[ASA] Call for ACAMAR PhD Scholarship

[Robert Shen]

Dear All,


*Please circulate this email to potential applicants for the ACAMAR SKA PhD
Scholarship.*

ACAMAR is delighted to offer SKA scholarships for Chinese Ph.D students to
visit or enrol at selected Australian universities and research institutes.
These scholarships, of which up to 20 per year are available, are funded by
Australian institutes and the China Scholarship Council (CSC), managed by
the National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
There will normally be two rounds per year and this scheme is open to
students of Chinese nationality up to 35 years old.

Note: All PhD projects will be related to *SKA radio astronomy*.

*2-year scholarships (deadline 1st October 2018)*

Applications are invited for the following:

   - Research visits to eligible Australian universities and research
   institutes (including CSIRO) for up to 2 years by Chinese Ph.D students.
   - Joint 2+2-year enrolment at eligible Australian universities for
   Chinese Ph.D students.

PhD students are required to be enrolled in China at one of: the University
of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Peking University, Tsinghua University,
Beijing Normal University, Nanjing University or the University of Science
and Technology of China at Hefei.

An approved project with an Australian co-supervisor must be selected.
Australian universities and institutes currently offering projects are ANU,
CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science, Curtin University, Melbourne University,
Swinburne University, University of Sydney, University of Tasmania, and The
University of Western Australia.

*Timeline*

   - *11 August 2018: *applications open
   - *1 October 2018: *applications close for 2-yr scholarships
   - *10 November 2018:* formal Australian institute offer
   - *The first half of 2019:* commence study in Australia

For more information, please visit: http://acamar
.org.au/phd-scholarship-program/

Best regards,

Robert

______________________________________________

Dr Robert (Xiaobin) Shen
Program Manager, Astronomy Australia Ltd.


M: 0450 649 457     T: 03 9214 5520


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