Applications being taken for Jacobs Fund grants

APPLICATIONS ARE currently being taken for the Maxwell Ralph Jacobs Fund 2010 grants.
Dr Jacobs was one of Australia’s most distinguished foresters. At the time of his retirement in 1970 he was the Director-General of the Forestry and Timber Bureau, having worked in the public service for 44 years. He died in Canberra in 1979.
In 1983 the Australian Academy of Science, in conjunction with the Institute of Foresters of Australia and the New Zealand Institute of Foresters, established a fund to commemorate his life and work. The fund is used to support worthy projects in any field of forestry research and to provide graduates within Australasia with support for professional development not readily available from other sources.
The Institute of Foresters of Australia has undertaken to fund the Max Jacobs Fund for at least a five-year period to 2011.
The principles applying to the application of grants are:
• funds available each year are capped at $5,000 (GST exempt)
• two grants of about $2,500 are usually allocated each year.
• The following broad categories of activity may be supported:
• work or study to be carried out in or related to Australasia in any field of forestry science or forest management
• field-orientated research in Australia and New Zealand
• overseas travel to undertake research or present research findings at scientific conferences.
Applications close on 30 September.
Further details about the grants and application forms can be obtained from Adrian O’Loughlin, executive director, The Institute of Foresters of Australia.
Phone: (02) 6281 3992 Email: [email protected]