How to Apply Key Dates Applications usually open in January and close in late March. Results for 2001 will be announced in late June. Eligibility Post-graduate students from a range of institutions around Australia are eligible for funding. Students must be studying at an Australian institute and all funding is to be exempt from institutional administrative fees. Grants for research projects are renewable for 2-3 years, provided satisfactory progress is made and reporting requirements are met.
Preference is given to supporting researchers at an early stage of their research program.
Assessment Applications are assessed by senior scientists from Birds Australia who, each year, face an increasingly difficult task of deciding which projects will be funded. Projects funded To date, more than 70 projects have been funded under the Award.