Vacation Scholarships
Below are a variety of vacation scholarships available to students in later years of their program. These scholarships provide the opportunity to undertake research projects, usually over the summer vacation (November-February).
Some faculties at the University of Adelaide also provide a wide range of vacation scholarships to support their students undertake research projects. For full details of these scholarships, please contact your faculty office.
Where possible application forms are made available once the scholarship is listed as open. Applicants will be notified in writing of the outcome of their application where the scholarship is administered by the University.
Scholarships available to students in:
Engineering, Computer & Mathematical Sciences
Scholarships Available to Students in All Faculties
| Name of Scholarship | Program | Applications | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Close | ||
| Adelaide Summer Research Scholarships | All | - | 12 October 2012 |
| ANU Summer Research Scholarships | All | - | 31 August each year |
| Bayer Boost Environmental Scholarship Scheme | All | - | 30 September 2012 |
| University of Waikato Summer Research Scholarships | All | - | 31 August & 30 September each year |
Scholarships Available to Students in Engineering, Computer & Mathematical Sciences
| Name of Scholarship | Program | Applications | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Close | ||
| CSIRO Vacation Scholarship Scheme | Various | Now | Varies |
| AINSE - Winter School at ANSTO | All | - | - |
| Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics Summer Scholarships 2012/2013 | Undertaking study in Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering or Statistics | - | 19 October 2012 |
| Australian Telescope National Facility Summer Vacation Program | Undertaking study in Mathematics, Computer Science or Electrical Engineering | - | 2 September 2012 |
| eResearch SA Summer Scholarships | Undertaking study in research collaboration; or data management and sharing; or high-performance computing; or visualisation and haptics | - | 5 October 2012 |
| Taste of Research Summer Scholarships UNSW Engineering | All Engineering programs - Must be a third year undergraduate student | June each year | 31 August 2012 |
Scholarships Available to Students in Health Sciences
| Name of Scholarship | Program | Applications | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Close | ||
| National Heart Foundation Scholarships | Various | July each year | 14 September 2012 |
| TQEH Research Foundation Scholarships | All | - | 5 October 2012 |
Scholarships Available to Students in Humanities & Social Sciences
| Name of Scholarship | Program | Application | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Close | ||
| No scholarships currently available | |||
Scholarships Available to Students in Professions
| Name of Scholarship | Program | Application | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Close | ||
| No scholarships currently available | |||
Scholarships Available to Students in Sciences
| Name of Scholarship | Program | Application | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Close | ||
| CSIRO Vacation Scholarship Scheme | Various | Now | Varies |
| Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics Summer Scholarships 2012/2013 | Undertaking study in Agriculture, Biology, Bioinformatics, Biotechnology, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Plant physiology, Science or Physics | - | 19 October 2012 |
| Australia Telescope National Facility Summer Vacation Program | Undertaking study in Physics | - | 2 September 2012 |
| Macquarie University Physics & Astronomy Vacation Scholarships | Undertaking a degree in Physics | - | 30 November 2012 |
The University of Otago School of Medical Sciences Dean's Prestigious Summer Scholarships  |
B Science, B Science (Honours) or B Biomedical Science | - | 9 August 2012 |
