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Australian Ecology Grants
Open, upcoming and recently awarded funding
Student & ECR Grants
Society awards & funding bodies for Honours, postgraduate & early-career researchers in ecology
⚠️ Grant dates verified where possible — always confirm current deadlines on funder websites before applying. Statuses updated weekly by the refresh-grants-tab scheduled task.
Society Grants
ESA — Ecological Society of Australia
Student Research Awards & Travel Grants
Audience
Hons, postgrad, ECR
Typical Amount
$1,000 – $3,000
Grant Types
Student Research Award (×10 @ $1,500), Student Travel Grant, ECR Travel Grant ($1,000), Next Generation Ecologist Award ($3,000)
Last Checked
21 Jun 2026
AWS — Australian Wildlife Society
University Research Grants
Audience
Hons & postgrad
Typical Amount
1×$5k + 9×$3k
Typical Deadline
31 May annually
Last Checked
21 Jun 2026
BirdLife Australia
Stuart Leslie Bird Research Grant & Allen Keast Research Award
Audience
Postgraduate
Typical Amount
Up to $15,000
Grant Types
Stuart Leslie Bird Research Grant ($15k), Allen Keast Research Award
Last Checked
21 Jun 2026
AMS — Australian Mammal Society
Student Travel Awards & Prizes
Audience
Students
Typical Amount
Varies
Grant Types
Student Travel Awards, Bolliger Prize, Lyne Prize, Seebeck Prize
Last Checked
21 Jun 2026
ASH — Australian Society of Herpetologists
Student Research & Conference Travel Grants
Audience
Hons & postgrad
Typical Amount
$1k (Hons) / $2k (PhD)
Grant Types
Student Research Grants, Conference Travel Grants
Last Checked
21 Jun 2026
AFSS — Australian Freshwater Sciences Society
Student Travel Grant & Early Career Excellence Award
Audience
Students & ECR
Typical Amount
Varies
Grant Types
Student Travel Grant, Early Career Excellence Award
Last Checked
21 Jun 2026
SCB Oceania — Society for Conservation Biology
Student Presentation Prize
Audience
Grad students (enrolled or ≤12 months post-PhD)
Typical Amount
Varies
Grant Types
Student Presentation Prize
Last Checked
21 Jun 2026
AES — Australian Entomological Society
Student Travel Grants & Phil Carne Prize
Audience
Students
Typical Amount
Varies
Grant Types
Student Travel Grants, Phil Carne Prize
Last Checked
21 Jun 2026
AWMS — Australian Wildlife Management Society
Student & ECR Awards
Audience
Students & ECR
Typical Amount
Varies
Grant Types
D.W. Cooper Thesis Award, Postgrad Research Award, Hons/Undergrad Travel Scholarship, Joan Southgate Travel Fund, Braysher Management Fund
Last Checked
21 Jun 2026
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Funding Bodies
AFF — Australian Flora Foundation
Malcolm Reed Grants, Small Grants & Macadamia Conservation Grant
Audience
All researchers incl. students
Typical Amount
$5k – $60k
Typical Deadline
Prelim ~Mar · Full ~Jun
Last Checked
21 Jun 2026
Malcolm Reed Grants ($20–60k), Small Grants ($5–20k), Macadamia Conservation Grant ($20k/yr).
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ASBS — Australian Systematic Botany Society
Eichler Scientific Research Fund & Awards
Audience
Students & researchers
Typical Amount
Varies
Grant Types
Eichler Scientific Research Fund, Marlies Eichler Postdoctoral Fellowship, student conference awards, travel grants
Last Checked
21 Jun 2026
ASPS — Australian Society of Plant Scientists
Student Conference Travel Grant
Audience
Hons & postgrad
Typical Amount
Varies
Grant Types
Student Conference Travel Grant
Last Checked
21 Jun 2026
Nature Foundation SA
Student Research Grants & Mike Bull ECR Grant
Audience
Students & ECR
Typical Amount
Varies
Typical Deadline
Annual round
Last Checked
21 Jun 2026
Student Research Grants and Mike Bull ECR Grant — named after the conservation ecologist.
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AAS — Australian Academy of Science
Student & ECR Awards, Fellowships & Travel Grants
Audience
Students & ECR
Typical Amount
Varies by award
Typical Deadline
Multiple deadlines p.a.
Last Checked
21 Jun 2026
Includes: ATSI Scientist Award, AISRF Fellowships, J G Russell Award, various travel grants for students and ECRs.
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Additional Society & Academy Awards
ECA NSW — Ecological Consultants Association of NSW
ECA Conservation Grant
Opens
~Jan (annual)
Closes
31 Mar 2026
Max Funding
$5,000
Eligibility
Ecological research project, preference for NSW relevance; open to students & members
2026 round closed 31 Mar 2026 (outcomes notified 15 May 2026). Site banner still reads "Applications OPEN" — not yet updated for next round; next round date TBC.
Last checked: 21 Jun 2026
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ECA NSW — Ecological Consultants Association of NSW
Ray Williams Mammal Research Grant
Opens
~Jan (annual)
Closes
31 Mar 2026
Max Funding
$5,000
Eligibility
Mammal-focused ecological research; open to students & members
Same application round as the ECA Conservation Grant above — 2026 round closed 31 Mar 2026.
Last checked: 21 Jun 2026
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Australian Plants Society NSW
Val Williams Scholarship in Botany
Opens
~Jan (annual)
Closes
6 Mar 2026
Max Funding
$4,000
Eligibility
Honours/postgrad research on conservation, ecology or propagation of Australian native plants; Sydney-region preference
2026 Scholarship (Round Eighteen) closed 6 Mar 2026.
Last checked: 21 Jun 2026
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Australian Academy of Science
Thomas Davies Research Grant for Marine, Soil and Plant Biology
Opens
12 Feb 2026
Closes
1 Jun 2026
Max Funding
Up to $20,000
Eligibility
Early- to mid-career researchers in marine, soil or plant biology; Australian citizens/permanent residents
2026 round closed 1 Jun 2026; outcomes expected Nov 2026. Next round likely ~Feb 2027.
Last checked: 21 Jun 2026
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Australian Academy of Science
Fenner Medal
Opens
12 Feb 2026
Closes
1 May 2026
Max Funding
Recognition medal (no grant funding)
Eligibility
Nomination-based medal for outstanding research in biology by an early/mid-career scientist
Honorific medal, not a funded grant. 2026 round closed 1 May 2026; referee letters due 1 Jun 2026; outcomes Nov 2026.
Last checked: 21 Jun 2026
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Australian Academy of Science
Margaret Middleton Fund for Endangered Australian Native Vertebrate Animals
Opens
12 Feb 2026
Closes
1 Jun 2026
Max Funding
Up to $20,000
Eligibility
PhD students & ECRs researching endangered Australian native vertebrate animals
Academy site banner still reads "Open" but the listed deadline (1 Jun 2026) has passed — treated as closed pending site update.
Last checked: 21 Jun 2026
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Australian Academy of Science
Max Day Environmental Science Fellowship Award
Opens
12 Feb 2026
Closes
1 Jun 2026
Max Funding
Up to $20,000
Eligibility
PhD students & ECRs undertaking interdisciplinary environmental science research
Academy site banner still reads "Open" but the listed deadline (1 Jun 2026) has passed — treated as closed pending site update.
Last checked: 21 Jun 2026
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