Postgraduate scholarships from external organisations
(Scholarships and Grants are subject to change and are awarded based on conditions current at the time of award)
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External scholarships are sponsored by industry, government, community, business and private donors. Eligibility criteria and scholarship benefits differ for each scholarship.- Aboriginal Country Teaching Scholarships
- The Australian Federation of University Women - South Australia Inc. (AFUW-SA Inc) Trust Fund
- Australian German Association/Goethe Institut Educational Development Fellowship
- Australian Government Rural and Remote Nurse Scholarship Program: Postgraduate Scheme
- Australian Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander Students Postgraduate Study Grants
- Brian Gray Scholarship Program
- British Council - UK Scholarships
- The Catherine Helen Spence Memorial Scholarship
- Country Health SA Scholarships
- Country Teaching Scholarships
- CSIRO ATNF Summer Vacation Program
- The Ferry Scholarship
- The Fullbright Scholarship
- Gates Cambridge Scholarships
- 2009 Google Australia and New Zealand Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship
- ICE WaRM's scholarships
- Margaret George Award
- The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Research Foundation Scholarships 2010
- Rhodes Scholarship
- Royal College of Nursing Australia: Australian Government Scholarships
- SARDI Women's Science Bursary
- Trevor Prescott Memorial Scholarship
Aboriginal
Country Teaching Scholarships
A number of scholarships of $2,500 per annum, up to a maximum of $10,000,
are available for Aboriginal students who are year 12 school leavers,
Aboriginal education workers, or mature aged entrants who have applied, or
intend to apply, to study a teacher training program. This scholarship is
also available to current undergraduates who are in a teacher education
program full-time at a tertiary institution in South Australia or Bachelor
Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education, Northern Territory, or graduate
students with an appropriate degree who have applied, or intend to apply, to
complete a postgraduate teacher education program at a tertiary institution
in South Australia.
Scholarship holders will be expected to complete their teacher education
program and commence teaching in a DECS country school the year following
their graduation.
Value: $2,500 per annum up to a maximum of $10,000
For more information contact:
Project Manager
Aboriginal Recruitment and Retention
Tel: (08) 8226 4370
Fax: (08) 8226 4200
Email:
Mills.Tanya@saugov.sa.gov.au
Web:
Department of Education and Children's Services
Closing date: please refer to the website
The
Australian Federation of University Women - South Australia Inc (AFUW-SA
Inc) Trust Fund
The AFUW-SA Inc provide a number of bursaries funded by the proceeds from their academic dress hire service, kindly staffed on a voluntary basis by members of AFUW-SA Inc and friends.
The Doreen McCarthy, Barbara Crase, Cathy Candler and Brenda Nettle Bursaries are each valued at $5,000 and are open to students (male or female) enrolled at South Australian universities.
The Diamond Jubilee Bursary, valued at $4,000 is open to men and women to assist with a postgraduate degree by coursework at a South Australian university.
The Padnendadlu Postgraduate Bursary valued at $5,000 for research or $4,000 for coursework, is open to Indigenous Australian women to assist with postgraduate degrees being undertaken by research or coursework at South Australian universities.
The Padnendadlu Graduate Bursary valued at $2,000 is open to Indigenous Australian women undertaking Graduate Certificates or Graduate Diplomas (eg Dip Ed) at South Australian universities.
Application forms are available from the AFUW website from mid September.
All Bursaries are envisaged primarily as short term aids and must be used within twelve months of the date of award.
Closing date: completed applications must be received by 2 March 2009.
For further information please contact:
GPO Box 634
Adelaide SA 5001
Web: AFUW SA website
Australian
German Association/Goethe Institut
Educational Development Fellowship
The annual award is available to Australian citizens only. The candidate should have excellent academic tertiary qualifications and the prospect of a promising career in business, law, science, political studies or arts. The Fellowship includes a German language course of eight weeks and a four week period researching a topic of particular interest to the awardee in Germany. The candidate must have a good working knowledge of the German language and is expected to prepare a report on his/her return and address members of the Australian/German Association on the topic that has been researched.
The program provides for:
- 12 weeks in Germany
- Eight weeks intensive language and cultural study with full accommodation including breakfast and one meal on course days
- Return economy airfare
- AU$6,000 allowance to facilitate travel throughout Germany
- General advice on itinerary and facilitation of entry to most areas of interest to the awardee
For further information and application dates please contact:
Irene Zeitler
Tel: (03) 9288 1581
Email:
Irene.zeitler@freehills.com
Web: Australian German
Association Fellowship
Australian
Government Funded Nursing Scholarship Schemes
Royal College of Nursing Australia (RCNA) acts as the fund administrator for a number of nursing scholarships funded through the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing.
