Postgraduate students intending to enroll in a full-time PhD now have even more incentive to undertake their research at The University of Sydney.
A new series of well paid research scholarships are being offered for the first time this year for those students with an outstanding track record of academic achievement and who can demonstrate excellent research potential.
The new scholarships, known as The Vice-Chancellor's Research Scholarships, will provide a very generous $30,000 p.a. for up to three and a half years for the successful PhD applicants. Students who need to relocate to Sydney to take up these scholarships will also be eligible for a relocation allowance of up to $5,000 each. Up to 20 Vice-Chancellor's scholarships are offered per annum.
"We want to attract the best and brightest PhD candidates from around the country," said Professor Gavin Brown, AO FAA CorrFRSE.
"The University of Sydney has a long and proud tradition of research excellence and we are serious about attracting the next generation of scholars to work here with some of the world's leading scholars".
Professor Brown's own distinguished academic career was helped when he was awarded a Carnegie Scholarship enabling him to study for a PhD in pure mathematics.
"A scholarship can often mean the difference between a brilliant scholar pursuing an academic career or not," Professor Brown said. "We are committed to ensuring that academic excellence is recognised and encouraged."
The new Vice-Chancellor's Research Scholarships will be offered for the first time in second semester 2007 and may be held at any Faculty of the University of Sydney.
More about Research at the University of Sydney:
Latest figures show that the University of Sydney has been confirmed as Australia's leading research university. Sydney researchers were awarded more than $49m by the Australian Research Council (ARC) for 120 research projects commencing in 2007- the largest amount awarded to any Australian university in Australia.
Of that amount, Sydney received $40.5m for 97 new Discovery Grants beginning in 2007 - that is $5.4m more than its nearest national competitor. The University of Sydney also has fifteen Federation Fellows - leading Australian academics specifically funded to pursue their areas of cutting edge research. -University of Sidney
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