Lizard Island Coral Reef Study Tour
Lizard Island Coral Reef Study Tour
Sunday 28 September to Sunday 5 October 2025
Don’t miss out on this amazing opportunity – applications close on Tuesday 15 June 2025
For Year 11 students studying Stage 6 Biology or Stage 6 Marine Science? Are you passionate about science and nature? Would you like to learn more about coral reefs? If this sounds like you, we invite you to apply for one of 16 places on the Lizard Island Coral Reef Study Tour 2025.
These beautiful reef ecosystems are home to huge biodiversity and currently undergoing a period of rapid change. This tour will provide field research experience and excellent case studies for senior biology students.
What is the program?
The Lizard Island Coral Reef Study Tour is an immersive, live-in educational experience in coral reef science on the Great Barrier Reef led by marine scientists.
Where?
The Australian Museum’s Lizard Island Research Station, an hour’s flight north of Cairns.
Who?
The 2025 study tour for Students is open to Year 11 students enrolled in 2025 at any school in NSW and who are studying Stage 6 Biology or Stage 6 Marine Science. We are looking for students that can demonstrate enthusiasm for learning about coral reefs and can communicate how this experience will benefit their studies.
How much?
The cost of this trip, starting in Cairns, is covered by the Lizard Island Reef Research Foundation. The only cost to participants is for their own travel between home and Cairns, and for travel insurance which covers any activities that will be undertaken as part of the trip.
The program covers flights between Cairns and Lizard Island, accommodation at Lizard Island Research Station, food, a busy educational program run by marine science professionals, and equipment for boating and snorkelling. The program is valued at $4,000 per person.
– Jo Cilia
Head of Futures and Pathways