[Usyd-scholarships-announce] Weekly Scholarships Email Bulletin

[Research Training]

If you have any comments or questions concerning this Bulletin, please
email Research Office: research.training at usyd.edu.au 

 

Previously advertised scholarships can be found on our website:
http://www.usyd.edu.au/ro/training/index.shtml 

 

Week beginning: 23 February 2009

 

RESEARCH: Mammalian Neuroscience; Health Sciences; Geophysics; Diabetes;
Wenkart Foundation Grants. 

 

Research Scholarships 

 

For further information on the scholarships listed below, please see:
http://www.usyd.edu.au/ro/training/index.shtml , select 'Current
research scholarships' and search under Research Scholarships (in "Show
Me") and by title (in "Optional Keywords").

 

Postgraduate Scholarship in the Neuroscience of Mammalian Visual Cortex

A full-time postgraduate scholarship is available for a suitably
qualified candidate with an Honours degree (preferably Honours 1) for a
PhD in the School of Medical Sciences; the research project is to
investigate the integration of information by single neurons in the
mammalian visual cortices with emphasis on examining the role of
feed-forward and feedback inputs; applicants must be Australian
citizens, Australian permanent residents or New Zealand citizens;
$20,427pa; p to three years. 

Closing Date:  4 March 2009

 

Post-graduate scholarship on consumer involvement in nephrology

A full-time post graduate scholarship is available for a suitably
qualified candidate with an honours or masters degree in the Health
Sciences to undertake research studies leading to a PhD; the research
project focuses on patient-important outcomes in nephrology evaluation
and research; Applicants must be Australian citizens or permanent
residents; $25,000pa; up to three years. 

Closing Date:  23 March 2009

 

Postgraduate Scholarship in Planet Scale Reorganisation of the Plate
Mantle System

A full-time postgraduate scholarship is available for a suitably
qualified candidate with an Honours degree for a PhD in the School of
Geosciences; this project aims to unravel the causes of sudden plate
tectonic reorganization that occurred in the Cretaceous about 100
million years ago and to explicitly model them; applicants must be
Australian citizens, Australian permanent residents or New Zealand
citizens; $20,427; up to 2 years. 

Closing Date:  4 March 2009

 

Postgraduate Scholarship in Medical Research

A scholarship is available for a suitably qualified candidate with a
degree in Science (Honours) to undertake research studies leading to a
PhD; the project is to investigate the therapeutic application of
peptides for the treatment of type 1 Diabetes; applicants must be
Australian citizens or permanent residents; $20,427pa; up to three
years. 

Closing Date:  4 March 2009 

 

 

 

Wenkart Foundation Grants 2009

These grants are for research in clinical, biomedical and health related
sciences; the funding will depend on the expenses of the project, and
grants are made for periods of up to two years; applicants must be
full-time students and Australian permanent residents or undergraduates
educated in Australia and intending to reside in Australia.

Closing Date:  1 June 2009

 

 

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