Awards, Grants and Competitions
We are pleased the Australian Entomological Society will again be supporting a number of awards. The awards this year include:
Please go to the Australian Entomological Society website for further details.
The Australian Entomological Society is calling for grant applications from student members for attendance at the 5th joint conference with the New Zealand Entomological Society in Canberra this year. The Board has approved up to 10 individual grants of $500 each, to be reimbursed to successful applicants for the cost of travel or registration at the conference, subject to provision of receipts.
Eligibility
Applicants must be members of the Australian Entomological Society and enrolled as students at a university in an Honours (~1-year full time or equivalent), Research Masters (~2 years full time or equivalent) or PhD (~3 years full time or equivalent). Successful applicants will not have received any other funding from the Society in the same financial year for attendance at the conference (e.g. Phil Carne Prize). Student members involved in AES committee activities may also apply.
Application
Please see all the details on the AES website.
Applications should be emailed in PDF format to the Director of Student Affairs at patricia.slattery@flinders.edu.au by 8 August 2025.
We are pleased to advise the AES Photographic Competition will be run again in conjunction with the conference. The Society’s Photographic Competition aims to encourage and recognise high standards of entomological photography and the communication of science through various mediums. This year we are asking for submissions in three categories:
- Photography (SLR or other camera types)
- Smart phone photographs
- Open category: digital artwork, illustration, sculpture, painting or any other media. This will need to be transported by you and displayed at the venue (so the artwork can’t be the size of Ouroboros!).
We will award one prize in each category.
Who is Eligible?
The competition will be open to members of the Society who are not employed or contracted as professional photographers, artists, or creatives for fee or reward.
How to Enter: More details soon.
Students presenting talks in the Social Insects symposium are eligible for a $500 prize - see the IUSSI 2025 Newsletter for application details or contact the Committee:
https://bee-lab.sydney.edu.au/iussi-2/committee/
Non-members can become eligible by joining the Society:
https://bee-lab.sydney.edu.au/iussi-2/membership-and-journal/
Please register and submit your abstracts through the conference portal noting the "social insects" symposium.
Conference Managers
Consec - Conference and Event ManagementPO Box 3127, Belconnen Delivery Centre
BELCONNEN ACT 2617
Tel: +61 2 6252 1200 | Email: aes@consec.com.au