Thomas Davies Research Grant for Marine, Soil and Plant Biology

The Thomas Davies Research Grant supports Early-and Mid-Career Researchers in Marine, Soil, and Plant Biology with grants up to $20,000. Funded by a bequest to the Australian Academy of Science, it aims to foster innovative research leading to high-quality publications. Eligible applicants must be Australian citizens or permanent residents, with a maximum of 15 years post-PhD experience. Exemptions for career interruptions are considered. This initiative promotes significant advancements in environmental sciences.

The Thomas Davies Research Grant for marine, soil and plant biology is funded through a generous philanthropic bequest from the estate of the late Thomas Lewis Davies to the Australian Academy of Science.
The Fund offers annual Science Grants of up to $20,000 each to Early-and Mid-Career Researchers in the field of Marine, Soil and Plant Biology.

Eligibility

Grants are given to Early-and Mid-Career Researchers in the field of Marine, Soil and Plant Biology.  For this grant Early-and Mid-Career Researchers are classified as scientists with up to 15 years post PhD experience.Exemptions for career interruptions may be sought from the Academy.Reasons for exemption can include (but may not be limited to) illness, birth of a child or carer requirements.To apply for an exemption, please include a short explanation stating the grounds for why an exemption is being sought and how long your research career was interrupted.Applicants must be Australian citizens or permanent residents.Funding may be used towards the costs of research assistant salaries, equipment and other costs not covered from other sources.The work should lead to publication in high quality scientific journals.Applicants can only receive funding from the same research or traveling research award once in a three calendar year period.Applicants may apply for more than one award but can only receive one Academy traveling or research award per calendar year.

Ineligibility

Funding may not cover bench fees, managerial, insurance or visa costs or primary researcher salaries.