[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: 15 September 2003


RESEARCH
Behavioural and Community Health Sciences; Solar Energy Research;
Chemistry; Palliative Care; Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging

OVERSEAS
Peterhouse  Cambridge Research Studentships

Category: Research Scholarships

Australian Postgraduate Award (Industry) on Breaking the Juvenile Crime
Cycle: Rehabilitating High Risk Young Offenders
Open to candidate to undertake research studies leading to a PhD,
applicants should have an Honours 1 or 2A degree or equivalent in an
appropriate discipline; experience working in the public health area is
essential; experience of survey design and implementation and knowledge of
univariate and multivariate statistical methods would be an advantage;
excellent oral and written communication skills, an excellent undergraduate

record of achievement, and ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary
team; 3 years @$23,294; applicants must be Australian citizens, Australian
permanent residents or New Zealand citizens.
Closing Date:  1 December 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 in Solar Energy Research
Open to applicant with an Honours 1 or 2A degree or equivalent in Physics,
Chemistry, or Materials Science/Engineering to undertake full-time studies
leading to a PhD; the project is to investigate the mechanism of silicon
solar cell passivation in PECVD and to develop an advanced technology to
provide high quality passivation using a specially designed PECVD method;
will be based at the School of Physics, USYD; 3 years @ $23,294 pa;
preferred to start no later than the beginning of next year.
Closing Date:  30 October 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 in Chromium Dietary Supplements
Open to candidate with a good honours degree or masters degree in Chemistry

to undertake research studies leading to a PhD in Chemistry; the project is

to investigate the chemistry, biochemistry and cell biology of Cr dietary
supplements; $18,009 pa, will start immediately and end in 8/05 with a
possible 6-month extension.
Closing Date:  22 September 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”).

NHMRC Palliative Care Postgraduate Research Scholarships
Full-time PhD scholarships are available in topics directly related to
palliative care; applicants must have demonstrated potential in palliative
care related fields; applications will be considered in all relevant health

related disciplines, including social and behavioural sciences; applicants
must be Australian citizens who have already completed a degree in an area
applicable in palliative care research at the time of submission of the
application; or graduates in areas applicable to palliative care who are
from overseas, have permanent resident status and are currently residing in

Australia; max. 3 years; $18,009 pa, $23,239 pa, for nursing and allied
health professionals, or $26,782 pa for medical or dental.
Closing Date: 17 October 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”).

PhD Studentships within the Brain Dynamics Centre (BDC), Sydney
Top-up funding is available for candidates to pursue research leading to a
PhD in cognitive neuroscience and neuroimaging, biophysical brain modelling

and their application to neuropsychiatric disorders (schizophrenia,
post-traumatic stress, attention-deficit); applicants should have a class I

honours degree or equivalent in physics, psychology, neuroscience or
related discipline, applicants must hold or expect to hold a scholarship.
Closing Date: 19 December 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”).

Category: Overseas Scholarships

Peterhouse  Cambridge Research Studentships
Open to candidates under 25 on 1/12/03 who have graduated from a university

by 08/04 and who intend to be candidates for a PhD at Cambridge; value will

be determined after considering a successful candidate’s income from other
Studentships or similar sources; sum paid in 02/03 was £7,375.
Closing Date:  1 April 2004
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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