Undergraduate and Honours Students - thinking of Honours or graduate research in the future? If you are currently enrolled full time at a university in Australia or New Zealand, you can get a head start now!

A Summer Research Scholarship at The Australian National University is an exceptional research opportunity, providing insight into what studying for an Honours or a graduate research degree is all about. You will have the opportunity to work with leading scholars in your area of interest.

A Summer Research Scholarship includes:

• Full board on campus
• A weekly allowance
• Return travel to Canberra
• An opportunity to undertake a short research project on an approved topic

General Information

An outline of the program and its benefits can be found here.

Duration

Eight to eleven weeks from late November to early February

Application Process

Applications for the 2009/2010 Summer Research Scholarships program closed Monday, 31 August 2009. Offers will be made from mid-September on. If you have any questions about your application status, please direct them to the contact officer in the area(s) you applied to.

Conditions of Award

A sample copy of the 2009/2010 Conditions of Award can be found here.

Academic Units Offering Summer Research Scholarships in 2009/2010:

ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences

ANU College of Asia and the Pacific

Faculty of Asian Studies
Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies

ANU College of Business and Economics

ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science

ANU College of Law

ANU College of Medicine, Biology and Environment

Fenner School of Environment and Society
Institute of Population Health, Australian Centre for Economic Research on Health
Institute of Population Health, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health
John Curtin School of Medical Research
Research School of Biology
School of Health and Psychological Sciences, Department of Psychology

ANU College of Physical Sciences

Centre for the Public Awareness of Science
Mathematical Sciences Institute
Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics
Research School of Chemistry
Research School of Earth Sciences
Research School of Physics and Engineering

Further Information

General Enquiries: summer.scholarships@anu.edu.au

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