[Usyd-scholarships-announce] Weekly Scholarships Email Bulletin

Tue Dec 14 10:14:37 EST 2004

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: 13 December 2004

RESEARCH

Phase Imaging; Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering; Medical
Education; Conservative Treatment of Acute Low Back Pain; Medicinal
Chemistry / Radiochemistry; Estuarine Contaminant Modelling; Stormwater
Remediation; Reduction of Contaminant Supply from Catchments; Morphology in
Latex Particles; Fluorinated Coatings for Stone Preservations; Cultural
Heritage and Environmental Spatial Modelling; NF1 Research; Bone Biology;
Neuroscience

OVERSEAS

Cambridge University - UK

Category: Research Scholarships

Further information on the scholarships listed below:
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 Phase Imaging

Available for full-time research leading to a PhD; applicants should have a
Hons 1 or 2A or a Master degree in science or engineering; the project will
improve and apply an innovative approach to obtaining phase information from
electron microscopy images; $18,837 pa with additional funds possible; up to
3 years; a top-up scholarship is available to an applicant who already holds
an APA or other scholarship. 

Closing Date: 31 January 2005

Postgraduate Scholarships and Scholarship Supplements, School of Aerospace,
Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering

Open to Hons graduates in Science or Engineering to undertake research
leading to MER or PhD in Engineering; the research is aimed at generating
enhanced numerical tools to optimize combustor designs; $23,000 pa; up to 3
years; a supplement to $23,000 will be awarded to a current scholarship
holder; international students can apply, preference will be given to
citizens and permanent residents of Australia. 

Closing Date: 04 February 2005

Postgraduate Scholarship in Medical Education

Open to a candidate with a high standard undergraduate honours or Masters
degree in education or medical/health professional education to undertake
research studies leading to a PhD in Medical Education; $22,000 pa; up to 3
years; applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of Australia. 

Closing Date: 28 February 2005

Conservative Treatment of Acute Low Back Pain PhD Scholarship

Available to support full-time PhD candidature for 3 years with a
possibility of extension for 6 months; the study will investigate whether
the addition of spinal manipulative therapy and/or NSAIDS to medical care,
improves the outcome of acute low back pain; applicants must be currently
registered or immediately registerable to practise as a physiotherapist in
NSW; $21,000 pa; conference expenses of $5,000 pa; applicants must be an
Australian or NZ citizen or an Australian permanent resident. 

Closing Date: 04 January 2005

Postgraduate Scholarship in Medicinal Chemistry / Radiochemistry 

Open to a candidate with a good Hons degree in chemistry to undertake
research studies leading to a PhD in medicinal chemistry/radiochemistry; the
project is to investigate the structure activity relationships of ligands
suitable for imaging the peripheral benzodiazepine receptor (PBR); $18,837
pa; up to 3 years; applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of
Australia.  

Closing Date: 28 January 2005

Postgraduate Scholarship on Estuarine Contaminant Modelling 

Available to support a full-time research project leading to a PhD; the
project is to build an estuarine contaminant model for Port Jackson,
applicants should have an Hons 1 or 2A degree in chemistry, geosciences or
engineering or equivalent experience; $18,837 pa; Australian citizens,
Australian permanent residents or NZ citizens will be given preference. 

Closing Date: 31 January 2005

Australian Postgraduate Award (Industry) on Stormwater Remediation

Available to support a full-time research project leading to a PhD; the
project is to understand processes controlling removal of contaminants from
stormwater in side infiltration systems and will include geologic, chemical
and biological mechanisms; applicants should have an Hons 1 or 2A degree in
chemistry, geosciences or engineering or equivalent experience; $23,886 pa
(2004 rate); applicants must be Australian citizens, Australian permanent
residents or NZ citizens. 

Closing Date: 31 January 2005

Australian Postgraduate Award (Industry) on Reduction of Contaminant Supply
from Catchments

Available to support a full-time research project leading to a PhD; the
project is to understand processes controlling contaminant generation in
highly urbanised catchments and to produce predictive models for
waste-producing catchment activities; applicants should have an Hons 1 or 2A
degree in chemistry, geosciences or engineering or equivalent experience;
$23,886 pa (2004 rate); applicants must be Australian citizens, Australian
permanent residents or NZ citizens. 

Closing Date: 31 January 2005

Australian Postgraduate Award (Industry) on Morphology in Latex Particles
Synthesized by Controlled Radical Polymerization, and Applications to New
Surface Coatings with Dulux Australia

Available to support a full-time research project leading to a PhD; the
project is to explore the morphology of latex particles synthesized by
controlled radical polymerization; applicants should have an Hons 1 or 2A
degree in materials science and engineering or mechanical engineering;
$23,886 pa (2004 rate); applicants must be Australian citizens, Australian
permanent residents or NZ citizens. 

Closing Date: 18 February 2005

Australian Postgraduate Award (Industry) on Mechanistic Investigation of
Fluorinated Coatings for Stone Preservation with DuPont 

Available to support a full-time research project leading to a PhD; the
project is to conduct a mechanistic investigation of fluorinated coatings
for stone preservations; applicants should have an Hons 1 or 2A degree in
materials science and engineering or mechanical engineering; $23,886 pa
(2004 rate); applicants must be Australian citizens, Australian permanent
residents or NZ citizens. 

Closing Date: 18 February 2005

Australian Postgraduate Award (Industry) in Cultural Heritage and
Environmental Spatial Modelling

2 scholarships are available to support a full-time research project leading
to a PhD for research on cultural and natural landscapes in the Angkor World
Heritage Area, Cambodia $23,886 pa (2004 rate), $5,000 pa for costs
associated with the research; applicants must be Australian citizens,
Australian permanent residents or NZ citizens. 

Closing Date: 22 December 2004

PhD Scholarship in NF1 Research

Open to a graduate with BSc Hons (1 or 2A) or equivalent, to undertake a
laboratory-based PhD project; the project will involve the development of
mouse and cell-culture models of NF1-related orthopaedic conditions; $24,309
pa in 2005; 1 year; students awarded an APA are encouraged to apply and will
be eligible for a top-up to the maximum allowed; applicants must be
Australian citizens or permanent residents.

Closing Date: 24 December 2004

Postgraduate Scholarship in Bone Biology

Open to a candidate with an Hons 1 or 2A degree or equivalent, to undertake
research studies leading to a PhD at USYD; strong English communication
skills are essential; $23,886 pa; up to 3 years; applicants must be citizens
or permanent residents of Australia or citizens of NZ.  

Closing Date: 24 December 2004

Northcott Postgraduate Scholarship in Neuroscience

Open to a candidate with an Hons 1 or 2A degree or equivalent, to undertake
research studies leading to a PhD at USYD; strong English communication
skills are essential. $18,837 pa; up to 3 years; applicants must be citizens
or permanent residents of Australia or citizens of NZ.  

Closing Date: 24 December 2004

Further information on the scholarships listed above:
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

C.A.S. Hawker Scholarship

Available to any Australian student undertaking a 3 or 4 year course of
study; successful applicants can choose to study at one of the nominated
Australian universities or Cambridge Uni in the UK; value and number of
scholarships are determined by the Trustees; normally covers all compulsory
fees, books, stationery and equipment with an allowance for living expenses;
contribution to travel expenses may also be made.

Closing Date: 14 January 2005

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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