CSIRO Undergraduate Vacation Scholarships

The CSIRO ICT Centre is working to establish Australia as a global ICT
innovator by delivering leading-edge Information and Communication
Technology solutions for industry and society. The Centre has over 250
researchers across Australia working in four capability-based
laboratories and two applications laboratories in four locations,
Sydney, Canberra, Brisbane and Hobart:

* Autonomous System
* Networking Technologies
* Wireless Technologies
* Information Engineering
* e-Health Research Centre
* Tasmanian ICT Centre

The 2008 Vacation Scholarship Program is designed to provide students
with the opportunity to work on real-world problems in a leading R&D
organisation. Participation in the Vacation Scholarship Program has
influenced previous scholarship holders in their choice of further study
and future career options. Many have gone on to pursue a PhD in CSIRO or
to build a successful research career within CSIRO, a University or
industry.

The scholarships are open to students who have completed at least 3
years of Undergraduate study and who have maintained a credit average or
higher. The students will be paid a stipend of $550 per week.
Scholarships are to commence early December 2008 and continue for a
period of 8-12 weeks. Each student will undertake a research project
under the supervision of a research scientist or engineer. Presentation
skills training is provided as well as an opportunity to participate in
an end of scholarship conference with other students and CSIRO research
scientists.

More information about the scholarships and application can be found at
https://recruitment.csiro.au/asp/job_details.asp?RefNo=2008/760%20

ANSTO YEAR-IN-INDUSTRY INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, ANSTO, will
again be conducting their Year in Industry Internship Program in 2009.
Based in Southern Sydney, ANSTO is currently seeking applications from
undergraduates to take up internships during 2009. The program provides a
relevant industry based learning opportunity for students to apply theory
and skills to the workplace.

There are various internships offered with engineering and science
students majoring in the following areas invited to apply:

* Environmental science/Ecology
* Earth Science
* Chemistry
* Environmental Science
* Physics
* Science/marketing
* science/business
* science/communications
* science/commerce
* science/creative arts (graphic design or web)
* Chemical Engineering
* Science Engineering
* Occupational Health & Safety
* Safety & Environment
* Mechanical / Electronic / Electrical / Mechatronic
* Materials Science

Our Year in Industry Internship program (YII) is open to University
students who have completed 2 years of a 3 year degree, or have completed
3 years of a 4 year degree. To be eligible you will have at least one
full year's study remaining in your undergraduate degree at the
completion of your internship at ANSTO.

All opportunities are full time over 12 months. To apply or for further
information please consult the vacancies page of our website
www.ansto.gov.au or contact Megan Lusty on (02) 9717 3094.

To be eligible for appointment, applicants will require a security and
medical assessment and must be a penultimate year University student.

The program is available only to students at Australian universities who
have appropriate Australian work rights

Internship applications close: 12th September 2008.

Internet Commerce Security Postgraduate Research Scholarship

Internet Commerce Security
PhD Studies
$120k - Research Opportunity

The University of Ballarat is offering a unique opportunity for students
undertaking PhD studies in the area of Internet Commerce Security to receive
$120k over three years. You will work on real problems and data related to
current fraud activity faced by many financial organisations in the world of
eFinance and eSecurity.

The University of Ballarat, Westpac Banking Corporation and IBM have jointly
established the Internet Commerce Security Laboratory (ICSL) to carry out
research into Internet Commerce Security. It will focus on addressing some of
the most critical issues in the Internet Commerce Sector in the management of
identity, internet fraud, trust and the use of the internet. Research projects
will be in areas related to information security and data mining.

To be successful in your application you must have:
. A first class honours degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Information
Technology or Mathematics
. Excellent communication skills
. Ability and aptitude for both a research and commercial environment

You must be willing to:
. Successfully complete a PhD in this research area
. Be part of a motivated, dynamic and creative environment
. Apply your knowledge to critical real world problems
. Be ready for employment opportunities that will exist in this field

Scholarship: $26,000 pa (tax free).
The Scholarship term is 3 years. Candidates for the scholarships must be
Australian citizens or permanent residents of Australia.

Laboratory: Applicants are also able to apply for additional optional funding
of $14,000 pa (taxable) for Laboratory engagement.