RCNA offers the following:
- RCNA grants and awards
- Australian Government Scholarships
Please refer to the RCNA website for further information and application
dates:
Email: scholarships@rcna.org.au
Tel: 1800 117 262 (freecall) for more information
Web: Royal
College of Nursing Scholarships
Brian
Gray Scholarship Program
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and the Reserve
Bank of Australia continue to support the Brian Gray Scholarship program in
memory of Brian Gray, who died on 24 August 2001 while serving as Executive
General Manager of APRA's Policy, Research and Consulting Division.
The Brian Gray Scholarship program funds four scholarships annually, to the
value of $12,500 each. The scholarship purpose is to support students who
intend to focus full time on their studies and research. As part of the
scholarship, students will devote a substantial amount of time to an agreed
research topic, benefiting from access to APRA expertise and data.
The scholarship is open to Australian and New Zealand citizens and permanent
residents undertaking full time study at Australian universities. There is a
preference to award these scholarships to honours students in their final
undergraduate year however students undertaking an academic Masters degree
with a research focus will also be considered. Applicants will need to be
undertaking research in a field relevant to prudential supervision. This may
include research on the economics of regulation as well as banking,
insurance and superannuation, particularly the prudential supervision and
financial soundness of these industries, or econometric and statistical
studies using APRA's databases.
For further information and to submit applications please visit
http://www.apra.gov.au/ (via the
'Careers' link on the left side of the web page).
Previous scholarship research papers are also available on the APRA website:
http://www.apra.gov.au/Careers/Brian-Gray-Scholarship-winners.cfm
Value: 12,500 each
For more information contact:
Sheree Brodie
sheree.brodie@apra.gov.au
Closing date: please refer to the website
British
Council - UK Scholarships
The British Council is the UK's international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations. They are currently offering scholarships and awards to talented young Australians.
For full details on all scholarships and awards listed, visit British Council.
You can also go to the flyer 1 (PDF 58KB), and Flyer 2 - Chevening Scholarships (PDF 95.84KB) to find out the criteria, values and deadlines for each scholarship.
Closing date: please refer to the website
For more information contact:
Simon Naisbitt
Scholarships Manager
British Council
Tel: (02) 9362 6715
Fax: (02) 9327 4868
Email: Simon.Naisbitt@britishcouncil.org.au
The Catherine Helen Spence Memorial Scholarship
The purpose of this Scholarship is to provide for a woman to undertake
in Australia or overseas, the investigation of social problems and/or a
study in the field of social sciences. The investigation or study should
be relevant to social conditions in South Australia and be capable of
being applied for the benefit of the state.
Who is eligible to apply?
Women between the age of 20 and 40 years who have been a bone fide
resident in South Australia for a minimum of 5 years immediately prior
to the closing date of applications.
Closing date for applications: 30 June 2009
Value of the Scholarship in 2009: $22,000
For application details please contact:
Mr Darryl Carter, Executive Officer
Catherine Helen Spence Memorial Fund Scholarship Committee
SA Department of Education & Children's Services
Email:
Carter.Darryl@saugov.sa.gov.au
Country Health SA Scholarships
Country Health SA Scholarships (CHSA) scholarships help support rural
students and employees undertake their tertiary studies and also provide
undergraduate recipients with an opportunity to work for CHSA upon
successful completion of their studies.
Below are the Scholarships CHSA currently offers to students and CHSA
employees.
- Country Health SA Postgraduate Scholarship
- Country Health SA Professor Margaret Tobin Mental Health Scholarship
If you would like further information about the scholarships CHSA offers
or would like to apply for a CHSA Scholarship please visit the
CHSA scholarship website.
Closing date: Please refer to the below contact for the closing date
For more information contact:
Country Health SA Scholarship Coordinator
Tel: (08) 8842 6549
Email:
countryscholarships@health.sa.gov.au
Country
Teaching Scholarships
A number of scholarships of $2,500 per annum, up to a maximum of $10,000, are available to eligible teacher education students from a tertiary institution in South Australia. These scholarships are available to year 12 school leavers, mature aged entrants, current undergraduates who are in a teacher education program full-time at a tertiary institution in South Australia, or graduate students with an appropriate degree who have applied, or intend to apply, to complete a postgraduate teacher education program at a tertiary institution in South Australia. Scholarship holders will be expected to complete their teacher education program and commence teaching in a DECS country school the year following their graduation.
Closing date: please refer to website
Value: $2,500 per annum up to a maximum of $10,000
For further information contact:
Project Manager
Graduate Recruitment and Pre Service Preparation:
Tel: (08) 8226 4085
Fax: (08) 8226 4200
Email:
decs.workforceplanning@saugov.sa.gov.au
Web:
Department of Education and Children's Services Scholarships
CSIRO
ATNF Summer Vacation Program
CSIRO summer vacation scholarships are available at the Australia Telescope National Facility (ATNF) for graduate and undergraduate students who have completed undergraduate courses of three years or more in astronomy, physics, mathematics, computer science, engineering, electrical engineering, or closely related subjects. The Australia Telescope National Facility (ATNF) is the premier radio astronomical facility in Australia and operates world-class radio astronomy observatories at Parkes and Narrabri, with headquarters in Sydney. Research projects offered for the 2005/2006 summer vacation program will be in the areas of astronomy, computing, signal processing and engineering. Placements may be either in Sydney, or at one of the observatories at Parkes or Narrabri.
Scholarships will be available for 10 to 12 working weeks. The program includes a 10 week core period. All students are expected to be present in Sydney at the start of the program and to be available to work between these dates. The stipend is $480 a week. Each student will undertake a research project under the supervision of a research engineer or scientist. The program also includes an observing trip of several days at the Narrabri Observatory where students will work in small teams and use the radio telescope to take observations for their own projects. Students will be selected according to their interests and the project needs of the supervisor taking into account academic merit and referees' statements.
Accommodation costs are paid for by the students. We can arrange reasonably priced accommodation for students working in Sydney. The ATNF headquarters is located at the Radiophysics Laboratory in Marsfield, 20 km north-west of the city centre and close to Macquarie University. Students placed at an observatory can be provided with on-site accommodation. Students from outside Australia will receive a contribution of $500 towards travel expenses to Australia. Australian students living outside Sydney will be given the cost of an economy rail fare, or cheapest available airfare, to and from their nearest capital city. Students at Parkes or Narrabri will receive some assistance for travel to and from Sydney during the program.
Applications must include:
- A completed Summer Vacation Program application form (available on the ATNF website)
- A curriculum vitae
- A one page statement on why you would like to participate in the program, giving some information about your academic background and some insight into your longer term career goals.
Value: Stipend of $480 per week (10-12 working weeks), and assistance with travel expenses
For more information:
Email:
Jessica.Chapman@csiro.au
Web: ATNF
Summer Vacation Program
Closing date: please refer to the website
The Ferry Scholarship
The Ferry Scholarship is funded by a bequest from the late Cedric Arnold
Seth Ferry, for the purpose of promoting study and research in the
scientific fields of Physics and or Chemistry. The Ferry Scholarship is
available to applicants undertaking an honours degree the University of
South Australia
Applicants must be able to demonstrate financial need, be under the age of
25 years at 1 January 2010 and be Australian Citizens. Applicants must be
eligible for enrolment in an honours degree in 2010.
Applicants must have obtained, or expect to obtain in 2009, a undergraduate
degree majoring in physics and or chemistry.
The allowance for the scholarship will be as determined by the Ferry Board
of Management, up to $7500. Scholarships will be for 1 years duration.
Selection will be undertaken by the Ferry Board of Management based on
financial need and academic merit.
Application
Form (WORD 111KB)
Value: $7,500
Closing date: 30 November 2009
For more information contact:
Michael Lowe
Estate Services Officer - Trusts
PUBLIC TRUSTEE
Email: Michael.Lowe@sa.gov.au
Web:
http://www.publictrustee.sa.gov.au
2009
Google Australia and New Zealand Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship
As part of Google's ongoing commitment to furthering
Anita Borg's vision, we are pleased to announce the 2009 Google Australia
and New Zealand Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship. In 2006, the Australia
Anita Borg Scholarship was established to honour the legacy of Anita Borg
and her efforts to encourage women to pursue careers in computer science and
technology. Three years later, we continue to strive to encourage women to
excel in computing and technology, and become active role models and
leaders.
Female undergraduate and graduate scholarship winners will each receive a
$5,000 scholarship for the 2010 academic year. All scholars and finalists
will also be invited to an expenses-paid 2-day retreat at the Googleplex in
Sydney, in September 2010.
Applying to the Scholarship
To apply, you should be a female student studying Computer Science, Computer
Engineering, Software Engineering or a related technical undergraduate or
postgraduate degree at an Australian or New Zealand university in 2009.
For complete details, please visit
www.google.com.au/anitaborg
Closing date: 5 June 2009
For more information email:
anitaborgscholars.au@google.com
The Fullbright Scholarship
The Fulbright Scholarship Program is one of the largest and most prestigious educational scholarship programs in the world.
