[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: 5 April 2004

University of Sydney Grants-in-Aid 2004
Grants-in-aid (GIA) are available to provide students with travel grants to 
support short-term periods of research overseas; applicants must be 
citizens or permanent residents of Australia; most grants are open only to 
full-time students enrolled in a research degree, although some are offered 
to undergraduates.  Individual grants vary in value and purpose with most 
approximately $1500.

Some GIA are open to applicants in any research area or faculty, however 
many awards are targeted at students in particular faculties, departments 
or research areas including:

Faculties:
Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources; Arts; Education; Engineering;
Economics and Business; Conservatorium of Music; Medicine; Science; Sydney 
College of the Arts; Veterinary Science.

Departments/Research Areas:
Anthropology  PNG, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia And Southeast Asia;
Archaeology - Classical Hellenic; Cancer Research; Chinese/Japanese Studies;
East Asian/Melanesian Studies; English; Germanic Studies; History; Music; 
Old Norse/Old English; Social Work; Women In Prehistoric Societies; Study 
At Emmanuel College, Cambridge.

Further information and application form for 2004 are available from:
http://www.usyd.edu.au/su/reschols/scholarships/grad.htm or Research 
Training, Research Office, Room K4.01, Lobby K, Main Quadrangle (A14), The 
University of Sydney, NSW 2006; telephone:  (02) 9351 3877, e-mail: 
rosemary at reschols.usyd.edu.au.
Closing date: 3 May 2004


RESEARCH
Structural Biology; Myopia in School Children; Chemical Engineering; 
Structural Virology; Visual Neuroscience; Allied Health Sciences; Clinical 
Research in Cardiovascular Disease; Public Health Research in 
Cardiovascular Disease; Biomedical Research in Cardiovascular Disease

     OTHER
River Basin Manager

Category: Research Scholarships

Postgraduate Scholarship in Structural Biology
Open to candidate with a good degree in science to undertake research 
studies leading to a PhD in structural biology; the project involves the 
use of biochemical and biophysical methods to investigate structural and 
functional aspects of the transcriptional regulator FOG-1; $18,484 pa; up 
to 3 years; applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of Australia.
Closing Date: 13 April 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").

Postgraduate Scholarship on Myopia in School Children
Available for current full-time student to assist in their completion of a 
research project leading to a PhD; the project is the Sydney Myopia Study, 
an epidemiological project examining the prevalence and risk factors for 
the development of myopia in school-aged children; $18,484 pa; 9 months 
with a possible extension of a further 3 months.
Closing Date: 13 April 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").

Postgraduate Scholarship in Bioleaching Nickel Laterite Ores
Open to candidate with a good Hons degree in science or engineering to 
undertake research studies leading to a PhD in Chemical Engineering; the 
project is to investigate and to delineate the mechanisms involved in 
biological leaching of nickel laterite ores; $18,000 pa; up to 3 years; 
citizens or permanent residents of Australia and international students* 
may apply for this scholarship. *Please note that this scholarship will not 
cover any tuition fees payable by international students.
  Closing Date: 16 April 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").

Postgraduate Scholarship in Structural Virology
Open to candidate with an Hons 1 or 2A degree in science to undertake 
research studies leading to a PhD in structural virology; the project is to 
investigate the structural basis of interaction of two viral proteins 
essential for the assembly of herpes simplex; $18,484 pa; up to 3 years; 
applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of Australia.
Closing Date: 23 April 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").

Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Visual Neuroscience
Available to support on a full time basis for a research project leading to 
an MSc or a PhD; the project is to examine the role of cortico-cortical 
'feedback' connections in determining receptive field properties of 
neurones in mammalian visual cortex; $16,600 pa; 2-3 years.
Closing Date: 13 April 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").

Menzies Research Scholarship in the Allied Health Sciences
Open to full-time students in a research PhD program; applications from 
graduates in the disciplines of nursing physiotherapy, occupational 
therapy, speech pathology and clinical psychology are preferable but 
application from graduates of other allied health disciplines will also be 
considered; applicants should have completed the first stage of the PhD 
project and will take up the scholarship during 2005; $24,000 pa; tenable 
at an Australian tertiary institution; up to 2 years
Closing Date: 23 June 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").

Heart Foundation Postgraduate Clinical Research Scholarships
Available for full-time postgraduate research studies leading to a PhD in 
clinical research on cardiovascular disease and related disorders; 
applicants should hold or expect to obtain an Hons 1 degree (other 
equivalent research experience may be considered in special circumstances); 
$27,489 pa (medical graduates) or $20,736 pa (non-medical graduates); a 
departmental allowance of $1,340 pa; $660 pa for conference travel on 
application; a thesis allowance of up to $860; up to 3 years; tenable at an 
Australian university or institution; applicants should normally reside in 
Australia and be Australian citizens or permanent residents.
Closing Date: 21 May 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").

Heart Foundation Postgraduate Public Health Research Scholarships
Available for full-time postgraduate research studies leading to a PhD in 
Public Health research on cardiovascular disease and related disorders 
applicants should hold or expect to obtain an Hons 1 degree (other 
equivalent research experience may be considered in special circumstances); 
$27,489 pa (medical graduates) or $20,736 pa (non-medical graduates); a 
departmental allowance of $1,340 pa;  $660 pa for conference travel on 
application; a thesis allowance of up to $860; up to 3 years; tenable at an 
Australian university or institution; applicants should normally reside in 
Australia and be Australian citizens or permanent residents.
Closing Date: 13 August 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").

Heart Foundation Postgraduate Biomedical Research Scholarships
Available for full-time postgraduate research studies leading to a PhD in 
Biomedical research on cardiovascular disease and related disorders 
applicants should hold or expect to obtain an Hons 1 degree (other 
equivalent research experience may be considered in special circumstances); 
$27,489 pa (for medical graduates) or $20,736 pa (non-medical graduates); a 
departmental allowance of $1,340 pa;  $660 pa for conference travel on 
application; a thesis allowance of up to $860; up to 3 years; tenable at an 
Australian university or institution; applicants should normally reside in 
Australia and be Australian citizens or permanent residents.
Closing Date: 13 August 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: Other Scholarships

Ernest Jackson Memorial Research Grants
Open to PhD, Masters and fourth year Honours students undertaking relevant 
research in projects of demonstrable relevance to river basin management; 
capital expenditure will not be supported; preference may be given to 
members/student members of the River Basin Management Society (RBMS); up to 
$2,000.
Closing Date:  30 April 2003
Further information: http://www.usyd.edu.au/su/reschols/scholarships/, use 
the New Search
Engine and search under Other Scholarships (in "Show Me") and by title (in 
"Optional Keywords").




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