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Sample Research & Grant Proposals
I occasionally receive requests to share my research and grant proposals, and I’m always glad if they can support fellow researchers in their own journeys.
Below, you’ll find a few of my past successful research and grant proposals, fellowship applications, and related materials available for download. Please note that all documents are my intellectual property and are shared under a Creative Commons license for personal, non-commercial use only (CC BY-NC-NC).
These materials represent the product of many long hours and sleepless nights. If you’ve found them useful and wish to show appreciation, you’re welcome to make a small token contribution via Buy Me a Coffee.
– MW
ARC DECRA
Successfully funded research proposal for the Australian Research Council’s Discovery Early Career Researcher Award 2025, for a project in the fields of ecology and biosecurity.
Level: Postdoctoral
Region: Australia
Oxford Varley-Gradwell Fellowship
Successfully funded research proposal for the University of Oxford’s Varley Gradwell Travelling Fellowship in 2019, for a doctoral research project with a field expedition to subtropical Asia.
Level: Postdoctoral / Postgraduate
Region: United Kingdom
Forrest Fellowship
Successfully funded research proposal for the Forrest Research Foundation’s Forrest Fellowship 2021, for a project in the field of ecology.
Level: Postdoctoral
Region: Australia
Hong Kong PhD Fellowship
Successfully funded application and research proposal for the University Grants Committee’s Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme in 2017, for a doctoral research project in the field of ecology.
Level: Postgraduate
Region: Asia
Nat Geo Young Explorers Grant
Successfully funded grant proposal for the National Geographic Society’s Young Explorers Grant in 2016, for a research project in the fields of ecology and conservation.
Level: Postgraduate / Undergraduate
Region: Asia
AWS University Research Grant
Successfully funded grant proposal for the Australian Wildlife Society’s University Research Grant in 2014, for an Honours project in the field of evolutionary biology.
Level: Undergraduate
Region: Australia