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About APREF
Launched in 2020, The Australian Property Research and Education Fund (APREF) is a charitable arm of the Australian Property Institute Ltd (API), created to financially support property research, and advance education in the property sector to ensure a thriving future property workforce.
The Australian Property Research and Education Fund, offers tertiary Education Scholarships and Research Grants, in the form of financial bursaries. These, secure the future of the valuation profession and provide a course of action for APREF to lead the industry into the future.
APREF Objectives
APREF’s purpose is to promote and advance for the benefit of Members, and any of its members, as well as the general public, the areas of education, training, development and Scientific Research in the property industry, including specifically in the fields of land valuation and land economy
APREF Governance
The Australian Property Research and Education Fund is governed by the APREF Board.
The APREF Board oversees the work of the Fund. To support the achievement of Fund objectives, two Committees – Research and Education, were established. Committee members were selected based on the desired mix of current skills in academic research, education and practitioner skills.
The APREF Research Committee
The role of the APREF Research Committee is to facilitate the undertaking of scientific research in the property industry, specifically in the fields of valuation and land economy.
Bart Mead
Chair
Professor Sara Wilkinson
Associate Professor Lucy Cradduck
Associate Professor Sacha Reid
Dr Neville Hurst
Dr Braam Lowies
Professor Steven Rowley
Associate Professor Adrian Lee
The APREF Education Committee
The role of the APREF Education Committee is to guide the award of scholarships, bursaries, and prizes for the purpose of advancing education, training, and development activities that relate to valuation and land economy.
Bart Mead
Chair
George Papazoglou
Professor Steven Rowley
Professor Sara Wilkinson
David Logue
