[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: 16 February 2004

University of Sydney Postgraduate Award (Co-funded), College of Health 
Sciences
Open to candidates who wish to commence a full-time Masters by research or 
PhD degree from Semester 1, 2004 in the Faculty of Dentistry, Health 
Sciences, Medicine, Pharmacy or Nursing; applicants must have Hons 1 or 
equivalent; $18,484 pa; 2 years for Masters and 3 years for PhD; applicants 
must be Australian citizens, Australian permanent residents or New Zealand 
citizens; applicants who were in the University's 2004 APA/UPA round and 
current students who upgraded from Masters to PhD need not apply.
Information and application forms are available from the Research Office, 
or from http://www.usyd.edu.au/reschols/scholarships/chs.html
Closing Date: 27 February 2004

RESEARCH
Bioinformatics; Marine Robotics; Veterinary Science; Pension and Retirement 
Modelling

Category: Research Scholarships

Two PhD Scholarships in Bioinformatics
2 PhD scholarships are available to candidates with good Hons degrees in 
biology, mathematics, statistics, computer science, computational science 
or physics to undertake full-time research leading to PhDs in Comparative 
Genomics and Evolutionary Biology at USYD or Uni of Adelaide; the research 
is to retrace the early evolution of animals through development and use of 
new phylogenetic tools and data; $18,484 pa; up to 3 years; relocation 
allowance may be provided in certain circumstances; international students 
can also apply but they will be expected to cover their own tuition fees.
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").

Australian Postgraduate Award (Industry) in Marine Robotics
Available to support a full-time research project leading to a PhD; the 
project is to develop the  algorithms and methods capable of modelling 
unstructured, reef environments using data collected by an autonomous 
robotic system capable of surveying the Great Barrier Reef; applicants 
should have an Hons 1 or 2A degree in mechanical, mechatronic, electrical 
or systems design engineering or computer science; applicants must be 
Australian citizens, Australian permanent residents or New Zealand 
citizens; $23,886 pa; 3 years.
Closing Date: 27 February 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 Veterinary Science

Open to candidate to undertake full-time research leading to a Masters by 
research degree; the research is to work on the project entitled 
"Specialised management of gilts and their progeny"; the successful 
candidate will be based at QAF's farms in Corowa, NSW, but will have 
regular visits to USYD at Camden; $23,000 pa + $500 thesis allowance in the 
2nd year.
Closing Date: 05 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").

Postgraduate Scholarship in Pensions and Retirement Modelling
Open to candidate with a good Hons degree in economics, or equivalent, to 
undertake research studies leading to a PhD in the School of Economics & 
Political Science; the project is to undertake the theoretical and 
empirical modelling, and policy analysis, of pensions and retirement within 
an overlapping generations (OLG) framework; $18,484 pa + an allowance for 
conference and textbook expenses; up to 3 years.
Closing Date: 27 February 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").


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