[Usyd-scholarships-announce] Weekly Scholarships Email Bulletin

[Research Training]

If you have any comments or questions concerning this Bulletin, please 
email Research Training, Research Office: scholars at reschols.usyd.edu.au

Previously advertised scholarships can be found on our website: 
http://www.usyd.edu.au/su/reschols/scholarships/

Week beginning: 27 October 2003

Australian Postgraduate Award (APA) and University of Sydney Postgraduate 
Award (UPA) 2004
A final reminder that applications for APA and UPA will close this Friday31 
October 2003.  Information and application forms are available from the 
Research Office, or from 
http://www.usyd.edu.au/su/reschols/scholarships/apa2004.htm


RESEARCH
Music; Psychology; Medicine, Bone and Joint Disease; Bursaries for Women

    Overseas
Italy


Category: Research Scholarships

Peter Platt Memorial Scholarship
Open to the most distinguished person to further their research studies in 
music, namely in Musicology, Modern Composition or Musical Performance 
(including historical performance practice; the successful applicant must 
be a USYD graduate with a major in Music, and must have outstanding 
qualifications in at least 2 of the above areas; can be used to continue 
his/her studies in Australia or overseas; approx. $4,000.
Closing Date: 28 November 2003
Further information: http://www.usyd.edu.au/su/reschols/scholarships/, use 
the New Search
Engine and search under Research Scholarships (in "Show Me") and by title 
(in "Optional Keywords").

Postgraduate Scholarship to Study the Associative Bases of Extinction
Open to candidate with a good honours degree in psychology to undertake 
postgraduate research studies leading to an MSc or PhD in psychology; the 
project is to investigate the associative bases underlying the extinction 
of conditioned responding in rats; applicants should have a firm grounding 
in theory and experimental paradigms in the area of associative learning in 
animals; experience in designing and conducting behavioural experiments 
with rats is essential; 2 years @ $18,009 pa, may be renewed for a 3rd year 
in the case of PhD candidature; applicants must be citizens or permanent 
residents of Australia.
Closing Date: 07 November 2003
Further information: http://www.usyd.edu.au/su/reschols/scholarships/, use 
the New Search
Engine and search under Research Scholarships (in "Show Me") and by title 
(in "Optional Keywords").

Northern Clinical School PhD Top-up Scholarship
Up to 4 top-up scholarships are available for students who will enrol 
through the Northern Clinical School of the USYD and will be commencing an 
Australian Postgraduate Award (APA) or comparable competitive postgraduate 
scholarship in 2004; top-up to an amount equal to the NHMRC stipend rate 
(($26,782 in 2003); up to 3.5 years; applicants must have submitted, or be 
about to submit, an application for an APA (closing date: 31/10/03) or 
comparable scholarship award from a similar competitive scheme; please note 
that this is not an automatic award to all successful APA recipients; the 
Northern Clinical School reserves the right to decide which schemes are 
comparable.
Closing Date: 21 November 2003
Further information: http://www.usyd.edu.au/su/reschols/scholarships/, use 
the New Search
Engine and search under Research Scholarships (in "Show Me") and by title 
(in "Optional Keywords").

Lincoln Centre for Research into Bone and Joint Disease Doctoral Scholarships
Available to support and nurture outstanding talent in the field of Bone 
and Joint Disease rather than providing infrastructure support for existing 
projects; the scholarships will allow graduates to proceed towards a PhD or 
MD and evidence of enrolment for a higher degree is necessary; at NH&MRC 
stipend rate (approx. $27,000 pa).
Closing Date: 17 November 2003
Further information: http://www.usyd.edu.au/su/reschols/scholarships/, use 
the New Search
Engine and search under Research Scholarships (in "Show Me") and by title 
(in "Optional Keywords").

Jean Gilmore, Thenie Baddams and Daphne Elliott Bursaries 2004 - AFUW
Open to women of academic merit to assist with research towards a Masters 
by research or PhD degree; no restriction on the field of study; applicants 
must be enrolled at an Australian university and must have completed 1 year 
of postgraduate research NOT including an Honours year; up to $5,000.
Closing Date: 01 March 2004
Further information: http://www.usyd.edu.au/su/reschols/scholarships/, use 
the New Search
Engine and search under Research Scholarships (in "Show Me") and by title 
(in "Optional Keywords").

2004 Winifred E Preedy Postgraduate Bursary - AFUW
Open to  women doing a Masters or PhD in Dentistry or related field, past 
or present students in the Faculty of Dentistry of the University of 
Adelaide and must have completed 1 year of their postgraduate degree; 
applicants should have a good honours degree; $4,000.
Closing Date: 01 March 2004
Further information: http://www.usyd.edu.au/su/reschols/scholarships/, use 
the New Search
Engine and search under Research Scholarships (in "Show Me") and by title 
(in "Optional Keywords").

Category: Overseas Scholarships

Australian Foundation for Studies in Italy
Up to five travel fellowships are available for Australian, principally 
postgraduate and postdoctoral scholars, wishing to undertake research in 
Italy during 2004; applicants should engage in the study of Italian 
history, culture and society, or archaeology and classical antiquities, and 
be practitioners in the humanities and arts wanting to pursue creative work 
in Italy; max. of $3,000.
Closing Date: 21 November 2003
Further information: http://www.usyd.edu.au/su/reschols/scholarships/, use 
the New Search
Engine and search under Overseas Scholarships (in "Show Me") and by title 
(in "Optional Keywords").


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