Science scholarships

RMIT offers scholarships for students studying science.

Degree

• Bayside Group Indigenous Scholarship For Aboriginal and/or Torres strait Islander degree students; worth $7500 in your second and possibly subsequent years; applications have now closed for 2013.
• Information Security - Informatics Research Group Scholarship For final year undergraduate students who wish to be involved in an introductory aspect of a current IS-I research project; worth $3000, for short-term projects; applications now closed for 2013.
• Invergowrie Foundation Scholarships for Women For female students with difficulties/disadvantage and who are commencing an undergraduate degree in the College of Science, Engineering and Health; worth $3000 per year for up to four years; not currently taking applications.
• School of Applied Sciences vacation scholarship For honours students at the School of Applied Sciences; worth a one-off $2000 payment for a summer vacation research project; applications currently open.

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Postgraduate by coursework

• Computer Science and Information Technology (CSIT) scholarship For international students commencing undergraduate or postgraduate programs in computer science and information technology; worth $5000; applications now open.
• Master of Biotechnology by Coursework Scholarship For international students studying Master of Biotechnology by coursework; worth $5000 towards tuition fees; no application required.

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Postgraduate by research

• ARC Linkage Project ‘Automation of Fish Biomass Measurement’ Top Up Scholarship For students pursuing postgraduate research in the areas of video systems and mathematical modeling starting in 2013; worth $7,500 per annum; applications now open.
• Health Innovations Research Institute (HIRi) PhD Scholarship 2012 For students interested in pursuing postgraduate studies in biomedical sciences starting in 2012; worth a grant of up to $5000 per annum; applications close 31 October 2011.
• IDTC Mathematics and Statistics PhD Scholarship For PhD students wanting to undertake an operations research modelling of stroke care processes and systems; worth up to $30,000 per annum; applications now closed for 2013.
• Information Security-Informatics (ISI) Research Group PhD Top-Up Scholarship For students pursuing postgraduate research with the ISI Research Group starting in 2013; worth $5000 per annum; applications now open.
• PhD Research Scholarship - Quantifying uranium minerals For research students undertaking research in quantifying uranium minerals; worth $27,000 each year for 3 years; applications now open.
• PhD Research Scholarship – Li-air Battery Technology For local research students undertaking a Li-air battery technology research project; worth $27000 per annum; applications open now.
• Professor Robert & Josephine Shanks Scholarship For doctoral research students in receipt of an Australian Postgraduate Award (APA); worth $12,000 per annum; no application required.
• R.D. Gibson Grant For doctoral research students in receipt of an Australian Postgraduate Award (APA); worth $2500 per annum; applications now closed for 2013.
• School of Applied Sciences research scholarship For higher degree by research students in the School of Applied Sciences; applications currently open.
• Victorian International Research Scholarships Program For international PhD research students; worth $30,000 per annum for three years. Applications now closed

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External scholarships

• Australian Agriculture Scholarships
  For rural youth completing tertiary studies that will benefit regional Australia. Applications close 30 June 2013.
• Australian Biological Resources Study - National Taxonomy Research Grant Program
  For study in biological taxonomy or systematics analysis.
• Australian Biological Resources Study - Travel Bursary
  For travel related to biological taxonomy or systematics analysis. Applications close 26 April 2013.
• Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering (AINSE) Travel Scholarships
  For presentation of AINSE-supported research at an international meeting.
• Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (APPEA) - Tony Noon Memorial Scholarships
  For honours, postgraduate coursework or PhD students in a petroleum-related field. Applications close 27 August 2012.
• ConocoPhillips SPIRIT Scholarship
  For health, safety and environmental science students considering a career in the energy industry. Applications close 29 March 2013.
• CSIRO Honours Scholarships
  For outstanding honours students in targeted science and engineering-related fields. Applications close 30 November 2012.
• CSIRO Postgraduate Scholarships
  For outstanding PhD students in targeted science and engineering-related fields. Applications close 30 November 2012.
• CSIRO Vacation Scholarships
  Projects in science, engineering or a related field such as science communication. Closing dates vary.
• Heart Foundation Summer Scholarships
  For undergraduate students seeking summer vacation scholarships in biomedical, clinical or public health research projects relevant to cardiovascular disease and related disorders. Applications close 14 September 2012.
• King and Amy O'Malley Trust Home Economics Scholarships
  For the study of home economics.
• Rural Finance Scholarships
  For students who demonstrate a career commitment to agriculture. Applications close 31 May.
• Science and Innovation Awards for Young People in Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
  For 18-35 year olds, funding projects on an innovative or emerging scientific issue to benefit Australia’s primary industries. Applications close 23 November 2012.
• Science Graduate Scholarship - Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD)
  Seeks to attract and assist graduates with a science background to become qualified primary or secondary school teachers.
• Victoria Fellowships in Engineering, Science or Technology
  Offers the opportunity to broaden experience, develop networks and better understand where activities fit into the local and international scene.
• Wentworth Group Science Scholarships
  For postgraduate students looking to become active contributors at the interface of good decision making and world class science.

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