Potential applicants should contact
Assoc Professor Paul Watters,
Director, Internet Commerce Security Laboratory
p.watters@ballarat.edu.au

http://www.eii.edu.au/schol/ics

3 PhD Scholarships in Computational Engineering (Electronic Device Modelling)

RMIT University, Melbourne
The Project: The three-year program of research is targeting the development of C++ codes for the analysis, design, modelling and simulation of Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) Devices for high-tech electronic applications. The candidates will be working in a research group which has extensive expertise in computational engineering and has pioneered the development of models for device simulation in Europe, United States and South East Asia since 1979.

The Person: Applicants will need a degree with honours in either Electrical Engineering, Applied Mathematics or Applied Science, have extensive experience in C++ programming language and algorithm design, and be mathematically minded. Successful applicants will preferably commence by early January 2008. These scholarships are available to Australian citizens and permanent residents.

Remuneration: The PhD Scholarships (3) will be awarded a stipend of $25,627 (2007) per annum, for a maximum of three years, plus project funds for overseas and national conference participation on an annual basis.

Contact: Interested candidates should email curriculum vitae and cover letter to Prof. Alireza BAGHAI-WADJI:alireza.baghai-wadji@rmit.edu.au


http://www.rmit.edu.au/sece

Closing Date for Applications: 07 December 2007

Research Associate

Fixed-term 3 years

$56,759 - $60,924 p.a. + 17% super

The Role: Professor Alireza Baghai-Wadji has an ARC Linkage grant commencing in 2008 and is looking to recruit an appropriately qualified and experienced researcher. This is an exciting opportunity to join a collaborative multidisciplinary team in developing models for the simulation of the characteristics of Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) Devices in a research group which has pioneered numerous modelling and simulation tools for SAW devices in Europe, the United States and South East Asia since 1979. Funding is available to support attendance at overseas and national conferences annually.

The Person: You will require a PhD in either Electrical Engineering, Applied Mathematics or Mathematical Physics, have a strong research background in either computational techniques for electronic materials, device modelling or algorithms design, be proficient in C++ and have extensive experience in the development of customised codes using one or more of the following techniques: the Finite Element Method, the Finite Difference Method, the Boundary Element Method, or Evolutionary Programming.

PLEASE NOTE: An RMIT Application sheet must accompany your application.

Further information: Professor Alireza Baghai-Wadji +61 3 9925 2851

Applications Close: 07 December 2007

Quote reference no 50024060

ACB PhD Scholarships

ARC Centre of Excellence in Bioinformatics
PhD scholarships

Highly qualified students with training in molecular or cell biology,
mathematics, statistics, computer science, information technology or systems
analysis are encouraged to apply for a PhD scholarship within the Australian
Research Council Centre of Excellence in Bioinformatics
(http://bioinformatics.org.au), Australia's leading research consortium in
bioinformatics and computational genome biology.

Priority research areas include:
* inference, computational modelling and analysis of regulatory networks
in stem cell development;
* inference, computational modelling and analysis of regulatory networks
in breast cancer; and
* imaging, mathematical modelling and visualisation of spatially dynamic
processes in mammalian cells.

Up to ten PhD scholarships, each valued at $25,000 per annum for three years,
are available at our nodes at The Australian National University, Macquarie
University, and The University of Queensland.

For further information, contact Professor Mark Ragan: m.ragan@imb.uq.edu.au,
(07)3346-2617.

CONTACT
Professor Mark Ragan
Director
ARC Centre of Excellence in Bioinformatics
Institute for Molecular Bioscience
The University of Queensland
Brisbane, Qld 4072 Australia
Tel: +61-7-3346-2616 / 2617
Fax: +61-7-3346-2101
Email: m.ragan@imb.uq.edu.au
URL: http://bioinformatics.org.au

Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Information Systems in UNSW, Australia

Salary:
Lecturer: $71,779 - $84,618 pa
Senior Lecturer: $87,182 - $100,022 pa
Associate Professor: $104,301 - 114,433 pa

Applications are invited for this position from suitably qualified people in
the field of information systems or a related discipline. The successful
applicant will join a vibrant School that aims to provide high-quality
educational programs as well as a dynamic, productive, output-driven research
environment.

