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DSTO Academic Scholarships

DSTO-AIP Physics Scholarship

DSTO and the Australian Institue of Physics offer two scholarships for final year honours students studying physics in Australian universities.

The scholarships, worth $15,000 each, are offered to students who have completed three years of undergraduate studies in physics and have been identified as being suitable to undertake an honours year.

DSTO is one of the largest employers of scientists in Australia and is particularly reliant on highly qualified physics graduates to undertake research in support of Defence.

The Australian Institute of Physics will be responsible for the administration and competitive selection of the scholarship candidates.

Scholarship recipients are eligible to participate in DSTO’s summer vacation program, giving them hands-on experience in working on Defence research projects. They are entitled to additional remuneration for this work.  For more information about the summer vacation program, click on the link on the right, under Further Information.

For more information about the DSTO-AIP Physics Scholarship, go to: http://www.aip.org.au/news/98

Scholarships in Engineering or Telecommunications

Six scholarships, each to the value of $2,000 are awarded annually to selected students undertaking Electrical & Mechatronic, Electronic & Microengineering, Computer Systems Engineering or Telecommunication programs at the University of South Australia.

Applications: Academic & Equity Officer, Division of Information Technology, Engineering and the Environment, telephone (08) 8302 3207.

Closing date: End January.

Scholarships for Mathematics

The Hypatia Scholarship Program for Mathematically Gifted Women offers financial assistance and the possibility of vacation employment. 

Up to five scholarships are offered annually to full-time female students who enrol in the Bachelor of Applied Science (Mathematical and Computer Modelling) or the Bachelor of Information Technology (Computing and Mathematics) at the University of South Australia in the School of Mathematics and the Centre for Industrial and Applicable Mathematics.

Awarded on academic merit, the scholarships are equivalent to the Higher Education Contribution Scheme (HECS) fees for the first year of study and may include vacation employment at DSTO.

They may be continued for subsequent years depending on the satisfactory progress of the student and availability of funds.

Applicants should submit their Year 12 record, a letter of recommendation from their Mathematics teachers and a short essay on why the program suits their career goals.

For more information about the Hypatia Scholarship, go to http://www.unisa.edu.au/ciam/Research/Collabs/Hypatia.asp

Applications: School of Mathematics, telephone (08) 8302 3343.

Closing date: End September.