[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: 1 March 2004

The University of Sydney Travelling Scholarships
Applications are invited from graduates or graduands of the University of 
Sydney who are of not more than four years standing from qualifying for the 
first degree appropriate to the proposed course of study overseas. 
Scholarships shall normally be awarded to enable scholars to enrol in an 
overseas university to undertake studies or research. Applicants must be 
Australian citizens or permanent residents. Scholarship conditions vary but 
usually include an annual stipend of $9,000, up to $6,500 to assist with 
fees, and supplementation of up to $2,000 to cover the cost of airfares.
Some scholarships are offered for specific disciplines or places of study, 
however there are also general awards.
Further information and application form for 2004 are available from 
Research Office or from
http://www.usyd.edu.au/su/reschols/scholarships/travelling_scholarships_2004.htm 


Closing date: 23 March 2004

Please note: Postgraduate research students intending to undertake short 
research projects overseas as part of their candidature at the University 
of Sydney will not be considered for Travelling Scholarships and should 
apply for a Grant-in-Aid (applications open 2 April).

RESEARCH
Bio-inorganic Chemistry; Physics; Chemical Engineering; Advanced Gratings; 
Electron Microscopy

     OTHER
Plant Nutrition Research

Category: Research Scholarships

Postgraduate Scholarship in Bio-inorganic Chemistry
Open to candidate with a good Hons degree in chemistry to undertake 
research studies leading to a PhD in Chemistry; the project involves either 
the development of Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT) or the synthesis of 
nanomolecular metal-containing macrocycles for encircling DNA; $18,484 pa; 
up to 3 years; applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of Australia.
Closing Date: 26 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 Computational Biophysics
Available for 1 year to carry out research in computational biophysics; the 
project is to
investigate the effects of temperature dependence in biomolecular 
processes; applicants should be accepted to the postgraduate program at the 
School of Physics; $11,090 pa.
Closing Date: 08 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 Improving the Modelling of Wood/Water 
Relationships During Kiln Drying and Reconditioning of Softwoods
Available for 3 years on a full-time basis for a research project leading 
to a PhD; the project aims to develop new understanding of the 
relationships between water and the different components of wood during the 
drying and reconditioning of softwood timber; applicants should have an Hon 
1 or 2A degree in chemical engineering; $25,000 pa; applicants must be 
Australian citizens, Australian permanent residents or New Zealand citizens.
Closing Date: 10 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 Advanced Gratings
Open to graduates in science with a good Hons degree for the project on the 
development of
advanced gratings with properties that are currently not available today; 
$23,886 pa; up to 3 years for a PhD; should there be several candidates of 
equal merit, qualifications and experience, then preference will be given 
to Australian citizens or permanent residents; the successful candidate[s] 
should enrol by 31/03/04.
Closing Date: 19 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 Research Scholarships in Electron Microscopy
Open to candidates with a good Hons or Masters degree in science or 
engineering to undertake research studies leading to a PhD in electron 
microscopy; the project involves using electron microscopy methods to map 
the structure, chemistry, bonding and electronic structure at the atomic 
scale; $23,886 pa; up to 3 years.
Closing Date:  19 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: Other Scholarships

The Plant Nutrition Trust Awards 2004
Alf Anderson Award - Applicants should be actively involved in work in any 
of the areas of plant nutrition mentioned above.
Sam Tisdale Award - Applications should have a strong emphasis on sulfur 
nutrition of plants.
The amount of each award will depend on circumstances, but is likely to be 
under $2000; applicants must be Australian citizens or permanent residents 
based in Australia, except that for the Sam Tisdale Award, Australian 
citizens may sponsor candidates from Asia and the south west Pacific region.
Closing Date: 30 April 2004
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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email: scholars at reschols.usyd.edu.au