The Jill Landsberg Trust Fund

The Ecological Society of Australia Inc has established the Jill Landsberg Trust Fund, which now funds an ongoing postgraduate scholarship in the field of Applied Ecology. Donations are now invited from friends and colleagues who wish to further this cause. Donations are tax deductible.

Jill Landsberg Trust STUDENT GRANT

Each year a grant of $6,000 will be awarded to support the field-based research of a Postgraduate Student working in applied ecology.  The scope of research is open to terrestrial, marine and freshwater ecology.  Download the application guidelines for more information.  2008 closing date - Monday 14th July 2008.

The 2007 Inaugural recipient of the Jill Landsberg Trust student grant was:

Bryony Horton from the University of Tasmania

Her PhD topic is “Fire management and tree decline: mycorrhizal indicators of declining forest health”

Congratulations Bryony!

Jill Landsberg

30 April 1953 to 24 May 2005

Jill Landsberg's outstanding contributions to ecology extended back 25 years. The common theme to Jill's ecological research interests was the conservation of biodiversity in landscapes managed mainly for primary production. She also made a significant contribution to the conservation of threatened species, through her long service on the Australian Government's Endangered Species Scientific Advisory Committee. Jill Landsberg was well known to all members of the Ecological Society of Australia as a tireless worker in support of the Society's core business. She was one of the longest serving members on the Society's Council, having served as Bulletin Editor and Regional Councillor with great distinction, and as a primary organiser of three ESA conferences.

The ESA is now ready to receive your donation.  Please download the donation form and follow the instructions. Electronic transfers are possible. A tax-deductible receipt will be sent once payment has been received. 

The Jill Landsberg Trust Fund Donation Form - download here (PDF 180KB)

Please distribute this call for donations throughout your networks, to help ESA honour Jill’s memory by supporting quality research in applied ecology.