Regulations and Statutes UTR6.045 The R.J. Fletcher Research Fund (1927 - )

From

1927

Functions

Research Fund and Scholarship

Summary

Richard Jaques Fletcher of Geelong, Victoria, chemical manufacturer, bequeathed £7,000 to the University which, together with other sums the University would receive on the expiry of a number of life interests, formed a trust fund called 'The R.J. Fletcher Research Fund'. The purpose of the fund is 'to promote research concerning Cancer and/or concerning the cure of Cancer and concerning Anaesthetics and/or concerning the employment of anaesthetics for the prevention and relief of suffering'. The fund was made a University regulation in 1927.

Related Entries

Published Resources

Resources

• The University of Melbourne, Regulations (Chapter R6), University of Melbourne Calendar 2009, vol. 13 of 14, 2009. Also available at https://digitised-collections.unimelb.edu.au/bitstream/handle/11343/23498/270917_UMC200913_Regulations%20%28Chapter%20R6%29.pdf?sequence=13&isAllowed=y. Details

Online Resources

• UTR6.45 - The R. J. Fletcher Research Fund, Prizes, Exhibitions, Scholarships and Bursaries (UTR6): Gifts and Bequests, The University of Melbourne, https://www.unimelb.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/1792945/utr6045.pdf. Details
• Part 1 Regulations, University of Melbourne Calendar 1975, The University of Melbourne, 1975, https://digitised-collections.unimelb.edu.au/bitstream/handle/11343/23422/109364_UMC197515_Part%201%20Regulations.pdf?sequence=16&isAllowed=y. Details

Sources used to compile this entry: UTR6.45 - The R. J. Fletcher Research Fund, Prizes, Exhibitions, Scholarships and Bursaries (UTR6): Gifts and Bequests, The University of Melbourne, https://www.unimelb.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/1792945/utr6045.pdf.

Created: 31 August 2018, Last modified: 5 December 2018