James Cook University (JCU)

Shirley Gilliver Memorial Fund Grant

Level of study: Postgraduate, Undergraduate / VET

Closing date: 29 May 2026

The Fund was established by the Family, friends and colleagues of Shirley Gilliver, a Senior Tutor in the School of Behavioural Sciences, who died in a road accident returning to Townsville from the Cairns campus on 22 April 1991. The Fund was established to promote the study of social welfare policy and problems of rural North Queensland.

Eligibility Requirements

Grants from the Shirley Gilliver Memorial Fund shall be open to competition among candidates who: are Australian citizens or Australian permanent residents; and are a full-time student of JCU enrolled in: a Bachelor of Social Work, a Bachelor of Social Work with Honours, a Masters of Social Work, a Masters of Social Work (PQ), a Masters of Social Policy; or a Doctorate undertaking research in rural communities.; are or will be undertaking social work field education or research in rural or remote communities.