The NSW Institute for Educational Research Maria Lock Education Research Grants

Maria Lock was an Indigenous girl who, at the age of 14, came first in an examination across the Colony of New South Wales. More information about Maria can be found at the Australian Dictionary of Biography http://adbonline.anu.edu.au/biogs/AS10292b.htm

In order to support ongoing research by Indigenous Australians, the IER is proud to host the Maria Lock Research Grants.

Applications will be received annually from Indigenous people undertaking a research degree at undergraduate or postgraduate levels, and these applications will be judged on their merit.  While the Institute is eager to support research into Indigenous education, the award is not limited to research involving Indigenous participants or themes. Therefore, the grant is for an Indigenous researcher, regardless of the nature of their educational research.

Both Indigenous and non-Indigenous researchers are eligible to apply for the NSWIER Student Research Grants scheme, which is a separate initiative of the NSWIER [link]

The money for these awards has been donated by a benefactor who wishes to remain anonymous.  The IER would also like to support the Australian Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC) and the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) for their support in making these awards possible.