AGC News 16 June - 29 June 2008

  Table of Contents

• Postgraduate Research Induction – Semester 2, 2008
• Professional Development for Research Students
• The General Sir John Monash Awards
• Rhodes Scholarship for 2009
• Faculty of Humanities Graduate Research Conference
• 2009 Masterclass for Emerging Researchers in Ageing
• Fulbright Scholarships
• AusAID's Australian Leadership Award Scholarship Intake for 2009
• Postgraduate Scholarships Currently Available

Postgraduate Research Induction – Semester 2, 2008

The Adelaide Graduate Centre’s next Induction Program will be held on Friday, 25 July 2008. The Induction, which is compulsory for all commencing PhD and Masters by Research students, provides a valuable orientation to life as a research student at The University of Adelaide.

For further information visit: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/graduatecentre/induction/

To confirm your attendance for the Induction, please register online, by 18 July 2008 at: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/graduatecentre/induction/registration/

Supervisors and Students needed

• Sciences A (School of Agriculture, Food and Wine AND School of Earth and Environmental Sciences)
• Sciences B (Australian School of Petroleum (Sciences), School of Chemistry and Physics AND School of Molecular and Biomedical Sciences)
• Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences
• Health Sciences (including Dentistry and Medicine)
• Humanities and Social Sciences AND The Professions

Supervisors and Senior Research Students are needed to participate in panel discussion sessions at the upcoming Postgraduate Research Induction on Friday, 25 July 2008 (from approximately 11:45am to 1:00pm).

Panels are Faculty based, with each comprising a senior and experienced Supervisor, a Staff Member from the Adelaide Graduate Centre, a Research Librarian and two Research Students from each of the five groups listed above.

Panel members present a talk on their area of expertise to new Postgraduate Research Students, concluding with a general discussion, question and answer session. The discussion group sessions always receive very positive feedback from Induction participants and are considered one of the most valuable parts of the Induction program.

If you are interested in participating and would like further information about what’s involved, please contact
Lisa Hurcombe
Phone: 08 8303 3882
E mail: lisa.hurcombe@adelaide.edu.au
by Friday, 11 July 2008

Professional Development for Research Students

The Research Education and Development programs for Semester 2 have been finalised. Details and enrolment links now available on the website

Enrol online: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/graduatecentre/rep/student/

Also find via this link details of the RED Online Modules (topics including writing research proposals and advanced citation skills) and our list of 'high relevance' web-links.

For enquiries, email margaret.cargill@adelaide.edu.au

The General Sir John Monash Awards

The Monash Awards are given to outstanding Australian citizens to enable them to undertake postgraduate study abroad at the world’s best universities, appropriate to their field of study.

The Awards are for study programs in any field, which lead to the highest academic research degree generally accepted in that field of study. Normally this would be a PhD or DPhil or equivalent. Only in exceptional circumstances would an Award be made to an applicant wishing to undertake a Master’s degree which extends his/her capability for a special purpose.

Applicants must have completed, or be completing by the end of the year of application, Honours at I or IIA level or equivalent.

Applications close on 31 August 2008 (or the next working day if this day falls on a weekend or public holiday).

Application forms and further information may be obtained from:

http://www.monashawards.org/awards.asp

Rhodes Scholarship for 2009

Applications for the South Australian Rhodes Scholarships for 2009 are now open. The successful applicant(s) will take up their position at Oxford in or around September 2009.

Application forms may be obtained from Ms Pamela Cook. The application form is not available electronically.
The closing date for this scholarship round is 5.00pm Monday 1 September.

Interested students wishing to ask questions or otherwise discuss their application are invited to contact the Honorary Secretary, Professor Richard Russell well in advance of the closing date. Applicants are reminded that we are approaching the northern hemisphere university Long Vacation, and are advised to make enquiries of Oxford as soon as possible.

Full details about the Rhodes Scholarship may be found at http://www.adelaide.edu.au/graduatecentre/scholarships/postgrad/rhodes.html

Faculty of Humanities Graduate Research Conference

5-6 November 2008
Faculty of Humanities, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia
The Ninth Humanities Graduate Research Conference
Engaging place(s)/engaging culture(s)
Call for Papers

We imagine exploring the ways that historical and contemporary engagements transform our understandings of place and culture, rereading them through the lenses of gender, race, power, identity, sustainability, hegemony, globalisation .

We warmly welcome proposals for presentations that might include (but not be limited to) creative practice of diverse kinds, poetry, photographs, film, jewellery joint presentations, textual explorations, discussions and analyses, narratives: we ask you to be attentive to the hidden, to the engaging and/or to question the obvious or the confronting.