As well as undergraduate programs offered to officer cadets and midshipmen, the
School offers postgraduate programs to civilian and defence personnel,
including postgraduate coursework programs and research masters and PhD
degrees. A professional doctorate, the Doctor of Information Technology, is
also available. In addition to undergraduate and postgraduate programs, the
School also provides a number of technology awareness courses for defence
personnel, including several in enterprise architecture.

Active research programs in information systems are maintained in the areas of
decision making, enterprise architecture, information and communication
technology governance, risk management, soft systems modelling, systems
thinking, and software metrics. Other research programs in the School include
antenna arrays, artificial intelligence, complex systems, control theory,
evaluation of computer networks, image and video coding and transmission image
processing and interpretation, mobile communications, operations research,
quantum computing, radar and electromagnetic engineering, remote sensing,
robotics, speech processing and virtual environments. Bodies like the
Australian Research Council support many of these projects.

The successful applicant will be expected to undertake an active research
program. Applicants whose research interests are different, but complementary,
to existing areas are encouraged to apply.

The School is looking to appoint a staff member who will add to the School.s
research activities and who will complement the School.s teaching profile in
the area of Information Systems.

Depending on the qualifications and experience of the successful applicant, an
appointment may be offered at Lecturer (Level B), Senior Lecturer (Level C) or
Associate Professor (Level D). The School is prepared to consider various types
of appointment, including continuing and fixed-term contract, full and part
time.

Membership of an approved University superannuation scheme is a condition of
employment of this position.

Position description and selection criteria are available at
http://www.unsw.adfa.edu.au/hr/emp_opps/index.html Further information is
available from the Head of School Professor Michael Frater on (02) 6268 8236 or
by email on m.frater@adfa.edu.au.

Information on current research programs in the School can be found at
http://www.itee.adfa.edu.au/research.

Applications close 7th December 2007. Please quote reference number: ITEE
11907. Interviews for this position will be held on Monday 17th and Tuesday
18th December 2007.

A written application addressing the selection criteria, a resume, and the
names and addresses (preferably email) of at least three referees should be
submitted to: HR Recruitment, UNSW@ADFA, Australian Defence Force Academy,
Northcott Drive, CANBERRA ACT 2600. You may email your application to:
uni.college.recruitment@adfa.edu.au For confirmation of receipt of
application telephone (02) 6268 8726. People from EEO groups are encouraged to
apply.

RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES IN IMAGE ANALYSIS/COMPUTER VISION

Melbourne Australia.

A number of opportunities exist for suitable candidates at Postdoctoral Level or PhD student level.

These include:
Postdoctoral Position in Video Tracking (two year appointment from mid-2008 - although there may be the possibility of an extension)
Postdoctoral Position in Robust Statistical Methods of Model Fitting (up to four year appointment from early 2008)
Several PhD/Masters Scholarships - associated with the above projects + one scholarship in Biomedical Image Analysis (two - Masters - to three years - PhD - from early 2008)

These positions will be filled as soon as suitable applicants can be found. Interested applicants should send their details as soon as possible to the contact persons listed below.

For Further Details on each project - see the details below.

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PhD Scholarship in Brain Structure Mapping
Monash University (Melbourne Australia) - Join Project led by
Prof. David Reutens, Monash University Faculy of Medicine
Dr. Richard Beare, Monash University Faculy of Medicine
Prof. David Suter, Monash University Dept. of Elect.& Comp. Systems Engineering
Send Expressions of Interest to Dr. Richard Beare Richard.Beare@med.monash.edu.au WITH A CC to Prof. David Suter d.suter@eng.monash.edu.au

A major challenge in neuroscience research is detecting and characterizing changes in brain structure. A PhD scholarship is available in the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Engineering at Monash University to develop novel image analysis and statistical techniques for examining the structure of the brain of humans and animal models. This work will contribute to the success of leading edge neuroscience initiatives such as the Australian Mouse Brain Mapping Consortium.

Candidates should have strong mathematical or statistical skills and experience in image analysis and software development would be beneficial.

