Students will have the opportunity to conduct their own research project under the supervision of CSIRO scientists.

They will get to work with researchers from National Research Collections Australia (NCRA) - the Australian National Insect Collection, the Tree Seed Centre and the Herbariums.

This summer's scholarships includes projects on conservation genetics, species discovery, genomics and new methods in biogeography.

Read more about NRCA's new round of vacation scholarships here.