The 2023 end-of-year project-based graduate research scholarships round is now open

We offer a range of doctoral scholarships available for specific research projects. Successful scholarship applicants will receive a generous stipend, tuition fee scholarship and allowances. Stipends are valued at $33,500 per annum (2023 full-time rate) for 3.5 years.

Description:

This project is funded under a broader National Environmental Science Program (NESP) project looking at management options to conserve threatened freshwater fish species across Victoria under a changing climate. Under this broad umbrella there are opportunities for a motivated and capable student to explore a range of questions pertaining to native freshwater fish conservation. Areas of particular interest include understanding the efficacy of novel detection methods, such as eDNA, understanding the effects of hydro-climatic drivers on species distributions and abundance, and, how to adapt existing strategies such as in-situ vs ex-situ conservation under a changing climate.

A top-up scholarship to the value of $15,000 pa may be available for a very strong applicant.

Supervisors:

Professor Nick Bond and Dr Michael Shackleton

Eligibility: 

Open to Australian or New Zealand citizens or Australian permanent residents and International applicants.

For more information, please contact:

Professor Nick Bond
Email: N.Bond@latrobe.edu.au

Applications will close: 31 October 2023