New Scholarships

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New scholarships 

Last updated: 7 February 2012

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Churchill Fellowships
The Churchill Trust was established in 1965 to honour the memory of Sir Winston Churchill by awarding overseas research Fellowships.
 
Applications are now open for the fellowships, worth on average $25,000, which offer people an opportunity to travel overseas and study a topic or issue they are passionate about. The fellowships are open to Australian citizens aged over the age of 18 and are worth on average $25,000.
 
For more information please visit the Churchill Trust website.
 Wednesday 29 February, 2012

The Arrow Bone Marrow Transplant Foundation (Arrow)
The Arrow Bone Marrow Transplant Foundation (Arrow) is offering a supplementary scholarship for students commencing an Australian Postgraduate Award (APA) or comparable competitive postgraduate scholarship in 2012.
 
This biomedical research scholarship will be in the area of leukaemia and/or stem cell therapy. Students must be Australian citizens or have Permanent Residency status.
 
For more information, please contact Robyn Flood at  rflood@arrow.org.au or download the flyer.
 Friday 16 March, 2012

Pasture Research and Travel Scholarships
The aim of the AW Howard Memorial Trust is to encourage and promote research and  investigation in the fields of natural science and social science, including economics which relate to the development, management and use of pastures.
 
The AW Howard Memorial Trust annually awards six types of grants relating to pasture and grazing system research and extension. Awards and grants include:
  • Annual Travel Grants valued up to $3,500 for specialists to undertake overseas study tours or participate in international or Australian conferences
  • Annual Research Fellowships providing an annual $5,000 “top up” postgraduate stipend to the successful applicant tenable for up to three years
  • Two new Specialist Study Awards: Australian Grazing or Rangeland Extension Consultants, Advisers and Agribusiness Specialists; and Australian Graziers or Rangeland Pastoralists
  • Grants-in-Aid up to $5,000 to Australian organisations, associations, communities or persons that seek financial aid for projects relating to or commemorating pasture and grazing management
  • The Amos W Howard Medal & Oration
Further information and application forms are available via www.sardi.sa.gov.au/awhoward
Friday 30 March, 2012

ANZ Trustees PhD scholarships in medical research
Scholarships are offered in a number of areas of medical research, including, but not limited to, paediatric research, cancer research and heart research.
 
Please click on the following link for more details including how to apply, as well as PDF's of the guildelines, referee guide, application form and reporting form.

 

Sunday 15 April, 2012

Kym Broadhurst Bursary for the Visually Impaired

 To assist undergraduate or postgraduate students with visual impairments whose corrected vision is less than 6:60. Preference will be given to a student who is totally blind. Applicants must have maintained an enrolment of at least four units each semester. Postgraduate Research Students may also apply.
 
Value: $1095 for 2012, tenable for the duration of the program and subject to satisfactory academic progress.
 
Application: Click here for an application form or call 07 3365 1984. Further information can also be found here.
 Friday 8 June, 2012

The Dennis Weatherstone Predoctoral Fellowship Program
Autism Speaks supports global biomedical research into the diagnosis, causes, prevention, and treatment of autism. 
 
Autism Speaks invites applications from predoctoral students interested in pursuing careers in autism research. The Dennis Weatherstone Fellows will work directly with mentors who are leading scientists in autism research. This program supports the growth of a promising cadre of young scientists who will make autism research their chosen field.
 
For more information about application deadlines please visit the website, or download the Request for Applications document.
 For more information visit the Autism Speaks website

DAAD scholarships in Germany
The DAAD is Germany's largest scholarship-awarding organisation and runs several programs for academic exchange between Germany and Australia. These programs range from short-term exchanges for research or teaching purposes through to doctoral scholarships lasting several years. The scholarships offered by the DAAD are awarded to younger university graduates from all academic disciplines as well as from the fields of music and art.  
 
  

Heart Foundation
The Heart Foundation offers a range of awards across a variety of categories for research into heart, stroke and blood vessel disease. Application forms, information booklets, assessment criteria, progress report proformas and other supporting material for Heart Foundation funding are available at the Heart Foundation website (click on hyperlink above).
See the Heart Foundation website for details on rounds

Australian Rotary Health
Australian Rotary Health are currently funding approximately 50 students with research funding totalling over $1,000,000 in medical and mental health research.  PhD scholarships in a variety of research areas are offered.
For more information visit the Australian Rotary Health website

Italian Government Scholarships
Italian Government study grants to Australian researchers and students as a contribution toward their studies in Italy, aiming at spreading the Italian language, culture and sciences abroad and promoting cultural, economic and technological cooperation with Australia.
 

CSIRO Livestock Industries PhD scholarships
CSIRO Livestock Industries PhD program offers PhD student scholarships.  Eligible applicants must be Australian citizens or residents, and should be completing or have completed an honours science degree (or equivalent in agricultural or veterinary sciences or related disciplines).
Multiple scholarships with various closing dates
 

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