Scholarships / Fellowships / Research and Travel Grants / Job Opportunities

CSIRO Flagship Program - PhD Scholarship

The Flagship Collaboration Fund will support up to 30 new PhD scholarships for students to work on a project relevant to one of the National Research Flagships. Students are co-supervised by researchers in an Australian university and CSIRO. Top-up scholarships are available to PhD students who have gained (or expect to gain) an Australian Postgraduate Award or equivalent scholarship.

Please see the following link for application guidelines:
http://www.csiro.au/org/Flagship-Postgrad-Scholarships.html

Due date: Nov 30, 2011

ARC - Future Fellowships

The objectives of the Future Fellowships scheme are to:

a. attract and retain outstanding mid-career researchers;
b. build collaboration across industry and/or research institutions and/or disciplines;
c. support research in national priorities across all disciplines that will result in economic, environmental, social, health and/or cultural benefits for Australia; and
d. strengthen Australia’s research capacity by supporting innovative, internationally competitive research.
Future Fellowships will offer four-year fellowships of up to $143,000 a year to outstanding Australian and international researchers in the middle of their career.

Please see the following link for application guidelines:
http://www.arc.gov.au/ncgp/futurefel/future_default.htm

Due date: Nov 30, 2011

Australian Rotary Health Research Fund - PhD Scholarship

The ARHRF is offering PhD Scholarship funding opportunities for those investigating Diseases of the Brain. This Scholarship will have an annual value of $29,000 per annum for a maximum of 3 years.

Please see the following link for application guidelines:
http://www.australianrotaryhealth.org.au/

Due date: Dec 16, 2011