Your proposal/abstract should be no more than 200 words in length. It should be accompanied by a sentence describing the degree and discipline in which you are enrolled, as well as your year of (equivalent) full time PGR study, and an indication of the technical requirements needed for your presentation (data processor, DVD, PowerPoint, overhead projector ,etc).

Please send your proposal/abstract to: epec@curtin.edu.au by 25 July 2008.

For further information go to the Conference website at: http://hgso.curtin.edu.au/conference.cfm

Graduate Studies Office
Faculty of Humanities
http://hgso.curtin.edu.au
e-mail: epec@curtin.edu.au

2009 Masterclass for Emerging Researchers in Ageing

The ARC/NHMRC Research Network in Ageing Well is pleased to announce that applications are now open for the 2009 Masterclass for Emerging Researchers in Ageing.

The Masterclass will be held at the University of Queensland St Lucia Campus on Thursday5th and Friday 6th February, 2009, and PhD students whose research is in the field of ageing are invited to apply.

See ERA Flyer for more information

Fulbright Scholarships

For Postgraduate study and research in the United States
Valued up to $A40,000

A Guideline for Australian PhD Supervisors
Fulbright Scholarships can provide the opportunity for Australian citizens to undertake 8-12 months research in the United States related to their Australian PhD.

Australian PhD students can now stop the clock on their Australian Postgraduate Scholarship (APA, APIA or university based) to undertake international research through another scholarship, such as Fulbright.

Approximately 75- 80% of Fulbright Postgraduate Scholars are now undertaking research towards to their Australian PhD.

The benefits to the Fulbright Scholars and their Australian university include:

• the opportunity to work and build collaborations with leading researchers at some of the top U.S. universities;
• an international marker on their PhD and international joint publications, as a result of the experience; and
• the basis for long term ongoing international research collaborations and exchange between their U.S. host and Australian university.

It provides easy and cost effective access to U.S. research institutions – Scholars are welcomed as Visiting Research Fellows. Fulbright Scholars undertaking research do not

• need to sit U.S. university entrance exams;
• apply for admission to the U.S. university;
• or pay U.S. university tuition fees.

Scholars arrange affiliation through personal approaches to U.S. researchers, or links their supervisors or universities have with U.S. universities. This also provides the opportunity for Australian universities and research groups to establish or enhance their collaborative links in the United States.

There are a range of selection criteria for Fulbright Scholarships, of which academic merit is but one. While first class honours is common amongst scholars, Fulbrights have also been granted to second class honours applicants.

Applications for the 2009 Fulbright Scholarships close 31 August 2008. Scholars can commence their Fulbright program any time between 1 July 2009 and the 30 June 2010.

See http://www.fulbright.com.au for more information, application forms and stories of Fulbright Scholar’s experiences.

AusAID's Australian Leadership Award Scholarship Intake for 2009

Applications are considered annually on a regionally competitive basis. Selection is based on leadership qualities and academic merit. Australian High Commissions and Embassies consider applications and recommend short-listed candidates to a final inter-departmental selection committee in Canberra. AusAID prefers online applications.

Applications can be submitted either:

a) Online via the ALA Scholarship online application accessed via the AusAID website http://www.ausaid.gov.au/scholar/ala.cfm
b) By mail to the appropriate Australian High Commission/Embassy or managing contractor

Application forms can be downloaded from the ALA Scholarship page on the AusAID website or sought from the Australian High Commission/Embassy in each eligible country.

How to apply:

a) Obtain a letter of unconditional offer from a participating institution
b) Thoroughly review the terms and conditions of the ALA Scholarship via the AusAID website to ensure you understand the scope of the scholarship offer.
c) After 01 April 2008, download the scholarship application information and if necessary the paper-based application and from ALA Scholarship web page.
d) Collect the required documentation and information including referee reports, certified copies of previous academic qualifications and proof of English language proficiency
e) Submit your online or paper-based application before close of business, 30 June 2008. (Paper based applications must be received at the appropriate Australian High Commission or Embassy by 30 June 2008)

The information provided here is only part of the information that you need to consider before applying. For comprehensive information about the ALA Scholarship and application process please visit AusAID’s Scholarship web page at: http://www.ausaid.gov.au/scholar/default.cfm

AusAID's Australian Leadership Award Scholarship brochure

Postgraduate Scholarships Currently Available

To view a list of currently available postgraduate scholarships go to: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/graduatecentre/scholarships/post grad/pgcurrent.html

To view a list of postgraduate research scholarships available to commencing international applicants go to: http://www.international.adelaide.edu.au/scholarships/ua/#pgrs