Applications for the Nature Conservation Society of South Australia‘s Conservation Biology Grant are now open.

The Nature Conservation Society of South Australia is a voluntary body with members drawn from all parts of the State. The Society’s primary objective is to foster the conservation of the State’s wildlife and natural habitats.

The Conservation Biology Grant aims to assist honours and post-graduate level student research into aspects of conservation biology.

Funds are available for research aimed at:

• Improving understanding of the conservation status of species or ecological communities
• Providing recommendations for improvement of some aspect of biodiversity conservation
• Understanding the ecology of species or communities; and
• Understanding threats to biodiversity and management of those threats.

The closing date for applications is Friday 13th April 2012

More information can be found on the Nature Conservation Society website.