Hidden Vale Wildlife Conservation HDR Award
Apply for a Hidden Vale Wildlife Conservation HDR Award to support your higher degree by research project.
Supported through a generous gift from the Turner Family Foundation, the purpose of this award is to support HDR research in wildlife conservation, with the funds used to support candidates undertaking a significant component of their thesis at the Hidden Vale Research Station. Funds are to be used to support the candidate’s research experience and professional development.
Eligibility
- complete your PhD full-time and onshore in Australia
- be nominated by an enrolling school or institute at UQ
- be assessed by the UQ Graduate School as meeting all conditions for admission to the higher degree by research program
- be undertaking research in direct association with Hidden Vale Research Station.
Selection Process
- Academic achievements and potential for scholastic success;
- How the research project’s quality and significance aligns with wildlife conservation research;
- How the funds will be used to enhance the candidate’s HDR experience; and
- Any other matters the selection committee considers to be relevant to the applicant’s future research development.
Tenure
Value
Current students
You must be in receipt of a living allowance scholarship for the year of study to be eligible to receive this HDR award.
Future students
You must satisfy the entry requirements for a higher degree by research at UQ and conditions for a Research Training Program, or equivalent living allowance scholarship from UQ’s Graduate School
Closing date
14 October 2024 at 5pm.
Application form
Further information
For any further information contact Associate Professor Diana Fisher, Hidden Vale Wildlife Centre Acting Academic Director: