School of Chemistry, UNSW

New Scholarships for 2008

The Graduate Research School has recently announced the availability of new UNSW Research Excellence Awards (A$30,000 - 35,000 p.a.). These awards will be offered for the first time in 2008. Full details, including closing dates for the current round of scholarships, are available at the Graduate Research School website.

General Information

Current information about all postgraduate scholarships (including application procedures, benefits, eligibility etc.) is available from the Graduate Research School (GRS) website. The links below lead to specific sections of the GRS site.

Ph.D. Scholarship - Synthetic and NMR Spectroscopic Studies of Organometallic Bond Activation.

Up to 2 Ph.D. scholarships for 3 years are available in the area of organometallic chemistry/NMR spectroscopy. The project will involve two areas: First, detailed studies of the mechanisms of CH activation of alkanes and analogous E-H bonds (E = B, Si, H etc.) by organometallic species and their subsequent functionalization. Second, processes involving the photochemical production and reactions of transient species containing metal-element multiple bonds will be studied.

The project will involve photochemical generation of reactive complexes at low temperatures in an NMR spectrometer to allow characterization and reactivity studies. Synthesis of the appropriate organometallic precursors will also be required. This is a multi-disciplinary project and experience in the fields of NMR spectroscopy, synthetic chemistry, photochemistry and (optionally) theoretical calculations to support the experimental data will be gained.

A stipend of $20,000 per annum will be awarded to the successful applicant.

For further details contact Dr. Graham Ball, School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, tel: 02-9385-4720, email: g.ball@unsw.edu.au

School Scholarships

The Black and Paddon-Row Scholarships

The School is pleased to announce that two top-up or supplementary scholarships will be awarded to our best local and the best international graduate students. These scholarships will be named after two Professors of the School who have achieved outstanding international reputations: Professor David Black (currently Secretary General of IUPAC) and Emeritus Scientia Professor Michael Paddon-Row.

The value of these scholarships is A$5,000 tax-free per annum. The scholarships are tenable for the same period of time for which the holders are eligible for the associated Australian Postgraduate Award (APA), University Postgraduate Award (UPA), or associated Endeavour International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (EIPRS), University International Postgraduate Award (UIPA). Full details of these scholarships including the application process and duration of the awards is available in this PDF document.

School Staff Research Scholarships

Another potentially important source of financial support for postgraduate research students comes from research grants held by individual staff within the School. Most of the academic staff in the School have external funding to support their own research and that of their research students. Please note that these scholarships DO NOT cover international fees, visa nor Medicare costs.

Details of these scholarships will be posted here as they become available. Also see Academic Staff web pages.

Ph.D. Scholarships (3 years, $16000-$21000 pa)

Details to be advised.

School Postgraduate Teaching Fellowships (PTFs)

The School Postgraduate Teaching Fellowships are open to all full time postgraduate students enrolled in a postgraduate program in the School of Chemistry. Applications for the award are considered twice per year. Scholarships will be awarded on the basis of academic merit and teaching attributes/potential. PTFs will have a value of up to $5,000 per annum, calculated on a pro rata basis, with the condition that holders be expected to contribute the equivalent of a minimum of 42 hours of structured teaching per 14 week session, twice per year, plus additional teaching activities decided by the Director of Teaching, to a maximum of 100 hours per annum. Further details, including an application form, are available here.

Supervisor's Top Up

Top-up scholarships are usually tied to a particular project or topic area. The student should make inquires with their proposed supervisor.

See Academic Staff web pages.

Other Sources of Income

Demonstrating

The School of Chemistry employs postgraduate students to assist in the delivery of laboratory classes in General Chemistry at the First Year level. Further information.

Graduate Study - Scholarships and Financial Support