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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'>Week beginning: 8 February 2010<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>For
further information on the scholarships listed below, please see: <a
href="http://www.usyd.edu.au/ro/training/index.shtml">http://www.usyd.edu.au/ro/training/index.shtml</a>
, select &#8216;Current research scholarships&#8217; and search by keyword<b><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>RESEARCH:
Older workers health; Light metals; Polymeric materials; Geodynamics; Polymer
nanoparticles.&nbsp; </span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>OTHER:</span></b><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> <b><span
lang=EN-US>RMLP Quality Postgraduate Researchers Conference Sponsorship. </span></b></span><b><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Research
Scholarships<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Australian
Postgraduate Award (Industry) on the Forecasting the Economic Impact of Disease
in Older Workers<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>This
scholarship is funded by an ARC Linkage-Projects grant and will provide support
on a full-time basis leading to a PhD; the project aims to examine and forecast
the relationship between health and work and determine the economic impacts of
disease on older workers using complex microsimulation modelling; applicants
should have an Honours 1 or 2A degree in economics, computer science,
mathematics or health sciences; applicants must be Australian citizens,
Australian permanent residents or New Zealand citizens; $27,222pa; up to two
years. <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Closing
Date:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>
26 February 2010<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Postgraduate Scholarship in Modeling the
Mechanical Behavior of Magnesium Alloys</span></b><b><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>A
scholarship is available to undertake full time research leading to a PhD
degree; the project aims to develop a comprehensive crystal plasticity model to
predict stress-strain behaviour and texture evolution of a magnesium-aluminium
alloy; applicants must have an Honours degree (or equivalent) in Engineering or
Science; international students can apply but the scholarship does not cover
any tuition fees; separate tuition fees scholarships may be provided for
international students from the School of Civil Engineering; $22,500pa; up to
three years. </span><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>&nbsp;Closing
Date:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>
30 April 2010<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Postgraduate
Scholarship in Polymer Science<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>A
full-time postgraduate scholarship is available for a suitably qualified
candidate to undertake research studies leading to a PhD in Chemistry; the
project is to develop new polymeric materials for application in homecare
products; Applicants must be Australian citizens, Australian permanent
residents or New Zealand citizens and must have an Honours degree in Chemistry;
$26,669pa; up to three years. <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Revised
Closing Date:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>
26 February 2010</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>PhD Scholarship in Tectonics and
Geodynamics<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#333333'>Applications are invited for a 1 year PhD scholarship in Plate
Tectonics/Geodynamics; the project looks at the role of dynamic plate boundary
processes such as mid-ocean ridge subduction, and slab breakoff on large scale
changes to the plate system; applicants must have Honours or MSc or equivalent;
$22,500pa; up to 1 year. <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Closing
Date: </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>17
February 2010<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Postgraduate Scholarship in Polymer Science
and Engineering<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'>A full-time postgraduate scholarship is available for a suitably
qualified candidate to undertake research studies leading to a Masters or PhD
in Chemical Engineering; the project is to investigate the synthesis and
behavior of complex polymeric nanoparticle systems; applicants should have a
good honours degree in science or engineering; </span><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333'>$22,500pa; up to three
years. <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Closing
Date:&nbsp; </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>25
February 2010<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Other Scholarships<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>RMLP QPR Conference Student Sponsorship<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'>RMPL will be sponsoring a postgraduate students&#8217; attendance
at the upcoming 9<sup>th</sup> Quality in Postgraduate Researchers Conference
(QPR) in Adelaide, South Australia; the conference this year looks at educating
researchers for the 21<sup>st</sup> century and provides opportunities for
students to network and discuss current research practices; the sponsorship
includes airfare and conference registration. <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Closing Date</span></b><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>:&nbsp;
17 February 2010<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></b></p>

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