To donate towards the award, click here.

About the award:

This award is open to students who will present either an oral or poster presentation at the Ecological Society of Australia conference in the current year and can be used to support their travel, registration or accommodation at the conference.

Value of the award: $1000

Initial funding for the award was established through donations from the proponent (GQ) and friends and colleagues of the late Prof Peter Fairweather. If you would like to donate towards the award, click here.

Applications will be assessed based on:

1. Relevance and clarity of the link(s) between ecological research and management/policy– demonstrating how the results of the research have been or could be used to guide environmental policy or management decisions.
2. Quality and novelty of the ecological research underpinning the links to management/policy.

Eligibility criteria

• Enrolment as an Honours, Masters or PhD student at recognised Australian university
• Senior author and presenter of an accepted poster or oral presentation at the annual Ecological Society of Australia conference
• Research must demonstrate clear links between high quality fundamental ecology and actual or potential environmental management and/or policy.

Applications will be judged by a small panel of Peter’s colleagues and ESA members: Prof Gerry Quinn, Assoc Prof Rebecca Lester. Prof Ralph Mac Nally.

About Peter Fairweather:

The Peter Fairweather Grant to support a student attending and presenting at the annual Ecological Society of Australia Conference is named in honour of Professor Peter G Fairweather who passed away in 2020. Peter was an esteemed aquatic ecologist whose later work focused on the important contribution ecological research made to environmental policy and management. He was passionate about supporting postgraduate students to attend conferences to present their ecological research. Peter also had significant roles within ESA, serving as one of three Receiving Editors of the Australian Journal of Ecology (Austral Ecology) for many years and he also served a term as President of ESA.

Proposed by:

Prof Gerry Quinn

Honorary Professor

Deakin University