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Postoctoral Position and PhD Scholarship in Visual Tracking (A stochastic geometrical approach)
Melbourne/Monash Universities (Melbourne, Australia) - Project led by:
A/Prof. Ba-Ngu Vo, Melbourne University Dept. Elect. Engineering
Prof. David Suter, , Monash University Dept. of Elect.& Comp. Systems Engineering
Send Expressions of Interest to Assoc. Prof. Vo bv@ee.unimelb.edu.au WITH A CC to Prof. David Suter d.suter@eng.monash.edu.au

This project combines Bayesian filtering theory with stochastic geometry to address the problem of tracking multiple-object tracking in video sequences. The Bayesian framework is employed for its suitability to on-line implementation and its adaptability to the fusion of heterogeneous sources of information. The stochastic geometric modelling provides a solid foundation for the systematic study of the problem and allows principled approximations to made. Stochastic geometrical models, including deformable templates and point processes have long been used by statisticians to develop techniques for object recognition in static images [24]. However, their use has been largely overlooked in the tracking area until recently. In tracking with point measurements, an approximation based on point process theory known as the Probability Hypothesis Density (PHD) filter has been shown to alleviate the data association problem and remove the bulk of the computational load [25-28]. In this project we will develop a PHD-type filter for video data to arrive at an efficient algorithm for tracking multiple objects.
[24] A. J. Baddeley and M. N. M. v. Lieshout, "ICM for object recognition," in Computational Statistics. vol. 2, Y. D. a. J. Whittaker, Ed. Heidelberg-New York: Springer, 1992, pp. 271-286.
[25] R. Mahler, "Multi-target Bayes filtering via first-order multi-target moments," IEEE Trans. Aerospace and Electronic Systems, vol. 39, pp. 1152–1178, 2003.
[26] B. Vo, S. Singh, and A. Doucet, "Sequential Monte Carlo methods for Bayesian Multi-target filtering with Random Finite Sets," IEEE Trans. Aerospace and Electronic Systems, vol. 41, pp. 1224-1245, 2005.
[27] B. Vo and W. K. Ma, "The Gaussian mixture Probability Hypothesis Density filter," IEEE Trans. Signal Processing, vol. 54, pp. 4091-4104, 2006.
[28] R. Mahler, Statistical Multisource-Multitarget Information Fusion: Artech House, 2007.

Candidates should have strong mathematical or statistical skills and experience in image analysis and software development would be beneficial.

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Postoctoral Position and PhD Scholarship in Robust Statistical Fitting
Swinburne/Monash Universities (Melbourne, Australia) - Project led by:
Prof. David Suter, , Monash University Dept. of Elect.& Comp. Systems Engineering
A/Prof. Ali Bab-Hadiashar, Swinburne University Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences

Send Expressions of Interest to Assoc. Prof. Bab-Hadiashar abab-hadiashar@swin.edu.au WITH A CC to Prof. David Suter d.suter@eng.monash.edu.au

Our aim is to study the essential (and ubiquitous) problem of automatically segmenting visual data into meaningful parts - a form of model fitting: but in the face of multiple objects, missing and noisy data, large data volumes, and unknown form (model) and number of objects. These latter characteristics lift the problem beyond the reach of standard statistical fitting approaches.
There have been studies concentrating on optimal fitting (Kanatani 1996) (ignoring such things as outliers, multiple structures, data sample density etc.), or on robust fitting in the presence of multiple structures ((Meer 2004) not only provides a good overview if these approaches but also a good discussion of why traditional robust statistics is inadequate for such a setting) but generally ignoring small sample issues, model selection, and a plethora of other practical issues. This project is an ambitious attempt to provide a more complete theory and practical methodology.
The project will focus on range data (i.e., laser scan and 3D reconstruction from images) and motion estimation/segmentation. It will build upon the work of the team (see references below).
(Schindler 2006) K. Schindler, J. U, and H. Wang. Perspective n-view Multibody Structure-and-Motion through Model Selection. Proc. 9th European Conference on Computer Vision, Graz, Austria, 2006.
N. Gheissari, A. Bab-Hadiashar, and D. Suter. Parametric model-based motion segmentation using surface selection criterion. Computer Vision and Image Understanding, 102(2):214-226, 2006.
K. Schindler and D. Suter. Two-view multibody structure-and-motion with outliers through model selection. IEEE Trans. Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, 28(6):983-995, 2006.
P. Chen and D. Suter. An analysis of linear subspace approaches for computer vision and pattern recognition. International Journal of Computer Vision, 68(1):83-106, 2006.
H. Wang and D. Suter. Robust Adaptive-Scale Parametric Model Estimation for Computer Vision. IEEE Trans. Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, 26(11):1459–1479, November 2004.
P. Chen and D. Suter. Recovering the missing components in a large noisy low-rank matrix: Application to SFM. IEEE Trans. Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, 26(8):1051– 1063, August 2004.
H. Wang and D. Suter. MDPE: A very robust estimator for model fitting and range image segmentation. Int. J. of Computer Vision, 59(2):139–166, September 2004.
R. Hoseinnezhad, A. Bab-Hadiashar, and D. Suter. Finite sample bias of robust scale estimators in computer vision problems. In Lecture Notes in Computer Science, International Symposium on Visual Computing (ISVC06), volume 4291, pages 445-454, Heidelberg, 2006. Springer-Verlag.

