((Scholarships|Closing date)): April 28, 2006

The Plant Nutrition Trust has been established to encourage and promote research and technology transfer in the mineral nutrition of plants, soil fertility and fertiliser and soil amendment technology, and includes areas where these impinge on other fields such as plant breeding.

The Trust invites applications for awards to assist in carrying out a study tour or to attend a conference or such other activity related to the stated objectives. In making an award, an applicant’s scholastic achievement and recent contribution to industry, research or technology transfer and their potential for future contribution will be considered. The Amount of each award will depend on circumstances, but is likely to be under $2000.

In 2006 the Plant Nutrition Awards will include The Alf Anderson Award - Applicants should be actively involved in work in any of the areas of plant nutrition mentioned above, The Sam Tisdale Award - Applications should have a strong emphasis on sulfur nutrition of plants.

Applicants must be Australian citizens or permanent residents based in Australia, except that for the Sam Tisdale Award, Australian citizens may sponsor candidates from Asia and the south west Pacific region.

Applications can be obtained from Dr Peter Randall, CSIRO Plant Industry, GPO Box 1600, Canberra, ACT 2601, Fax. (+61) 2 6246 5000 or at the email address as below.

E-mail address: peter.randall@csiro.au