UNSW has a variety of scholarships. Listed below are those that are most likely to be of interest to BABS:

NOTE: Availability of these scholarships is subject to change. Please see UNSW Undergraduate Scholarships for the most recent information.

Applications and further information are available from the Scholarships, Loans and Research Students Office,UNSW.



Undergraduate scholarships

 

· SEK 7,100 per month living allowance
· 9 months (1 academic year)

 

The scholarships are open to students and researchers who wish to travel to Sweden for study or research which cannot equally well be pursued in countries other than Sweden. Applicants must establish contact with a Swedish University willing to accept the applicant for the proposed studies. Initial requests for application forms must be made in writing, and should include the applicant’s name and address, nationality, educational background, work experience, knowledge of any languages, statement of the purpose of the study or research in Sweden, and a copy of a letter of invitation from a Swedish University Department. Applications are available from the Swedish Institute, Department for Exchanges in Education and Research, Box 7434, SE-103 91, Stockholm Sweden,
Email: grantinfo@si.se, Web: http://www.si.se.

Requests for application forms must reach the Swedish Institute before 1 December.


The Bill Pardy University
Challenge Scholarship (I,L)

· $1,000 p.a.
· One year only

The scholarship is established to recognise Bill Pardy’s achievement in winning the 1998 University Challenge on the television program Sale of the Century, and to encourage students to participate in and contribute to the cultural life of the University. To be eligible, applicants must be enrolled in the second or later year of an undergraduate degree at UNSW. Applicants will be assessed on the basis of a personal statement detailing their previous and proposed contribution to the cultural life of the University. Consideration may also be given to academic merit.

Applications will normally close on March 31.

 

· Up to $3,000
· One year

 

Applicants should have already completed at least two years of a degree or diploma course and be enrolled in a full-time course during the year of application. Selection is based on academic merit, participation in sport both directly and administratively, and financial need.

Applications close March 31.

 

 

 

· $1,200
· 1 year

 

A number of scholarships will be awarded on the basis of academic merit for students entering an 'add-on' honours year, ie the honours year in a degree course which is normally a pass degree but which has the option of a further year of study at Honours level. Applicants must complete the Honours Year application form, this can be obtained from the Scholarships, Loans and Research Students Office.

Applications close 30 November.

 

 

· $1,000
· 1 year

 

The scholarship has been established to encourage students to undertake Honours level study in developmental biology, genetics or biochemistry, and their relationship to birth defects. Applicants must be proposing to undertake the one year Honours program in the Bachelor of Medical Science, or the Bachelor of Science (Advanced Science). Applicants will be assessed on the basis of academic merit and a short thesis proposal of not more than 100 words.

Applications close 30 November.

Children's Cancer Institute Australia (CCIA) Honours Scholarship (I,L,R)

 

· $1,200 pa
· 8 months ($150 per month)

 

The Scholarships are available to undergraduate students who are undertaking a full-time Honours year of full-time study in medicine or a course related to biological science. The research project just be undertaken within the Children's Cancer Institute Australia for Medical Research. Selection will be based on academic merit and the merit of the proposed research. The Institute reserves the right to limit the number of new scholarships granted in any year. Further information is available from the Operations Manager, Children's Cancer Institute Australia for Medical Research, PO Box 81, NSW 2031, Tel (02) 9382 1822, Fax (02) 9382 1850, Email ssurendran@ccia.org.au .

Applications close on 1 November.

 

 

· $2,500
· 1 year

 

One Scholarship is available for a student undertaking an Honours Year in the Faculty of Life Sciences. Selection will be based on academic merit. The Scholarship cannot be held concurrently with a Faculty of Science Undergraduate Scholarship or a University Honours Year Scholarship.

 

Applications close 31 January.

 

 

· $3,000 pa
· 1 year

 

The scholarship is available for students undertaking a full-time Honours year in the Bachelor of Environmental Science, the Bachelor of Advanced Science or Bachelor of Science program, with a project specialising in earth sciences and the environment. Selection will be based on academic merit and reasons for undertaking the proposed program of study. Consideration may be given to financial need.

Applications close 30 September

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