[ASA] ACAMAR SKA PhD Scholarships - Call for Applications

[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 enroll 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, with only
the first round offering the full 4-yr scholarships. 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*.

*OPTION 1: 4-year scholarships (deadline 31st March 2019)*
Applications are invited only once per year for 4-yr SKA scholarships for
enrolment at eligible Australian universities. Applications are restricted
to Chinese students who are finishing their Masters degree at a Chinese
university. ACAMAR no longer has pre-allocated scholarships for this
option, but our Chinese ACAMAR colleagues are able to guide potential
applicants through the China Scholarship Council application system.
Australian universities currently offering projects are ANU, Curtin
University, Melbourne University, Swinburne University, University of
Sydney, University of Tasmania, and The University of Western Australia.
CSIRO projects may also be selected, but enrolment is only possible at a
university, so an official university supervisor must also be
arranged. Applicants who wish to enroll at an Australian university will
need to pass the eligibility requirements (including IELTS) of the host
university.

*OPTION 2: 2-year scholarships (deadline 1st March 2019)*
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, Shanghai Jiaotong
University, Guangzhou University, Yunnan 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*

   - *4 February 2019: *applications open
   - *8 March 2019:* application close for 4-yr scholarships (option 1)
   and 2-yr scholarships (option 2)
   - *April 2019:* formal CSC offer
   - *May 2019:* formal Australian institute offer
   - *July to December 2019:* commence study in Australia

For more information, please visit:
https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/UouoCNLwM9ik8NGrFmfTMx?domain=acamar.org.au
Best regards, Robert

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


M: 0450 649 457     T: 03 9214 5520

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