection Authority, the Jennifer Arnold Memorial Research Grant is established and is administered in accordance with the following regulations.

1. The grant consists of the annual income after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy, from the fund established by the sum donated.

2. The purpose of the grant is to encourage a more perfect understanding of the natural environment and of its value.

3.(1) Those eligible for the grant are students enrolled for an honours course or higher degree preliminary course in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at The University of Western Australia or in the School of Biological and Environmental Sciences at Murdoch University.

(2) The grant is made on the basis of the research topic which forms all or part of the student's enrolment.

4. Written applications on the appropriate form must be submitted to the Senior Faculty Administrative Officer, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Western Australia, by 31 March.

5. Applications are considered by a committee which consists of the Dean of the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at The University of Western Australia and the Dean of Biological and Environmental Sciences at Murdoch University, or their nominees, and up to four co-opted members from appropriate disciplines, provided that each campus must be equally represented.

6. The criteria for award are:

(a) academic achievement;

(b) the merit of the proposed research project;

(c) evidence of prior independent commitment to biologically and environmentally related concerns.

7. A successful candidate must not be the recipient of any other substantial grant specifically covering expenses which relate to the research topic, the HECS Exemption Scholarships excepted.

8. The grant is to be used to defray expenses directly related to the research project and not normally provided from University funds including interstate travel and equipment.

9. The holder of the grant must submit to the Senior Administrative Officer, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, by 31 March of the following year, a report on the use of the grant.

10. Any publications resulting from the research project for which the grant is made must acknowledge its assistance.