• To understand fundamental ecological processes in Eucalyptus obliqua wet forests
  
• To document and monitor biodiversity within the LTER site, especially the wet forests
  
• To determine the effects of management regimes on biodiversity, ecological processes and sustainability.
  

Forestry Tasmania offers a number of small grants annually, to university students and other bona fide researchers. Grant applicants can be based in Australia or overseas, as long as the research is conducted at Warra. Grants do not generally exceed $AU2000 per applicant. They are intended to assist with research expenses (field equipment, airfares, vehicle hire, local accommodation, etc) rather than salaries and major hardware items. These grants are competitive, and will be judged on their scientific merit and on their relevance to the main research priorities outlined above.

Applications can be submitted for consideration at any time of year. Successful applicants should expect to be informed on the outcome of their application within three months (normally sooner). Grants are normally disbursed in two instalments. The first of these may be at the outset of the project, while the second is disbursed on project completion. The latter is dependent on receipt of a report summarising the information pertaining to Warra that was obtained through the project, and outlining the main research findings. Details of projects funded through these grants will also be added to these web pages.

Applications should be on no more than four sides on A4 paper, and should include the following information: (1) project title; name, affiliation and contact details of chief investigator; (2) name, affiliation and contact details for other investigator(s); (3) nature of project (e.g. component of Honours or PhD project or professional); (4) for student projects, name, affiliation and contact details of academic supervisor(s). The structure of the proposal included with the application should include the following: (1) introduction; (2) aims; (3) significance; (4) methods; (5) anticipated outcomes; (6) timeline; (6) references; and (7) itemised budget. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that any research that they propose to conduct at Warra is done so in compliance of animal ethics legislation (usually through the applicant’s host institution) and Tasmanian protected wildlife legislation (http://www.dpiwe.tas.gov.au/inter.nsf/WebPages/SJON-572UUU?open).

Applications should be submitted to Dr Simon Grove, Forestry Tasmania, GPO Box 207B, Hobart, Tasmania 7001. Electronic applications (to simon.grove@forestrytas.com.au) are encouraged. Student applications should be jointly submitted with the student’s main supervisor.