Being a Future Earth Australia member is a means of connecting your colleagues, researchers, students, policy developers, on-ground environmental workforce and business associates into an initiative that is globally important, nationally significant, and institutionally rewarding. 

Membership grants a position on Future Earth Australia’s Steering Committee, which oversees and influence our strategic direction. View the complete Membership Prospectus here.

Future Earth Australia’s value to members: 

1. National impact and collaboration. FEA is a peak body for Australian sustainability science, providing a unique platform to form transdisciplinary collaborations, influence policy and advocate for Australian sustainability science.  

2. Access to international funding. FEA is the co-ordinating body for Australia’s membership in the Belmont Forum (by mid- 2024), providing exclusive access to large funding calls that prioritise international collaboration in transdisciplinary sustainability science.  

3. International impact and collaboration. FEA is the Australian node in the international Future Earth network, elevating Australian sustainability research excellence internationally, promoting international collaboration opportunities for Australian researchers, and providing reportable evidence for member universities’ actions towards SDG 17.  

4. Access to funding for Early and Mid- Career Researchers. FEA pursues philanthropic grants for supporting early career researchers and professional in sustainability science, which FEA distributes to members through workshops, events and grants (~$50,000 in 2023).  

If you are interested in joining Future Earth Australia, or have any questions, please contact futureearthaustralia@science.org.au.  

Membership is open to government agencies, businesses, research institutions and community organisations engaged in sustainability-related programs or research in Australia.  

Current FEA members include those from the Group of 8 and Innovative Research Universities: University of the Sunshine Coast, Griffith University, Western Sydney University, the University of Sydney, RMIT University, Monash University Melbourne and CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation).

Future Earth Australia relies on membership funds and philanthropic donations to support its crucial work in developing national and international sustainability projects.  

Your contribution to FEA will support the delivery of programs in Australia and the Oceania region. Your generous contribution is tax deductible. 

Your support will make it possible for us to: 

• Enable capacity building of early-career practitioners and researchers 

• Connect researchers with industry, policy and civil society through workshops, research projects, policy briefs and symposiums 

• Link science to sustainability through cross-disciplinary endeavours 

• Foster regional, national, and global partnerships 

• Demonstrate Australian leadership 

2023 Donations 

In 2023, Future Earth Australia received a generous philanthropic donation courtesy of Granders Trust. Granders Trust is a legacy trust, acknowledging Mr. Richard Stevens who became lovingly known as ‘Grander’ by his grandchildren. This donation supported FEA’s Early Career Researcher and Professionals program, which creates opportunities for early career researchers and professionals to drive exciting, transformational sustainability projects.