(Kanatani 1996) K. Kanatani, Statistical Optimization for Geometric Computation: Theory and Practice, Elsevier Science, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1996
(Meer 2004) P. Meer: Robust techniques for computer vision. Emerging Topics in Computer Vision, G. Medioni and S. B. Kang (Eds.), Prentice Hall, 107-190, 2004.


Candidates should have strong mathematical or statistical skills and experience in image analysis and software development would be beneficial.

Research Fellowship & ($30k pa) APAI PhD scholarship in SOA at Swinburne

Postdoctoral Research Fellowship and PhD Scholarship in Service-Oriented
Architectures

The Centre for Information Technology Research (CITR) at Swinburne has the
following two research positions in Service-Oriented Architectures available
immediately:

* A Postdoctoral Research Fellow/Research Fellow (academic level A or B),
* An APAI PhD Scholarship ($30k pa stipend).

These researchers are to join a research project investigating Rich Service
Registries (RSR), funded by the ARC and CA (Computer Associates).

The Rich Service Registries will be the centre piece of future enterprise
information systems deploying the service-oriented architecture. The project
aims to create an extensible framework for rich service registries that
allow an enterprise's IT services to be characterised, located and managed
according to their business and system properties in an intelligent and
dynamic manner. It provides methods, techniques and a software platform for
service modelling, quality/policy-based service discovery through direct and
compositional matching, service lifecycle management, auditing and legal
compliance of services and applications from an enterprise perspective.

The research fellow is expected to play a key role in the project, and must
have a broad appreciation of the project issues as well as in-depth
expertise in some of the key research topic areas. The position is available
for a period of three years.

The PhD candidate is expected to carry out research in one of the project's
key research topic areas. The scholarship is available for a period of three
years, with a high value stipend of $30,000 per year plus other travel and
research support. The applicant must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen
or an Australian permanent resident, and have a good honours (4 years)
degree or equivalent in software engineering, computer science or
information technology.

Further information about the research program can be found at
http://www.swin.edu.au/ict/research/citr/cses/. For initial enquiries,
please contact Prof Jun Han (jhan@ict.swin.edu.au) with your CV and (for PhD
scholarship) university transcripts.

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Prof Jun Han
Professsor of Software Engineering
Head, Computer Science and Software Engineering

Faculty of Information and Communication Technologies
Swinburne University of Technology, John Street
Hawthorn/Melbourne, Vic. 3122, Australia

jhan@ict.swin.edu.au
http://www.ict.swin.edu.au/personal/jhan/
http://www.it.swin.edu.au/centres/cecses/
p: +61 3 9214 5732; f: +61 3 9819 0823
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Australian Postgraduate Research Scholarships

For International students:
You are eligible to apply for
1. Scholarship that covers your course fees
2. Scholarship that covers your living expenses - normally from aud15k to 19k per annum

Scholarships that covers your course fees:
1. Endeavour International Postgraduates Research Scholarships (Endeavour IRPS)
- covers your visa application fees, your health insurance and waive your course fees (around 20k per annum)
2. University's IPRS
- usually paid by the uni's Graduate School. eg. MIPRS - Monash IPRS

If the above fails - try to get the Faculty to pay 50% of the fees, and get the Department to pay 50% of the fees. Or, get the supervisor to help using the grants, or the research center he/she belongs to.