Established by the United States government in 1946, it now exists between the U.S. and 150 countries. The Australian-American Fulbright Commission is supported by the Australian and U.S. governments and a variety of corporate sponsors. Between 20-25 Fulbright Scholarships(A25,000-A$40,000) are annually granted to Australian Postgraduates, Senior Scholars, Postdoctoral and Professional Scholars and a similar number of Postgraduate and Senior Scholarships for Americans to study in Australia.
For further information see: www.fulbright.com.au
ICE WaRM's scholarships
Postgraduate scholarships for international students
ICE WaRMs postgraduate scholarship is available for international
postgraduate students studying the nested Masters in Water Resources
Management programme aims to attract high quality international students to
education and training in water resources management, delivered by ICE WaRM
partner institutions.
This scholarship pays full or partial tuition for eligible international
students and is offered twice per year.
Postgraduate scholarships for domestic students
Finally, ICE WaRM offers a scholarship to domestic postgraduate students
enrolled in the Graduate Diploma Water Resources Management Planning Stream.
The programme is available via distance mode.
This scholarship pays tuition and is funded by the National Water
Commission. It is aimed at regional and/or disadvantaged students and is
offered twice per year.
For more information and how to apply visit: http://www.icewarm.com.au/page.php?pId=334, if the link does not work, try copying and pasting the address into the browser or go to www.icewarm.com.au > Programmes > Scholarships
Gates Cambridge Scholarships
Gates Cambridge Scholarships are full-cost awards for graduate study and
research in any subject available at the University of Cambridge. A small
number are also available for study towards a second undergraduate degree.
The scholarships are highly competitive and are awarded to citizens of any
country outside the United Kingdom.
For more information and how to apply: www.gatesscholar.org
Margaret
George Award
Margaret George was a young Australian historian whose work 'Australia and the Indonesian Revolution' was published posthumously by Melbourne University Press in 1980, six years after her premature death. Her book was the first detailed account of Australia's approach to Dutch Indonesian relations between 1945 and 1949.
One of the National Archives' key functions is to encourage and
facilitate use of its collection by promoting archival research in Australia
and encouraging scholarly use of its holdings.
The National Archives offers Margaret George Awards annually to
individuals interested in conducting research substantially utilising its
collection.
Successful applicants will have scholarly credentials and will have
completed a postgraduate degree as a minimum. Applicants could be emergent
historians, academics, independent researchers or journalists with a talent for
research. It is desirable that applicants have an established record of
achievement in their chosen field and the potential to excel further.
The award is not granted to support current postgraduate or doctoral
projects.
Successful applicants may undertake their award at any time from the date of the announcement of the award until 30 June the following year.
The National Archives will provide:- a research area at an Archives' office in any Australian capital city
- access to an Archives' staff member who will act as a first point-of-contact for the successful applicant and assist with coordinating project advice if necessary
- assistance up to the value of $10,000 for:
- living supplement during the period of the tenure
- airfare or equivalent from the applicant's place of residence to the Archives' office where they will undertake the research.
The final grant amount will be at the discretion of the judging panel.
The Archives provides public access to records in its collection that are over 30 years old. The award does not entitle researchers to any special or privileged access.
Closing date: June each year, please refer to the National Archives website
For further information contact:
Derina McLaughlin, National Archives of Australia in Canberra
Tel: (02) 6212 3986
Fax: (02) 6212 3699
Web:
National Archives of Australia
Email: derina.mclaughlin@naa.gov.au
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Research Foundation Scholarships 2010
Scholarship - Postgraduate (are number are available in 2010)
The Scholarship scheme is an application-based, competitive program that
enables postgraduate students with research promise to undertake a
higher degree at an institution of higher education. Subject to certain
conditions, Masters degree candidates may study for a maximum of two
years, and PhD students for three years.
In addition to the application-based process, top-up scholarships will be offered to any scholar awarded an APA scholarship from the Universities of Adelaide, South Australia or Flinders who commences full-time postgraduate research at the TQEH in 2010.
Eligibility: Students must be a medical graduate eligible for registration in South Australia, or appropriately qualified science graduate or health professional eligible for enrolment in a university higher degree, and meet citizenship and residency criteria.
Any research of a collaborative nature with university departments outside of TQEH or with other organisations will need terms and conditions to be documented in a research agreement and attached to the Scholarship application.
