This fund offers annual science grants of up to $20,000 each to support field-based, high-quality ecological research. 

This fund offers annual science grants of up to $20,000 each to support field-based, high-quality ecological research. The objective of the grant is to provide financial support for conservation-based research of Australian ecosystems (including off-shore islands and the continental shelf) that ultimately will lead to tangible outcomes for management. The scope of the research is open to terrestrial, marine and freshwater research on endangered Australian native vertebrate animals. Grants are GST exclusive. 

Criteria

Applicants must be in one of the two below categories.

• Be a student enrolled for a PhD at an Australian institute and hold an Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) scholarship or university scholarship.
• Be within 3 years of having received a PhD (or equivalent) and hold a postdoctoral position at a recognised Australian research institute, e.g. CSIRO or a university.

The research must address ecological and conservation problems in Australian systems. Preference will be given to novel research which deals with empirical field-based data and ecological community processes with possible management implications rather than pure genetic or modelling research.

The work should lead to publication in high quality ecological or conservation/management journals. Successful grant winners will be expected to present a one page progress report of their work to the Secretary after six months and a full report within three months of the termination of the grant. Conference travel is not supported.

• Phone: 02 6201 9467
• Email: awards@science.org.au