Scholarship that covers your living stipend:
1. Graduate Scholarships from University's Graduate Schools.
eg. MGS (Monash Graduate Scholarships). The amount is different every year - I think there's an increment of 3% due to the inflation rate. It's around aud19k for 2007.
2. Top up scholarships from Research Centers.
Some projects allow top up scholarships (usually industrial projects), and it's around 6k per annum. So if you get both, you will get around 25k per annum - tax-free!

However, with scholarships, there are restrictions - you can't work for more than 6 hours per week in average. If you work as a tutor, you will normally get paid at aud90 for the 1st hour, and aud60 for the repeating hours. Ask me more bout this if you are interested. Anyway, if you teaches a 2 hours tutorials and two repeating classes:
aud90*2 + aud60*4= aud420per week.
Therefore, you will get around 1680per month
the living stipend without top up is around aud1.5k per month, adding the part time job - you get around 3.2k per month to spend - more than enough for livings I suppose!

(you only get taxed for any income more than 6k per year and that only applies to your part time job since your living stipend is tax-free)

I'll discuss about the application process in different uni, and the scholarships for locals in next few posts!

and let me know if you have any any questions!

More Scholarship Information

Visit JASON (Joint Academic Scholarships On-Line Network) for further opportunities to study in Australia or overseas.

Post-doctoral Fellowships and Post-graduate Scholarships for Corrosion Research at Departments of Mechanical and

TWO post-doctoral research fellowships and at least TWO post-graduate student scholarships are available, as a result of Discovery and Linkage grants of Australian Research Council (ARC) and Victorian State Govt Funding (ETIS Program). The research areas will include microbiological corrosion (particularly of concrete structures), corrosion mitigation of magnesium alloys and corrosion of nanocrystalline materials

For further information please contact Dr Raman Singh (Ph 03 9905 3571, raman.singh@eng.monash.edu.au

The Nancy Millis Young Postgraduate Award for graduates - $21,000

This Award will be presented to an outstanding graduate in agriculture, biology, natural resource management, earth sciences, environmental science or a related field, who is able to register for a PhD program at a Victorian university.

For further information please refer to www.dpi.vic.gov.au/science awards.

Foundation for Rabbit Free Australia: Postgraduate Research Grant 2008

Invitation to Apply

The Foundation for Rabbit-Free Australia was established in 1990 to support rabbit research and to promote community awareness of the rabbit problem. Through RFA, concerned people can donate money directly to research. The Foundation has funded some small regional projects and also seeks to broker larger research opportunities.

The Foundation invites grant applications from students in agricultural science, natural resource management, agricultural economics or social science who are currently enrolled in approved Masters or Doctorate degrees with research that relates to the management and control of feral rabbits or to the species or ecosystems that are affected by feral rabbits.

Grants will be awarded on a competitive basis and may provide up to $5000 to support:

· overseas travel for a study tour; OR

· attending and presenting research results at a relevant international or national conference; OR

· a visit by an eminent overseas scientist, working on rabbits or in a related field, to Australia to mentor the student and address Australian and/or regional conferences; OR

· the purchase of essential equipment required for the post-graduate, rabbit-related research and development project.

The Grant is open to Australian citizens or students that have been continuously resident in Australia for two years immediately preceding the closing date for applications. Applicants must be currently enrolled Masters or PhD students.

Applications for grants to be awarded in 2008 are due by close of business Friday 26th October 2007 and the successful applicant will be announced in December 2007.

More details, including application form and terms and conditions are available at:

http://www.rabbitfreeaustralia.org.au/grants.htm

Foundation Grants in 2008

In 2008, research grants will be available for research in the fields of brain sciences, diabetes, geriatrics, lung diseases (excluding cancer) rheumatology, vision sciences and in the medical application of genetic research.

The value of the grants is between $8,000 and $20,000. These limits will be strictly adhered to and the grant preferably, but not exclusively, for specific equipment. A commitment for continued support cannot be given.

Guidelines and application forms are available from the Foundation’s website and from the Research Offices of most Universities or Research Institutions.

Closing date: Friday 5 October 2007.

NO APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THIS DATE.

