Scholarships, Subsidies and Awards for Undergraduate Students

Scholarships available in the Undergraduate programme for 2008/2009

Available in: Mathematics, Statistics, Astrophysics, and Atmospheric Science

You MUST apply for these Summer Vacation Scholarships through the Monash Scholarships website at:
http://www.adm.monash.edu.au/scholarships/opportunities/vacation-schools-available.html
The FINAL closing date for the applications for projects at the School of Mathematical Sciences is Friday 24 October 2008

The School of Mathematical Sciences will be offering several Summer Vacation Scholarships and the International Centre of Excellence for Education in Mathematics / Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute (ICE-EM/AMSI) will be offering one only Summer Vacation Scholarship for the Summer vacation period 2008/2009 in the School of Mathematical Sciences at Monash University Clayton.

These summer vacation scholarships will carry a stipend of $350 per week for up to six weeks (dates flexible) and are primarily aimed at students who have completed three years of an appropriate undergraduate degree, and may be entering Honours in 2009, though exceptional second year students about to enter third year may also be considered.

Recipients must be an Australian permanent resident. The recipients of the awards are to be determined by our School on the basis of merit.

Please visit the Monash Scholarships website at:
http://www.adm.monash.edu.au/scholarships/opportunities/vacation-schools-available.html to check the list of Summer Vacation Projects on offer and for the contact details of the supervisors if you wish to discuss the project.

Details of the research interests of the School can be found here

Awards available in the Honours programme for 2009

The School of Mathematical Sciences offers Honours Awards to all third year students who have obtained an average of 85% or above in 24 points of relevant 3rd year units as required for honours entry.

For students who have received an average of at least 90% in these units, the value of this award is $2,500.

For students who have received an average of 85 - 89%, the value of this award is $2,000.

School of Mathematical Sciences - Externally Funded Awards

In addition, honours students undertaking honours projects that are externally funded may be offered an additional $2,500.

Monash Vice-Chancellor's Undergraduate Research Scholarships

The Monash Vice-Chancellor's Undergraduate Research Scholarships are awarded to students of exceptional calibre who have demonstrated a high level of research potential. For more information on eligibility, the value and tenure of the award, please click here

ICE-EM/AMSI 2009 Summer School Subsidies

The International Centre of Excellence for Education in Mathematics/ Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute (ICE-EM/AMSI) will be offering subsidies for 2009 which entitles, students from all AMSI member institutions, travel and accommodation subsidies for the courses run by ICE-EM / AMSI - 2009 Summer School. More details can be found at http://www.uow.edu.au/informatics/maths/summerschool/

Scholarships for Postgraduate Students

Statistics PhD Studies

PhD studies in Financial Mathematics at CMSS and CSIRO. For more information, click here (pdf).

Scholarships for graduate studies in Mathematics, Statistics, Astrophysics, and Atmospheric Science

If you are interested in doing a postgraduate research degree in mathematics, statistics, astrophysics, or atmospheric science, contact us NOW. Applications for scholarships for 2009 close on Friday 31st October 2008 for both Australian and international applicants. To obtain information about applying please send an email to John Lattanzio, and tell us about yourself and your interests.

Note that local applicants will need a first class honours degree in a relevant field. International applicants will require qualifications deemed to be equivalent, and may be asked to provide evidence of proficiency in English in the form of an IELTS score of 6.0 or better.

Details of the scholarship schemes may be found here.

Qualifications:

An applicant should hold an Honours 1 or high H2A honours qualification or a qualification deemed equivalent by the Research Graduate School Committee. A copy of the H2A Equivalence form is attached for submission if your candidate's qualification requires assessment.

Nationality:

An applicant must be an Australian citizen, an Australian permanent resident or a New Zealand citizen.

Other Conditions:

The APA/MGS conditions of award and any special conditions applying to APA (Industry) scholarships only is outlined in the Scholarships Conditions of Award which will be provided with the formal offer of award sent to the candidate.

All other APA conditions relating, for example, to prior qualifications, prior candidature, prior awards, allowances, leave entitlements, employment, research overseas, research at other organisations, concurrent courses, termination, ethics approval, annual reports, etc. will also apply.