Lizard Island Research Grants

Lizard Island Research Grants

APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR 2026 Lizard Island Research Grants support important coral reef research. They are enabled through funding provided by donors to the Lizard Island Reef Research Foundation. The program has operated since 2012 and 33 grants have been awarded to...
Critical Grants Funded 2025

Critical Grants Funded 2025

Three New Critical Grants Funded in 2025 Since 2012, the LIRRF has supported a research grants program, with 33 grants awarded, at a total value of $1.1 million. In recent years grants have pivoted to support research that has a time-critical element.  Applicants can...
Mapping coral recovery from extreme disturbances

Mapping coral recovery from extreme disturbances

This research was funded by a Lizard Island Reef Research Foundation Critical Grant from the Charles Warman Foundation to Dr Maria Dornelas (University of St Andrews, Scotland) and Assoc Prof Joshua Madin (University of Hawaii). Previous field campaigns were also...
Shedding light on the dark diversity of corals

Shedding light on the dark diversity of corals

Dr Andrew Baird (James Cook University), Dr Tom Bridge (Queensland Museum Tropics),  Dr Peter Cowman (Queensland Museum Tropics) and Assoc. Prof Joshua Madin (University of Hawai’i) were awarded a Lizard Island Reef Research Foundation Critical Grant in 2022 to apply...
Fellowships and grants on offer for 2023

Fellowships and grants on offer for 2023

Thanks to funding provided by our Foundation, applications are now open for up to 9 awards for research at Lizard Island Research Station from April 2023: Lizard Island Doctoral Fellowships For field-intensive coral reef research by PhD students. Applications for up...
The next Crown-of-Thorns Starfish outbreak is coming

The next Crown-of-Thorns Starfish outbreak is coming

Crown-of-Thorns Starfish (COTS) are natural members of coral reef communities and their numbers erupt periodically into outbreaks. Adult starfish – which can reach more than 50 cm diameter – eat the living tissue of corals. When outbreaks occur, COTS consume...