John and Jenny Barnett Memorial Prize 2025

The John and Jenny Barnett Memorial Prize was established by family and friends of John and Jenny Barnett. Associate Professor Barnett was a lecturer and researcher in animal welfare who, with his wife Jenny, was killed in the Black Saturday bushfires in 2009. This prize could assist a student undertaking an Honours or Masters Project in Animal Welfare with study and living expenses.

To be eligible for this scholarship, you need to:

• be commencing or enrolled in the Bachelor of Agriculture (Honours) or the Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Agricultural Science, Veterinary Bioscience or Animal Science and Management) or Masters by Coursework in Animal Science

Eligible candidates will be ranked based on:

• demonstrated academic merit
• providing details of your research proposal relating to animal welfare

All scholarship outcomes will be sent via SmartyGrants.

Please see outcome timing below:

• Round 1 (Jan-March applications): May-July
• Round 2 (June-August applications): September-October

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