ACRS Student Awards

- 2007 Student Award Recipients
    

ACRS normally supports the research of up to four students by the  provision of  Student Grants.  The best proposals received  will be awarded the Terry Walker Prize of $2500 and the Danielle Simmons Prize of $2500.

Given Terry Walker's commitment to field studies on Australian coral reefs and cays, this award is to be spent primarily  on  field studies on Australian coral reefs.

Given Danielle Simmons commitment to field work at Heron Island, successful applicants for this award will need to spend some time at Heron Island working in the field.

The remaining two research grants of  $2000, are to be used for laboratory  and/or  field studies relevant to Australian coral reefs. 

Any student who is currently enrolled at an Australian university and working  towards a PhD or MSc on a topic involving research on  Australian coral reefs is  eligible to apply.  Awards  may not be used to fund conference attendance, or  travel  not related to field studies. Recipients must be a financial  member of the society before applying for these awards.

Applications of no more than four pages, must include the following information:

1. Name, address, date of birth and tertiary qualifications.
2. Project title and degree for which enrolled.
3. Brief description of the project, stating: aims and justification, methods, including project design, progress made to date, and expected year of completion.
4. An indication of how the award would be spent.
5. Details of all other sources of funding for the project.
6. Name of department and supervisor.
7. A signed statement by the supervisor and a representative of the university, verifying that the project has been represented accurately and that the Institution is prepared to administer the award.
8. Students should indicate whether they wish to be considered for the Terry Walker and or the Danielle Simmons award, bearing in mind the requirements for these awards, extensive field work and working at Heron Island at least for part of the project respectively.

     Proposals will be judged on:

•  Scientific merit of proposed research
•  Relevance of topic to current Australian coralreef research
•  Design of project
•  Project scope, given the degree to be awarded and applicable resources
•  Proposal presentation
• Track and research record of the student (e.g. publications, talks, prizes)

     Applications by single authors only must be submitted through the supervisor to the administration of the University.

Successful applicants are required to prepare a one-page report for publication in the Society's newsletter at the end of the one-year grant period, and provide a summary of how the research grant was spent.  

Please send 4 copies to : 

Dr Pat Hutchings

The Australian Museum

6, College Street

Sydney, NSW 2010    

CLOSING DATE IS FRIDAY 1st FEBRUARY 2008.  The successful applicant will be notified by late February 2008.

Applications received after the 1st February 2008 will not be considered, and they must be complete (ie letter of support of supervisor and willingness of University to administer the grant attached), email applications will not be considered.

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