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.
The River Basin Management society exists to further river basin management practice, including education, training, research and development. Masters and 4th Year Honours level students undertaking relevant research are encouraged to apply. Applications are invited from Australian Citizens or Permanent Residents for the Samstag Scholarships for study overseas in the visual arts from 1998. The John Crampton Travelling Scholarships. Applications are invited from students in Architecture Engineering, Fine Arts or Classical Antiquity wanting to study in Italy, Germany, Spain, Greece or any other country considered appropriate.