- Nam (Peter) Phuong Nguyen (2023), MSc – Foraging efficiency in mass recruiting ants
- Dr Chris Freelance (2022), PhD – Variation in morphology of insect antennae and eyes
- Dr Kathryn McNamara (2022), Australian Research Council DECRA Fellowship – Female chemical signalling in moths
- Sabrina Sun (2022), MSc – Flower constancy in blue banded bees
- Paritosh Bedekar (2021), MSc – Metabolism and caste differentiation in ants
- Wern Xing Koh (2021), BSc (Hons) – Function of alarm pheromones in the meat ant Iridomyrmex purpureus
- Dr Thi Hiéu Pham (2020), PhD – Female signalling strategies in the gum leaf skeletoniser Uraba lugens
- Dr Po Peng (2020), PhD – Triadic symbioses among spider predators
- Prof Yonghong Xiao (2019), Sabbatical, Chinese Scholarship Council – Reproductive strategies in spiders
- Dr Tamara Johnson (2018), PhD – Evolution of antennal complexity the gum leaf skeletoniser Uraba lugens
- Dr Bernadette Wittwer (2018), PhD – Evolution of antennae variation in bees
- Marianne Coquilleau (2017), BSc (Hons) – Covariation between sensilla condition and task allocation in ants
- Dr Xiaoguo Jiao (2017), Sabbatical, Chinese Scholarship Council – Reproductive strategies in spiders
- Stephen Tobin (2017), MSc – Role of butterfly pollinators on sustaining plant hybrid zones
- Nikolas Willmott (2017), MSc – Effects of light pollution on orb-spider life history traits
- Dr Dany Zemeitat (2017), PhD – Cooperative communication in lycaenid butterfly larvae
- Dr Jessica Henneken (2017), PhD – Chemical signal reliability in orb-web spiders
- Dr Yasaman Alavi (2016), PhD – Evolution of facultative parthenogenesis
- Dr Megha Majoe (2016), MSc – Adaptations to extreme temperature in meat ants Iridomyrmex purpureus
- Dr Qike Wang (2016), PhD – Source and reception of chemical signalling in meat ants Iridomyrmex purpureus
- Dr Sebastian Pohl (2016), Australian Research Council Research Associate – Cooperative communication in symbioses
- Dr Shijie Wang (2016), Chinese Scholarship Council Visiting Scholarship – Nest defence in stingless bees
- Penny Orbell (2015), MSc – Significance of collective displays in meat ants Iridomyrmex purpureus
- Dr Eunice Tan (2015), PhD – Evolution of visual signals patterns in leaf beetles
- Dr Lisa Hodgkin (2015), PhD – Leadership behaviour in social sawflies
- Dr Xue Bian (2014), MSc – Motion masquerade in stick insects
- Dr Rebecca Featherston (2014), PhD – Sexual selection and genomic conflict in gnats
- Dr Sarah Garnick (2014), PhD – Niche separation among macropods
- Dr Clare Kinnear (2014), PhD – Evolution of virulence
- Dr Sarah Mcgrath (2014), MSc – Food plant selection in Lord Howe Island stick insects
- John Sharp (2013), MSc – Anti-predator and parasite foraging strategies in red-necked wallaby
- Dr André Walter (2013), DFG Research Fellowship – Evolution of web decorations in orb-web spiders
- Haley Lambert (2012), MSc – Mate choice and captive breeding in Lord Howe Island stick insects
- Jessica Potter (2011), MSc – Evolutionary significance of ritualised displays in Iridomyrmex purpureus
- Dr Ellen van Wilgenburg (2011), Australian Research Council Research Associate – Chemical communication in ants
- Dr Katherine Gill (2010), MSc – Nestmate recognition in green tree ants
- Dr Emile van Lieshout (2009), PhD – Causes and consequences of sexual conflict in earwigs
- Dr Anna Cutler (2008), PhD – Arachnid predators in agricultural systems
- Dr Jemma Cripps (2008), BSc (Hons) – Life-history strategies in eastern grey kangaroos
- Lauren Davie (2008), BSc (Hons) – Sexual selection in diamondback moths
- Prof Daiqin Li (2008), Sabbatical – Visual signalling in invertebrates
- Dr Kathryn McNamara (2008), PhD – Causes and consequences of polyandry
- Prof Matt Symonds (2008), Royal Society Research Fellowship, ARC Research Associate, Variation in insect pheromones
- Prof Theresa Jones (2008), Royal Society Research Fellowship, ARC Research Associate, Female reproductive strategies
