Discipline specific awards
Following are some of the main scholarships that are specific to certain areas of study. It is not a comprehensive list as some scholarships are administered through Faculties/Departments. Please contact them for information regarding additional scholarship opportunities.
- Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering (AINSE)
- Henry Bertie and Florence Mabel Gritton Research Scholarships - Chemistry
- G.C. Henderson Research Scholarship – History of Polynesian, Melanesian and Micronesian Communities
- Richard Claude Mankin Scholarship – Water Conservation
- Lionel Murphy Australian Postgraduate Scholarships – Law or Science
- Primary Industry Research and Development Corporation Scholarships
- Other Health Related Scholarships
The Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering (AINSE) offers these awards for postgraduate students whose research projects are associated with nuclear science, or its applications, and require access to the unique national facilities at the Lucas Heights Science & Technology Centre.
Research Supplements are the principal form of award and are offered to scholars who are (or will be) in receipt of an Australian Postgraduate Award (APA) or equivalent scholarship.
Supplement Stipend: $7,500 pa.
The award also provides $5,500 pa for costs involved in using the facilities and services at Lucas Heights.
Further information is available from AINSE.
Tel: (02) 9717 3436
Email:
Applications close April.
The Gritton Scholarships are awarded to candidates enrolling in a higher degree by research and are intended to promote the knowledge and study of chemistry in relation to industry and agriculture, including chemistry connected with electrical engineering, metallurgical chemistry and chemistry in its application to mining and the winning treatment of minerals and natural products of the soil.
They are open to graduates of universities who are members of the Association of Commonwealth Universities, graduates of any country who are citizens of a Commonwealth country or Australian permanent residents.
The scholarship is valued at the same rate as the Australian Postgraduate Award ($19,616 per annum in 2007).
Further information is available from the Research Office.
Tel: (02) 9351 3250
Email:
Applications close mid January (for first semester) and early July (for second semester).
The Henderson Scholarship is awarded to candidates enrolled in a higher degree by research in the Departments of Anthropology or History at The University of Sydney. The object of the scholarship is to promote and encourage research into the history of Polynesian, Melanesian and Micronesian Communities.
The scholarship is valued at the same rate as the University of Sydney Postgraduate Award ($19,616 per annum in 2007). Only one award is available at any one time.
Further information is available from the Research Office.
Tel: (02) 9351 3250
Email: .
Applications close mid January.
The Mankin Scholarship is awarded to candidates enrolling in a higher degree by research and is intended to promote and encourage research related to water conservation.
The scholarship may be awarded in two categories:
- postgraduate scholarship – valued at the same rate as the Australian Postgraduate Award ($19,616 per annum in 2007)
- supplementary scholarship – valued to be determined by the selection committee.
Further information is available from the Research Office.
Tel: (02) 9351 3250
Email:
Applications close mid January.
A number of postgraduate scholarships are awarded annually by the Trustees of the Lionel Murphy Foundation.
The Australian scholarships are tenable at an Australian tertiary institution for one year only and are currently valued at $15,000 each per annum.
Further information is available from the Lionel Murphy Foundation.
Tel: (02) 9223 5151
Web: http://lionelmurphy.anu.edu.au/
Applications close 1 September.
National ICT Australia (NICTA) Scholarship
NICTA provides a range of scholarships that are independently organised at each NICTA Research Laboratory in conjunction with its partner universities. Prospective students are encouraged to apply for Australian Postgraduate Award (APA) stipend scholarships or International Postgraduate Research Scholarships (IPRS) through NICTA's partner universities. Further information is available from the NICTA website: http://nicta.com.au/director/education/scholarships.cfm
Closing dates vary.
Many Research and Development Corporations offer scholarships to postgraduate students working on projects that will further knowledge about an aspect of the field of interest of the particular corporation. Most of the corporations now make applications forms available on their web sites.
Applications must be submitted through the Research Office.
Tel: (02) 9351 3250
Email:
Some of the main funding bodies are:
- Australian Pork Ltd (APL) - formerly Pig Research and Development Corporation
Tel: (02) 6285 2200
Email:
Web: http://www.apl.au.com/ - Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)
Tel: (02) 6792 4088
Email:
Web: http://www.crdc.com.au/ - Dairy Australia (DA) formerly Dairy Research and Development Corporation (DRDC)
Tel: (03) 9694 3777
Email:
Web: http://www.dairyaustralia.com.au/ - Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)
Tel: (02) 6272 5525
Email:
Web: http://www.grdc.com.au/ - Rural Industries and Development Corporation (RIRDC)
Tel: (02) 6272 4819
Email:
Web: http://www.rirdc.gov.au/
Following are some of the many health related funding bodies. In addition, major teaching hospitals and some area health services also offer scholarships.
- Alcohol Education & Rehabilitation Foundation Ltd
Tel: (02) 6122 8600
Email: - Asthma NSW
Tel: (02) 9906 3233
Email: - Australian Rotary Health Research Fund – Mental Health
Tel: (02) 8837 1900
Email: - Cancer Institute NSW
Tel: (02) 8374 5600
Email: - Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand
Tel: (02) 9256 5452
Email: - Gastroenterological Society of Australia (GESA)
Tel: (02) 9256 5454
Email: - Heart Foundation of Australia
Tel: (03) 9329 8511
Email: - Kidney Foundation
Tel: (08) 8334 7555
Email: - The Menzies Research Scholarship in the Allied Health Sciences
Tel: (03) 9419 5699
Email: - Multiple Sclerosis Australia - Postgraduate Research Scholarships
Tel: (08) 9346 2471
Email: - Garnett Passe and Rodney Williams Memorial Foundation Research Scholarships
(Otorhinolaryngology or related areas)
Tel: (03) 9419 0280
Email: - Royal Australasian College of Physicians
Tel: (02) 9256 5444
Email: - Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
Tel: (03) 9249 1200
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