Call for Entries: Mike Bull Award (Australia)

Deadline: 6-Apr-25

The Nature Foundation is pleased to announce its Mike Bull Award to support the emerging career of a nature scientist.

Priority Areas

• Align with their Science Strategy,
• Inform the management of their nature reserves,
• Contribute to their Conservation Programs.

Categories

• Nature Foundation’s grants program provides funding in the following categories:
  • Grants Program for Honours, Masters and PhD students
  • PhD/Masters Grand Start Grants Program
  • Nature Foundation Scientific Expedition Foundation RL & GK Willing Grant for Honours students
  • Roy and Marjory Edwards Scholarship for Masters and PhD students
  • Mike Bull Award for Early Career Nature Scientists
  • Research Project Grants
  • Community Grants

Funding Information

• Honours Year Grand Start Grants Program
  • Each Honours Year Grand Start Grant provides up to $2,000 as an operating grant for 1 year to assist an Honours student undertaking research.
• PhD/Masters Grand Start Grants Program
  • Each PhD/Masters Grand Start Grant provides up to $3,000 per annum for a maximum of 3 years as an operating grant to assist a PhD or Masters student undertaking research.
• Nature Foundation Scientific Expedition Foundation RL & GK Willing Grant
  • The Nature Foundation Scientific Expedition Foundation RL & GK Willing Grant is an annual grant that provides up to $2,000 for 1 year to support an Honours student.
• Roy and Marjory Edwards Scholarship
  • The Roy and Marjory Edwards Scholarship provides up to $12,000 per annum for up to 3 years to support a postgraduate student (PhD or Masters) at an Australian University.
• Mike Bull Award for Early Career Nature Scientists
  • Grant Amount up to $3000.

Eligible Activities

• Deliver a research program/research project
• Purchase equipment
• Provide support to an early career nature scientist (i.e. Mike Bull Award)
• Deliver a community event/project/program
• Provide learning and skill development opportunities for volunteers or members of a community organisation

Eligible Costs

• Core operational expenses including:
  • Ongoing expenses to conduct your services such as:
  • Administration fees to the applicant’s host organisation (payee)
  • Wages/salary, rent, purchase or lease of land, lease of vehicles, insurance, telephone, internet
  • Core operational staff – e.g. chief executive, administration staff, accounting staff
  • Training for paid staff
  • Existing debts or shortfalls
  • Police checks/DHS screening
  • Marketing and promotion of the organisation or existing services
• Ongoing costs of programs and services Duplication of funding including:
  • Research projects
  • Items, projects, programs or equipment that are already funded or are the core responsibility of other state and commonwealth government departments
• Other:
  • Wages/monetary reimbursement for time for students if that student is the applicant
  • Personal pursuits, or hobbies
  • Funds to distribute to other bodies
  • Retrospective funding for any activity
  • Activities that will be implemented interstate or overseas (with the exception of the Mike Bull Award)
  • Fundraising activities, prizes, competitions or donations
  • Overseas facilitators or speakers
  • International airfares (with the exception of the Mike Bull Award)

Eligibility Criteria

• Grand Start Grants program: Honours, Masters and PhD students enrolled at an Australian university
• Nature Foundation Scientific Expedition Foundation RL & GK Willing Grant: Honours students enrolled at an Australian university
• Roy and Marjory Edwards Scholarship for Masters and PhD students: Masters or PhD student enrolled at an Australian University
• Mike Bull Award for Early Career Nature Scientists: Early career nature scientists (late PhD or early postdoctoral position candidates). Applicants from Australia are eligible, and international applicants are also eligible so long as their research is beneficial to nature science in South Australia. Only Australian research institutions are eligible as hosting organisations
• Research Project Grants: Australian based researchers with demonstrated credentials (not necessarily university based)
• Community Grants: South Australian community members and organisations.
• Applicants must have a registered ABN or must nominate a payee (the person or organisation to which the grant will be paid, and who will be responsible for managing and acquitting the funds) with a registered ABN. Typically students will be named as the applicant, and their university will be nominated as the payee.

Ineligibility Criteria

• Have outstanding obligations/acquittal reports for projects previously funded by Nature Foundation
• Are for-profit organisations (with the exception of educational institutions) or private companies
• Are Commonwealth, State, or Local Government departments and agencies (except as a sponsor)

For more information, visit Nature Foundation.