- Dr Ellen van Wilgenburg (2006), PhD – Polydomy in the meat ant Iridomyrmex purpureus
- Dr Krystina Mossop (2007), BSc (Hons) – Kleptoparasitism in zeus bugs
- Dr Leila Brook (2006), BSc (Hons) – Olfactory cues in eastern grey kangaroos
- Dr Melanie Archer (2005), Australian Research Council Research Associate – Insect succession for forensic entomology
- A/Prof Rachael Brown (2005), BSc (Hons) – Evidence for ‘Theory of Mind’ in non-human animals
- Prof Bob Wong (2005), Australian Research Council Postdoctoral Fellow – Reproductive strategies in fish
- Angela Schneider (2004), BSc (Hons) – Evolution of sex in leaf insects
- Dr Sandra South (2004), BSc (Hons) – Chemical signalling in moths
- Helen Bishop (2003), BSc (Hons) – Effects of predation on kangaroo foraging behaviour
- Bojun Bjorkman-Chiswell (2003), BSc (Hons) – Nestmate recognition in Argentine ants
- Paul Colvin (2003), BSc (Hons) – Sperm competition in waterstriders
- Clare D’Alberto (2003), BSc (Hons) – Predator-prey interactions in necrophagous flies
- Dr Douglass Morse (2003), Sabbatical – Foraging strategies in spiders
- Dr Melanie Archer (2002), PhD – Forensic entomology of carrion flies
- Dr Elizabeth Dalgleish (2002), PhD – Bi-parental care in beetles
- Dr Melissa Thomas (2002), PhD – Colony size variation in ants
- Dr Kate Chmiel (2002), BSc (Hons) – Heritability of male mating traits in Drosophila
- Dr Lisa Evans (2002), BSc (Hons) – Foraging decisions in swamp wallabies
- Adrian Rakimov (2002), BSc (Hons) – Mating decisions in social spiders
- Prof Mariella Herberstein (2001), Schrödinger Stipendium, ARC Research Associate – Reproductive strategies in spiders
- Dr Volker Framenau (2001), PhD – Life-histories of riparian spiders
- A/Prof Ann Gaskett (2000), BSc (Hons) – Mate detection and choice in orb-web spiders
- Prof Eve McDonald-Madden (2000), BSc (Hons) – Reproductive ecology of possums
- A/Prof Michael Weston (2000), PhD – Human disturbance of shorebirds
- Dr Mathew Bruce (1999), BSc (Hons) – Foraging behaviour in orb-web spiders
- Dr Rachel Allan (1998), PhD – Chemical mimicry of ants by spiders
- Dr Fleur de Crespigny (1998), BSc (Hons) – Foraging behaviour in orb-web spiders
- Dr Julianne Hailey (1998), BSc (Hons) – Foraging behaviour in ants
- Prof Jutta Schneider (1998), ARC Research Associate, Reproductive strategies in spiders
- Prof Tom Tregenza (1998), Royal Society Research Fellowship – Lycaenid butterfly symbioses
- Prof Nina Wedell (1998), Swedish Natural Science Research Council Research Fellowship, Butterfly reproductive strategies
- Dr Michael Magrath (1997), PhD – Parental care in fairy martins
- Dr Sally Troy (1997), PhD – Male reproductive strategies in fur seals
- Prof Rauno Alatalo (1996), Sabbatical – Reproductive success in pied flycatchers
- Robert Henderson (1996), BSc (Hons) – Costs and benefits of burrows for house spiders
- Dr Lucy Rogers (1996), BSc (Hons) – Mechanisms of plant growth suppression in termites
- Deborah Cole (1995), BSc (Hons) – Ecological associations between pseudoscorpions and ants
- A/Prof Theodore Evans (1995), PhD – Parental care in crab spiders
- Natalie Lloyd (1995), BSc (Hons) – Costs and benefits of facultative aggregating in Gasteracantha minax
- Dr Tristram Wyatt (1995), Sabbatical, Chemical communication
- Dr Sharon Downes (1994), BSc (Hons) – Corridor use by small mammals in remnant habitats
- Dr Bianca Webb-Pullman (1994), BSc (Hons) – Foraging strategies in wagtails
- Prof Lindall Bromham (1993), BSc (Hons) – Effects of grazing on ground invertebrate fauna
- Jane Jackson (1993), BSc (Hons) – Effects of food availability on home range in possums
- Dr Babette Fahey (1992), BSc (Hons) – Male and female reproductive strategies in leaf-curling spiders
- A/Prof James Radford (1991), BSc (Hons) – Foraging tactics in house sparrows Passer domesticus
- Prof Marie Herberstein (1990), BSc (Hons) – Foraging strategies in orb-weaving spiders
