Crawford Fund Student Awards Application Form

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The Crawford Fund Henzell Awards
The Crawford Fund is calling for applications for its inaugural 2025 Crawford Fund Henzell Awards from undergraduate students who are Australian citizens or permanent residents in their second or subsequent year at an Australian university.

The closing date for applications has been extended to COB, Monday 26 May 2025.

We strongly recommend you read the general background information before you start your application.

With the support of Ted and Frances Henzell and family, the Crawford Fund is offering national awards to fund brief visits by Australian undergraduate students to international agricultural research projects in developing tropical countries in the Asia Pacific Region (see designated list in the backgrounder), Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique and Madagascar.

The applicants can come from any undergraduate degree at an Australian university which would enable them to contribute to agricultural research for development in the tropics, please note the application will include a request to explain how their degree sets them up to contribute. Students can come from a broad range of degrees beyond agriculture – social sciences, economics, gender, health, communication, business, finance - as we understand that international agricultural research needs skills far beyond the usual traditional studies in agricultural science.

This short online application form will require you to attach a brief CV, include a note of support for your application from either someone who is involved in the proposed project/activity to be visited, or someone who knows your abilities and interest in ongoing study or a career related to food and nutrition security – additional academic and personal references can also be provided. Those who are identifying a project will be asked to complete the budget template.*

This is a saveable form. Simply click the 'Save & Continue Later' option underneath the question you are working on.

You will be emailed a link that you can use to return to your saved information at a later date.

All the best of luck.

* Please download the budget template, complete it and attach it when prompted. If you have trouble with the link, copy this into your browser - https://www.crawfordfund.org/crawford-fund-budget-template/
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Are you an Australian citizen or do you have permanent residency status?* This field is required.*Please note these awards are only available for Australian citizens or those with Permanent Residency Status.
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Name* This field is required.
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Email* This field is required.
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Address* This field is required.
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Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
American Samoa
Andorra
Angola
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
The Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bermuda
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Cayman Islands
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Christmas Island
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Colombia
Comoros
Congo
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Cote d'Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Curaçao
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Falkland Islands
Faroe Islands
Fiji
Finland
France
French Polynesia
Gabon
The Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Gibraltar
Greece
Greenland
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guam
Guatemala
Guernsey
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jersey
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
North Korea
South Korea
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macau
Macedonia
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Martinique
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mayotte
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Montserrat
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Nagorno-Karabakh
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
Netherlands Antilles
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Niue
Norfolk Island
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Northern Mariana
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Palestine
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Pitcairn Islands
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Qatar
Republic of the Congo
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Saint Barthelemy
Saint Helena
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Martin
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
Somaliland
South Africa
South Ossetia
South Sudan
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Svalbard
eSwatini
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tokelau
Tonga
Transnistria Pridnestrovie
Trinidad and Tobago
Tristan da Cunha
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Turks and Caicos Islands
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Vatican City
Venezuela
Vietnam
British Virgin Islands
Isle of Man
US Virgin Islands
Wallis and Futuna
Western Sahara
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
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Phone number* This field is required.
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Gender* This field is required.
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Please indicate your preference
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Date of birth* This field is required.
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Social media handles (if any)ie: Twitter @CrawfordFund; LinkedIn /the-crawford-fund/; Facebook @CrawfordFund
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Applicant's Curriculum Vitae* This field is required.(No longer than 4 pages)
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University name* This field is required.
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Degree* This field is required.
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Year of your course enrolment in 2025* This field is required.Note you must be in your second or subsequent year of study to be eligible for this award.
ie second year,
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Full time or part time* This field is required.
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How do you understand your area of study can set you up to be involved in projects to improve food and nutrition security?* This field is required.Up to 300 words.
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Name* This field is required.
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Position* This field is required.
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Email* This field is required.
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Phone number* This field is required.
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Attach academic reference* This field is required.
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Name
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Phone number
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Attach second referee report
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Have you identified a project of interest related to tropical agriculture, involving Australian researchers, or which has Australian support, and sought initial agreement from the project leader/s to visit the project with related staff?
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Brief description of your identified host project* This field is required.Up to 300 words.
(~100 words)
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Project title and ID number of host project
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Target country for visit* This field is required.
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Is your project related to an ACIAR project?* This field is required.
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If yes, please indicate the ACIAR project no.* This field is required.
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Host institution or location in overseas country* This field is required.
(if applicable)
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Host institution/s in Australia* This field is required.
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What activities are proposed as part of your involvement?* This field is required.Up to 300 words.
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How will you link with the host project?* This field is required.Describe how you propose to link with the host project and describe how that matches the objectives of the award – that is, provide clear justification as to why you think the visit will encourage your ongoing interest in further study or a career related to food and nutrition security. While international agricultural research is designed to assist the country where it is conducted, effective projects are of mutual benefit to the home country. Please explain your understanding of the mutual benefit (to your State/Territory or to Australia more generally) of the project you would be visiting. Up to 300 words.
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Dates of activity* This field is required.An estimated timeframe is fine, or state 'unknown at this time'.
In this section please indicate when you would hope to travel, with suggested activity between July 2025 and June 2026.
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Are you confident that you will be carry out the proposed study prior to your final exams as part of your undergraduate degree?* This field is required.
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Please indicate the amount $AUD requested from the Crawford Fund.* This field is required.
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Provide brief details of any cash and in-kind support available from other sources to support your proposal.* This field is required.
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Please complete the budget template and attach below:* This field is required.The budget template seeks information about costs including travel (if applicable), accommodation, subsistence (meals), and insurance - https://www.crawfordfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Crawford-Fund-Budget-Template.xlsx
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Letter of support* This field is required.Please upload a signed letter of support on university/institutional letterhead for your attendance/involvement from someone who will be attending the project/activity with you, indicating their role with the project.
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Please outline the efforts you have made to identify a project* This field is required.For example, have you identified staff at your university who are already involved in international agriculture for development; searched the ACIAR website for projects associated with your area of interest, or for projects in which your university is engaged; or, searched the Crawford Fund website for recent work we have supported by your university? All these suggestions can help you to identify researchers who have previously travelled and may be of assistance with project and travel details. Up to 300 words.
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Letter of support* This field is required.Please upload a signed letter of support on university letterhead for your application and travel for the award from someone related to your studies.
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We expect you to check on and comply with the health and safety requirements of your institution for travelling to the country in your visit. Have you done so?* This field is required.If your answer is No, please save the form and return to it after you have checked.
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Please provide details.* This field is required.
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We expect you to check on and comply with the DFAT Travel advice for your intended visit (see www.smartraveller.gov.au).Please indicate the advice given for your proposed destination below.
Exercise normal safety precautions
Exercise a high degree of caution
Reconsider your need to travel
Do not travel
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Risks associated with activity* This field is required.Please identify what you consider the key health and safety issues that may arise in the country you are visiting, and the arrangements and strategies you have planned to ensure your health and safety. Please include details of your OHS (Operational Health and Safety) plans and the support being provided by the Host Institute (e.g. university) or the Host Country Project or Activity. Up to 300 words.
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Travel insurance* This field is required.Please indicate if you will be seeking travel insurance with your travel booking or if this covered by the project with which you will be connected.
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