{"id":556,"date":"2026-08-05T17:32:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T07:32:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/australasia\/?p=556"},"modified":"2026-08-05T17:39:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T07:39:14","slug":"sera-2026-awards-now-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/australasia\/2026\/08\/05\/sera-2026-awards-now-open\/","title":{"rendered":"SERA 2026 Awards &#8211; Now Open"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"brz-text-lg-justify brz-tp-lg-empty brz-ff-poppins brz-ft-google brz-fs-lg-18 brz-fss-lg-px brz-fw-lg-400 brz-ls-lg-m_0_3 brz-lh-lg-1_6 brz-vfw-lg-400 brz-fwdth-lg-100 brz-fsft-lg-0 brz-css-gGp7V\" data-uniq-id=\"obpFo\" data-generated-css=\"brz-css-ivHEZ\">Applications for the <a href=\"https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/australasia\/sera-awards\/sera-awards-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SERA 2026 Awards<\/a> are officially open.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\">These awards recognise excellence in ecological restoration across Australia, with four categories open for entry:<\/p>\n<ol class=\"[li_&amp;]:mb-0 [li_&amp;]:mt-1 [li_&amp;]:gap-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3 print:block print:space-y-1\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/australasia\/sera-awards\/sera-awards-2026\/award-1-sera-award-for-ecological-restoration-excellence-large-project-over-50-ha\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>SERA Award for Ecological Restoration Excellence \u2014 Large Project (&gt;50ha)<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 $1,500<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/australasia\/sera-awards\/sera-awards-2026\/award-2-sera-award-for-ecological-restoration-excellence-small-project-under-50-ha\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>SERA Award for Ecological Restoration Excellence \u2014 Small Project (&lt;50ha)<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 $1,500<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/australasia\/sera-awards\/sera-awards-2026\/award-3-sera-koonamore-student-award\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>SERA Koonamore Student Award<\/strong> \u2014 $1,000<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/australasia\/sera-awards\/sera-awards-2026\/award-4-albert-morris-award-for-outstanding-ecological-restoration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Albert Morris Award for Outstanding Ecological Restoration<\/strong> <\/a>(presented jointly with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aabr.org.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AABR<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anpc.asn.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ANPC<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\">There&#8217;s no SERA membership requirement and no application fee, and previous finalists and winners are welcome to reapply. Applications are submitted via the conference portal, using the same process as a conference abstract.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\">Winners will be announced at the <a href=\"https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/australasia\/2026\/04\/25\/sera-conference-2025-19-to-21-october-2026-adelaide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SERA 2026 Conference<\/a> in Adelaide, 19\u201321 October.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Applications close 7 September 2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Applications for the SERA 2026 Awards are officially open. 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