University Research Grants
The Australian Wildlife Society’s University Research Grants are offered to honours or postgraduate students at Australian universities conducting research that contributes to the conservation of Australian wildlife (flora or fauna).
Ten University Research Grants are awarded each year: one $5,000 scholarship and nine $3,000 grants. The Dr Clive Williams OAM Memorial Wildlife Conservation Scholarship is awarded to the highest-ranked applicant of all our University Research Grants.
Grants may be used to purchase equipment and consumables, travel expenses related to field research, or attend a conference where the student presents their research.
Please access the PDF instructions below to apply for a University Research Grant.
Applications must be received by 31st May. One entry per applicant. Applicants must be a member of the Society. Successful applicants will be notified by email in July.
FAQ: Articles are due by September 2024.
We do not expect that your project will be completed by then. This article will provide an overview of your project, the importance of your project and its impact on a broader scale, how the funds contributed by the Society will be used, and if there is anything our readers can do to help species conservation in the meantime, etc.
We invite you to read through some of the previous successful recipients’ articles (below), as many were also partway through their projects.
2024 University Research Grants
The Australian Wildlife Society is delighted to announce the winners of our annual grants to honours or postgraduate students implementing research that contributes to the conservation of Australian wildlife MORE »
Articles written by the winners of the 2024 University Research Grants can be downloaded HERE>>
2023 University Research Grants
The Australian Wildlife Society is delighted to announce the winners of our annual grants to honours or postgraduate students implementing research that contributes to the conservation of Australian wildlife, including our very first Dr Clive Williams OAM Memorial Wildlife Conservation Scholarship recipient MORE »
Articles written by the winners of the 2023 University Research Grants can be downloaded HERE>>
2022 University Research Grants
The Australian Wildlife Society is delighted to announce the winners of the ten annual grants of $3,000 each to honours or postgraduate students implementing research that contributes to the conservation of Australian wildlife MORE »
Articles written by the winners of the 2022 University Research Grants can be downloaded HERE>>
2021 University Research Grants
The Australian Wildlife Society is delighted to announce the winners of the ten annual grants of $1,500 each to honours or postgraduate students implementing research that contributes to the conservation of Australian wildlife MORE »
Articles written by the winners of the 2021 University Research Grants can be downloaded HERE »
2020 University Research Grants
The Australian Wildlife Society is delighted to announce the winners of the ten annual grants of $1,500 each to honours or postgraduate students implementing research that contributes to the conservation of Australian wildlife MORE »
Articles written by the winners of the 2020 University Research Grants can be downloaded HERE »
2019 University Research Grants
The Australian Wildlife Society is delighted to announce the winners of the ten annual grants of $1,500 each to honours or postgraduate students implementing research that contributes to the conservation of Australian wildlife MORE »
Articles written by the winners of the 2019 University Research Grants can be downloaded HERE »
2018 University Research Grants
The Australian Wildlife Society is delighted to announce the winners of the ten annual grants of $1,500 each to honours or postgraduate students conducting research that will contribute to the conservation of Australian wildlife. MORE »
Articles written by the winners of the 2018 University Grants can be downloaded here »
2017 University Research Grants
The Australian Wildlife Society is delighted to announce the winners of the ten annual grants of $1,500 each to honours or postgraduate students conducting research that will contribute to the conservation of Australian wildlife. MORE »
Articles written by the winners of the 2017 University Grants can be downloaded here »
2016 University Research Grants
The Australian Wildlife Society is delighted to announce the winners of the ten annual grants of $1,500 each to honours or postgraduate students conducting research that will contribute to the conservation of Australian wildlife. MORE »
Articles written by the winners of the 2016 University Grants can be downloaded here »
2015 University Research Grants
The Australian Wildlife Society is delighted to announce the winners of the ten annual grants of $1,000 each to honours or postgraduate students conducting research that will contribute to the conservation of Australian wildlife. MORE »
Articles written by the winners of the 2015 University Grants can be downloaded here »
2014 University Research Grants
The Australian Wildlife Society is delighted to announce the winners of the ten annual grants of $1,000 each to honours or postgraduate students conducting research that will contribute to the conservation of Australian wildlife. MORE »
Articles written by the winners of the 2014 University Grants can be downloaded here »
2013 University Research Grants
The Australian Wildlife Society is delighted to announce the winners of the ten annual grants of $1,000 each to honours or postgraduate students conducting research that will contribute to the conservation of Australian wildlife. MORE »
Articles written by the winners of the 2014 University Grants can be downloaded here »
2012 University Research Grants
The Australian Wildlife Society is delighted to announce the winners of the ten annual grants of $1,000 each to honours or postgraduate students conducting research that will contribute to the conservation of Australian wildlife. MORE »
Articles written by the winners of the 2012 University Grants can be downloaded here »
2011 University Research Grants
The Australian Wildlife Society is delighted to announce the winners of the ten annual grants of $1,000 each to honours or postgraduate students conducting research that will contribute to the conservation of Australian wildlife. MORE »
Articles written by the winners of the 2011 University Grants can be downloaded here »
2010 University Research Grants
The Australian Wildlife Society is delighted to announce the winners of the ten annual grants of $1,000 each to honours or postgraduate students conducting research that will contribute to the conservation of Australian wildlife. MORE »
Articles written by the winners of the 2010 University Grants can be downloaded here »
2009 - University Research Grants
The Australian Wildlife Society is delighted to announce the winners of the two grants of $5,000 each to honours or postgraduate students conducting research that will contribute to the conservation of Australian wildlife. The two Centenary Grants are awarded based on each applicant's progress in the project for which the Initial Grant was awarded.
The winners for 2009 are:
Arian Wallach – School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Adelaide.
Project – “Persistence of endangered mammals: Is the dingo the key?”
Andrew Cole – ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville.
Project – “The control of coral disease by coral-feeding fishes”
2009 University Research Grants
The Australian Wildlife Society is delighted to announce the winners of the ten annual grants of $1,000 each to honours or postgraduate students conducting research that will contribute to the conservation of Australian wildlife. MORE »
Articles and pictures by the ten 2009 University Student Grants winners and the two Centenary Grant winners can be downloaded here »
2008 University Research Grants
The Australian Wildlife Society is delighted to announce the winners of the ten annual grants of $1,000 each to honours or postgraduate students conducting research that will contribute to the conservation of Australian wildlife. MORE »
2007 University Research Grants
The Australian Wildlife Society is delighted to announce the winners of the ten annual grants of $1,000 each to honours or postgraduate students conducting research that will contribute to the conservation of Australian wildlife. MORE »
2006 University Research Grants
The Ten winners of our inaugural University Grants have been presented with their cheques and were asked to provide a few paragraphs on their project and a photo. We are delighted to share with our members their first reports.
2005 University Research Grants
The five winners of our inaugural University Grants have been presented with their cheques
and were asked to provide a few paragraphs on their project and a photo. We are delighted to share with our members their first reports.