Research Grant

2025 Round
NOW OPEN

About our grant

Since 2013 AWAWS has offered an annual research grant to support our members in their current research projects. Our current grant value is $1500.

How the money is spent is up to the applicant.
The grant can be put towards any of the following costs:

Undertaking interstate/international research (airfares, insurance, accommodation, per diem allowances) – this might include costs associated with gaining access to libraries, museums, presentation at a conference, etc.
Undertaking research with the aim of submitting an application for an Australian Research Council grant, Marsden Fund grant or other major grant.
Caring duties related to any of the above.

The most competitive applications will be those that demonstrate that funded research will result in tangible outcomes. AWAWS is keen to support research that will be available in the near future.

Each applicant must address the following four equally weighted criteria in order to be considered for the grant:

Proposal strength
Research outcomes
Individual and financial need
Gender equity and diversity

The selection panel will normally comprise a tenured academic from an Australasian university and two members of the AWAWS Executive Committee.

Eligibility

All AWAWS members are eligible to apply with the exception of members of the Executive Committee. To join or update your membership, fill in our online form.

How to apply

Applications for the 2025 AWAWS Research Grant will close at 11:59pm AEST on Friday 30 May 2025.

The winner will be announced at the AWAWS meeting to be scheduled in late June/early July 2025.

To apply, fill out the application form below and send it through to [email protected].

If you have any questions, please direct these to Estelle Strazdins at [email protected].

Download the Application Form