Most summers the RCAAE offers a studentship to one or two students who have an interest in field-based research, plant ecology, and vegetation monitoring and conservation.

Studentships are a great opportunity for students to gain experience and knowledge of field ecology techniques. Students learn a range of skills such as plant identification, quantitative measurements of plant populations and environmental attributes, database entry and data manipulation.

Studentships are based in the Victorian Alps (typically at Falls Creek), with students completing a month or more of field-based research and monitoring. By obtaining a studentship you can contribute to long-term research and monitoring in the alpine environment, contributing to conservation of these natural areas.

Summer Studentship 2021 – 2022

Applications are now open for the 2021 – 2022 Alpine Summer Studentship. For more information on the studentship and how to apply, refer to the flyer. Applications close Friday 8th October 2021.

 

Previous Summer Studentships with the RCAAE

2003/4
Seraphina Cutler, Hons in Alpine Ecology

2004/5
No studentship

2006/7
James Camac, Hons & PhD in Alpine Ecology, Research Fellow & member RCAAE
Brad Farmilo, Hons & PhD in Plant Ecology

2007/8
Shona Arber, Hons in Plant Ecology
Luke O’Loughlin, Hons & PhD in Invasion Ecology

2008/9
Linda Requelme, Hons in Plant Ecology
Scott McDonald, Hons

2009/10
Freya Thomas, Hons & PhD in Plant Ecology
Karen Stott (Deakin Uni), Hons in Alpine Ecology

2010/11
Citra Dashiell, Hons in Alpine Ecology
Marty Bryant, Diploma of Education

2011/12
Juan Hernandez, Hons in Plant Ecology
Verity Fyfe, Botanical consultant
Ben Zeeman, Hons & PhD in Plant Ecology
Lincoln Palamountain

2012/13
Karina Salmon, Hons in Fire Ecology, Consultant Botanist
Nick Bell, Hons in Alpine Genetics

2013/14
Zac Walker, Hons in Fire Ecology, Research Scientist with the RCAAE
Brendan Ashby, Hons in Mycorrhizal Ecology

2014/15
No studentship

2015/16
Emma Sumner, Hons in Alpine Ecology, PhD in Alpine Ecology

2016/17
Elyse Harrison, Consultant botanist

2017/18
Bianca Berto, Hons in Plant Ecology, PhD Candidate in Seed Ecology
Alexandra Blackburn-Smith, Masters Candidate in Alpine Ecology

2018/19
Suzie Moss, Masters Candidate in Alpine Ecology
Courtney Taylor, Masters Candidate in Plant Ecology

2019/20
Nina Kerr, Consultant botanist

2020/21
Iris Hickman, Masters Candidate in Alpine Ecology

2021/22
Holly Mlikota

2022/23
Ben Barnett
Jess Slade