Deadline: 31-Mar-23
The Queensland State Committee of the Crawford Fund is offering a small number of competitive grants for either mentoring or targeted training activities for overseas scientists and extension officers in research, extension, or governance / management.
The purpose of the International Engagement Awards is to help promote mentoring and training activities in their nearby region by experienced Queensland researchers and volunteers.
Award Information
- Individual awards are for up to a maximum of $15,000 annually.
- Duration: Training awards are for one year only, while mentoring awards may in select instances extend for more than one year.
Eligibility Criteria
- The mentoring Awards are open to retiree volunteers, but applications should be made through a Queensland-based host organisation.
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The criteria that the Queensland Committee will use in making its final decisions on successful applicants will be:
- Demonstrated excellence: Overall merit of applicant and mentees / trainees, as demonstrated by their academic record, work history and references.
- Type of activity: The CF will consider a wide range of activities focussed on research, extension or governance/management training. These may include working visits by mentors / trainers to institutes in the target country, as well as short-term working visits by trainees to institutes and industry in Australia. Conference and workshop attendance may also be considered but without dedicated mentoring or training activity will be given a lower priority. Salaries for mentors / trainers and general bench fees will not ordinarily be funded.
- Development of proposal: The applicant must present a well-developed proposal outlining the nature of the activity and proposed budget.
- Region: Preference will be given to applications targeting Indonesia, Timor Leste, PNG and the Pacific.
- Industry: Preference will be given to applications that can clearly demonstrate linkage to Queensland industry priorities, such as beef, fisheries, tropical crops and horticulture, biosecurity, related natural resource management issues, linkages with the private sector and marketing.
- Potential impact: The selection committee will place considerable value on the potential impact of the activity for government agencies and NGOs, as well as farmers, and industry bodies across the value chain.
- Co-investment and value for money: preference will be given to proposals which demonstrate both significant co-investment (cash and in-kind) from other agencies, and value for money. Co-investment should be quantified.
For more information, visit Queensland State Committee.