The Government Grant for Scientific Research

Abstract

NOW that the annual advertisement of the Government grant is once more appearing, I should like to call attention to the long interval that elapses between the date appointed for the reception of applications for, and that of making known the distribution of, the grants. The former is fixed for January 31, the latter is some time in May, a period of more than three months. This seems to me to detract somewhat from the value of the grants, for, in certain instances at least, the conditions may have quite altered in so long a time and the possibility of making a particular research have passed away.