AW Howard Memorial Trust

The AW Howard Memorial Trust promotes and supports pasture research.

Grants, awards and scholarships

Pasture research grants

Study awards

On alternate years, or at its discretion, the Trust will grant a study award worth up to $20,000 in 2 categories:

Tim Healey Memorial Scholarship

This scholarship worth $10,000 per annum for up to 3.5 years is awarded annually to a deserving postgraduate student in a field that benefits the future of Australian farming.

Find out more about the Tim Healey Memorial Scholarship.

AW Howard Medal

The AW Howard Medal is awarded biennially to a person who has made a significant contribution to the advancement of pastures in Australia. After the medal presentation ceremony, the awardee is invited to give an oration.

The AW Howard Trust is seeking nominations for the 2024 awardee. Please nominate a potential recipient worthy of such recognition. Nominations close 7 June 2024.

Download nomination form

Awardees and orations

About the Trust

The Australian Institute of Agricultural Science – now Ag Institute Australia (AIAST) – established the trust in 1964.

The Trust commemorates the contribution of Amos William Howard to the adoption and use of subterranean clover as a pasture plant in Australia.

Thanks to Howard’s pioneering efforts, the subterranean clover (Trifolium subterraneum L.) has:

  • become one of the most important pasture plants in Australia
  • transformed millions of acres of infertile soil into productive pasture land
  • increased our harvests by restoring land fertility and worn out wheat lands.

More information

Annual report

AW Howard Trust Annual Report 2022 (PDF 174.6 KB)

Contact

The Executive Officer
AW Howard Memorial Trust Inc.
C/- SARDI
GPO Box 397
Adelaide SA 5001

(08) 8429 4366 howard.trust@sa.gov.au
Page last reviewed: 15 Mar 2024

 


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