COURIER ADDRESS: 142 Glenayr Avenue, Bondi Beach NSW

Application form is available from http://www.cooperfoundation.org.au/ApplicationForm2008.doc

Guidelines are available from http://www.cooperfoundation.org.au/Guidelines2008.doc

Rebecca L. Cooper Medical Research Foundation Limited

The Rebecca L Cooper Medical Research Foundation is offering a scholarship, to commence in 2008, for young science and medical graduates. The scholarship will be granted for the undertaking of a thesis study in the medical applications of Genetic Research at a recognised Australian University. The Scholarship is intended to support basic and clinical research training within Australian research units and as a precursor to more advanced study in Australia and/or overseas.

The scholarship will be granted for one year and be renewable for three years depending on satisfactory progress. Applicants should be about to commence their PhD or be in their first year.

Applications should include a 2-3 page summary of their research proposal, their CV, as well as a letter from their proposed supervisor and one other referee.

Closing date for these applications is 31 July 2007.

Applicants will be advised of their success or otherwise by the end of September 2007.

2008 General Sir John Monash Awards

Applications for the 2008 John Monash Awards close on 31st August 2007. Application forms are now available on our website http://www.monashawards.org

The Awards are Australia’s equivalent to the prestigious Rhodes scholarship and the American Fulbright programme.

The Awards offer up to $150,000 over three years for postgraduate studies (PhD, DPhil or professional Masters Degree) at any of the world’s best universities overseas.

Only eight Awards are made each year to Australian citizens adjudged to have outstanding academic achievement, community consciousness and service and leadership potential of their field and the community. The Foundation expects Award winners to make a significant contribution to the future development of Australia.

There is no restriction on the age of applicants or the fields of study. The average age of past winners is 26 and they have come from universities across Australia including from the fields of: Science; Engineering, Law, Economics, Physics, Mathematics, Statistics, Social Studies, Medicine, Health, Philosophy, Arts and Music.

Profiles of the 2007 Award Winners can be found on our Website at http://www.monashawards.org/news.asp

Gowrie Scholarship Trust Fund – Research Scholarship 2008

The Trustees offer annual Research Scholarships for research study, to graduates of Australian universities, or to other persons who have completed a course of tertiary education at other recognised institutions in Australia.

Applications for the Scholarship close on 3 October, 2007 (University is required to rank applications in order of merit).

In accordance with the Trust Deed, Gowrie Scholarships will be awarded to members of the Forces, and children of members of the Forces, including, at the direction of the Trustees, grandchildren or other lineal descendants of such members.

The value of the scholarship is $4,000 per annum. Scholarships are awarded for a period of two years.

For further information please email: vesna.nikolovski@adm.monash.edu.au

Birds Australia – Victoria Research Awards 2007

The Victorian Regional Group of Birds Australia (BA-VIC) invites, from postgraduate students enrolled for the PhD degree at Victorian Universities and Colleges, applications for Research Grants. One-year grants of $500 - $1500 will be awarded to support suitable field-based ornithological research.

Applications for the Award close on Friday, 27 July 2007.

Eligibility is outlined in the guidelines at: http://babblersnest.com/Documents/ResearchGrantGuidelines.doc

For further information please visit: http://www.babblersnest.com/Documents/ResearchGrantApplicationForm.doc

PhD Scholarship Investigating Mental Health in Athletes

The Australian Rotary Health Research Fund (ARHRF) invites applications for a PhD scholar investigating Mental Health in Athletes. In particular, the research should address suicide in middle-aged men with a focus on help seeking and/or mental health in high-level athletes.

Applications for the scholarship closes on Friday 27 July 2007.

The Scholarship will provide salary and incidental support for a postgraduate student who is undertaking full-time research in an area of research relevant to mental health/suicide. Only applicants about to commence, or already those engaged in their first or second years of a PhD are eligible to apply for the Scholarship.

The value of the scholarship is $25,000. The Scholarship will provide salary and incidental support for a postgraduate student who is undertaking full-time research in an area of research relevant to mental health/suicide. Only applicants about to commence, or those already engaged in their first or second year of a PhD are eligible to apply for the Scholarship.

The award will be made for one year in the first instance but can be extended for a maximum of three and a half years upon receipt of satisfactory annual progress reports.

For further information please visit: http://www.arhrf.org.au/docUploads/David.Henning.Mem.Parra.City.Suicide.athletes.doc