Closing date: 30 October 2009
Duration: three years (Postgraduate), two years (Masters)
Value: Australian Postgraduate Award (APA) rate for 2010 (2009 stipend
$20,427 pa) + $1 000 departmental maintenance allowance pa.
Full details and eligibility criteria for Vacation, Honours and
Postgraduate Scholarships available at:
Queen Elizabeth Hospital - Scholarships
Enquiries may be addressed to:
Gwenda Graves
Assistant to the Director of Research, BHI
Tel: 61 8 8222 6870
Email:
gwenda.graves@health.sa.gov.au
or
Bronwyn Lenton
Tel: 61 8 8222 7836
Fax: 61 8 8222 7872
Email:
bronwyn.lenton@health.sa.gov.au
Rhodes
Scholarship
The Rhodes Scholarship was established by the University of Oxford in 1902, according to the will of Cecil Rhodes. Applicants for a Rhodes Scholarship are considered on the basis of qualities that Cecil Rhodes listed in order to define the type of scholar he desired:
- Proven intellectual and academic achievement of a high standard.
- Integrity of character, interest in and respect for one's fellow beings, the ability to lead, and the energy to use their talents to the full.
Rhodes Scholars must have graduated from a university and resided for a number of years in their country of origin. Candidates must be between the ages of 19 and 24 on 1 October in the year of application. Women have been eligible to hold Rhodes Scholarships since 1976. No special claim to a Rhodes Scholarship is given on the basis of financial need. Successful Rhodes Scholarship applicants will reside in Oxford colleges, where a place will be made available to them, following their preferences as much as possible. However, Oxford Colleges have their own admission criteria and Rhodes Scholars do not have a place guaranteed. The College requires two samples of written work, approximately 2,000 words each. The award of the Rhodes Scholarship is not confirmed by the Rhodes Trustees until the Scholar-elect has been accepted for admission by a College.
The stipend of a Rhodes Scholarship consists of a maintenance
allowance per month (approx £720 British Pounds), paid directly to the
Scholar, plus payment of all tuition fees (such as matriculation,
tuition, laboratory fees, and certain other set charges). In addition,
The Rhodes Trustees will assist successful applicants with their
travelling expenses to and from Oxford.
Full eligibility criteria is available at:
Applications open: May (Applicants are encouraged to contact the
Honorary Secretary as soon as possible to allow adequate preparation
time for applications)
Closing date: first working day of September
For more information contact:
Honoray Secretary to the South Australian Committee
Mr Hugh McClelland
Room 127, Haeker Building
Waite Campus
University of Adelaide
Waite Road
Urrbrae SA 5064
Tel: (08) 8303 6780
Fax: (08) 8303 7106
Email:
hugh.mclelland@adelaide.edu.au
Web:
University of Adelaide Rhodes Scholarship Information
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Royal College of Nursing Australia: Australian Government Scholarships
Did you know that RCNA is one of the biggest Australian Federal Government scholarship fund administrators in the country?
The following listed scholarships:
Mental Health Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme
Postgraduate Community Aged Care Nursing Scholarship Scheme
Aged Care Nursing Scholarship Scheme: Postgraduate - Continuing Education
For further information on applying and closing dates, please visit the following website to see the number of scholarships on offer: http://www.rcna.org.au/scholarships/government_scholarships
SARDI Women's Science Bursary
The annual SARDI Science Bursary was established in 1994 to commemorate
the South Australian Women's Suffrage Centenary (1894-1994).
Applications are invited from South Australian honours graduates currently
undertaking or wishing to undertake post-graduate studies in agriculture,
fisheries or forestry science. Candidates must be an Australian citizen or
permanent resident. Applications will be considered on the merit of proposed
research programs and the programs alignment with SARDI's strategic
directions.
Application forms and for further information are available at
www.sardi.sa.gov.au under Links
OR from Ms Clair Greenock at SARDI by e-mail:
greenock.clair@saugov.sa.gov.au
Trevor
Prescott Memorial Scholarship
The Masonic Foundation Inc has established through its Special Projects Fund a scholarship scheme to commemorate the contribution made by the late Trevor Prescott, AM to education and youth in the South Australian community.
The scholarships are available to students between 20 and 30 years of age to help them advance their careers through further postgraduate studies or equivalent. There are no set qualifications and preference is not given to a Freemason or to a member of the family. Scholarship value shall be determined by the Foundation Board of Management up to a maximum of $20,000, and may be divided between more than one recipient.
Closing date: 30 June each year
Value: up to $20,000
For more information contact:
The Masonic Foundation Inc
Tel: (08) 8443 9909
Fax: (08) 8443 9928
Email: masfound@senet.com.au
Web: The
Masonic Foundation