1^st June (Round 2) 2025. Sixty-two applications (20 Project & Equipment, $401,858; 34 Travel, $93,193; 8 Conference Support, $54,351) requesting a total of $549,402 were received by 1 June 2025. The members of the Scientific Committee independently scored each application, and the mean scores guided subsequent discussions at a meeting of the Scientific Committee on 27 June 2025. Forty-five grants-in-aid (11 Project & Equipment, 27 Travel, and 7 Conference Support) were approved at by the Trustees.

The scientific committee strived to fund as many applications as possible, leading to grants-in-aid, or partial funding, for nearly all successful applicants. Higher funding amounts were given to higher scoring applications, based on decisions from the trustees, with a goal of encouraging the best of science and fostering optimal research outcomes. Our next funding round closes on 1^st October 2025. This will be the first funding round that will go via our new granting portal. Please try and get your applications in with enough time before the final deadline to ensure things go smoothly.

Applicants are reminded that there is a one-year stand-down period for projects and travel. Further, applications for travel are only considered if the date of travel occurs after the relevant Board meeting (2025 dates are: 24^th April, 31^st July, and 20^th November). This means that there is no retrospective funding. 

Scholarships and Fellowships funded by the Trust can be found under the Scholarships and Fellowships page. Further information, including stipends payable, is available from institutional graduate student offices that administer the Trust’s programmes.