Grant for Elizabeth and Frederick White Research Conferences

The Elizabeth and Frederick White Research Conferences, supported by the Australian Academy of Science, aim to enhance understanding in physical and mathematical sciences related to Earth and space. Each year, one conference is funded with up to $10,000, encouraging innovative themes and international participation. The Academy's Shine Dome is available for hosting, promoting collaboration and new research directions in this critical scientific area.

Background
With the generous support of the late Lady White MBBS and the late Sir Frederick White FAA FRS, the Academy has established a series of research conferences in the physical and mathematical sciences related to the solid Earth, the terrestrial oceans, Earth's atmosphere, solar-terrestrial science, space sciences and astronomy.
The purpose of the conferences is to advance at the most fundamental level of the understanding of the subject, to introduce to Australian research new aspects or directions, and to encourage participation of overseas scientists.
One conference is funded annually. Conferences are usually of about two days duration. A sum of up to $10,000 is provided. The supplementation of this sum is encouraged.
Organisers are asked to make an undertaking on acceptance of an offer of funding from the Academy to call their conference an Elizabeth and Frederick White Conference and to advertise it as such.
The Academy's Shine Dome is available free of charge for up to 2 days, although caretaking charges apply for weekends and on weekdays from 5.00pm, and there is a preference for holding the conference in the Shine Dome unless the location proves unsuitable.