Geological samples from Australia are prominent in the Museum's displays. The Museum has demonstrated its gratitude by establishing the Kanagawa Museum of Natural History Award. The award is for research on the Precambrian history of life in Western Australia and its analogues in the modern microbial ecosystem in Hamelin Pool, Shark Bay. Applications are invited from Australian and overseas scientists. Costs of travel, fieldwork, gathering of study materials, laboratory analysis and publication can be covered by the award.
Applications are confidential.