CBCS Small Grant Scheme
CBCS Small Grant Scheme
The CBCS Small Grant Scheme is an annual funding initiative that supports new ideas, activities, and collaborations that strengthen the Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science community and contribute to biodiversity conservation.
The scheme acts as an incubator for early-stage research ideas and shared initiatives. It helps CBCS-affiliated researchers, Higher Degree by Research students, and Early Career Researchers build collaborations, develop practical skills, engage with partners, and create activities that benefit the broader CBCS community.
Past funded projects have ranged from collaborative workshops and professional training to community conservation initiatives, communication products, researcher-led events, and applied conservation research with external partners. Together, these projects highlight the breadth of CBCS research and the value of bringing people together across disciplines, career stages, ecosystems, and conservation practice.
Explore this year’s projects below, or browse previous Small Grant rounds:
3. 2024 Small Grant Scheme
This year we had four successful applicants, all of whom are making novel and notable contributions to conservation science. “This year’s winners are taking traditional CBCS issues in novel directions (e.g., incorporating international agreements into spatial prioritisation of migratory birds, or spatial prioritisation of spotted quolls under climate change), engaging industry (e.g., Brisbane airport) to understand how to make critical infrastructure more wildlife-friendly, and better understanding the conservation status of vulnerable taxonomic groups (invertebrates). We look forward to seeing how these projects progress, and to running the small grant scheme again in Q1 2025!”, Daniel says.
Learn more about the awarded projects here.