MDFRC offers a number of undergraduate and postgraduate places at both the Albury-Wodonga and Mildura laboratories. Students apply to their chosen university which then organises co-supervision by researchers at MDFRC. Students undertake a research project and complete a major thesis supervised by both university and MDFRC staff members.

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

PhD theses must make a major original contribution to scientific knowledge in the chosen area of research.
Duration: Typically 3 to 5 years full time.
Eligibility: Honours degree of at least four years duration in a relevant discipline.

Student	Project	University
Cassandra Bryce	The ecology and systematics of the Australian Eustheniidae (stoneflies) and the implications of climate change on their conservation status	La Trobe University
Tegan Evans	Identification of fungal communitites in activated sludge using culture independent methods	La Trobe University
John Hawking	Systematics and ecology of Australian Nymphulinae moths	La Trobe University
Nicole McCasker	Sources and severity of mortality in freshwater fish during their early life stages	Charles Sturt University
Nathan Ning	Microinvertebrate dynamics within slackwater patches of a temperate floodplain river: the influence of planktivorous fish and macroinvertebrates	La Trobe University
Shane Perryman	Nitrogen cycling and bacterial biodiversity in Australian streams	Monash University
Clayton Sharpe	Ecology of golden perch	Griffith University
Janice Williams	The role of fungi in the carbon cycle of floodplain wetlands	La Trobe University
Nick Whiterod	Construction of a bioenergetics model for Murray cod	Charles Sturt University
Sylvia Zulowski	Decision making processes for sustainable fishery management	Charles Sturt University

Honours (Hons)

The honours degree is an opportunity to undertake individual research on a topic of your interest. It is the entrance to future research opportunities, both in the form of higher research degrees and as a career in research.
Duration: 1 year full time.
Eligibility: Bachelor degree in a relevant discipline.
Each year MDFRC offers the Terry J. Hillman Honours Educational Prize to intending honours students enrolling at either Charles Sturt University (Thurgoona or Wagga Wagga campus) or La Trobe University (Albury-Wodonga or Mildura campus).

Student	Project	University
Stephanie Suter	Aquatic fungi in flowing waters	La Trobe University
Rachael McEvoy	Genetic variability of Eucalyptus camaldulensis	La Trobe University
Stephanie Zahra	Health of low rainfall floodplains	La Trobe University
Glenn Jeffrey	Nitrogen transformation in the Beechworth wastewater treatment ponds	La Trobe University
Simon Maffei	Effect of turbidity on fish foraging behaviour	La Trobe University

Summer scholarship and Student cadetship

Each year an undergraduate student position is offered at both the Albury-Wodonga and Mildura laboratories. The position is available to students of science or environmental science. Application details
Duration: 8 - 10 weeks full time.
Eligibility: Completion of second or third year of a Bachelor degree in a relevant discipline.

Student	Project	University

Students completed in the past 2 years