Faculty of Science
Graduate Awards
Discipline |
Prize |
Contact |
Value/Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOTANY | |||
| Botany | Alfred Nicholas Fellowship UTR6.197 |
Contact: Sylvia Hossain (Botany) Ph: 8344-5067 |
(Determined by the Council) Awarded from time to time |
| Botany | Caroline Kay Scholarship UTR6.20 Selection Criteria: Candidates must hold a degree in the University and must be enrolled for higher degree study in the School of Botany. Awarded to a student nominated by the Head of the School of Botany. |
Contact: Sylvia Hossain (Botany) Ph: 8344-5067 |
$1,350 in 2004 Biennial award |
| Botany | Ethel McLennan Award Donor: School of Botany Foundation Eligibility: A student enrolled in a full time or part time postgraduate degree by research in the School of Botany. Selection Criteria: Awarded on the basis of academic achievement. The financial needs of the student may be taken into account at the discretion of the selection committee. |
Contact: Sylvia Hossain (Botany) Ph: 8344-5067 |
(NAI) Annual award |
| Botany | GAM Scott Research Award Donor: Information unavailable. Eligibility: The award is open to postgraduate students in the School of Botany. Selection Criteria: Nominated by the Head, School of Botany, with particular preference given to research work in bryophytes. |
Contact: Sylvia Hossain (Botany) Ph: 8344-5067 |
$700 in 2004 Annual award |
| Botany | John S Turner Scholarship Donor: The Scholarship was established by the Botany Foundation from donations by friends and associates of Professor John S. Turner, who held the second Chair in the School of Botany, from 1938 to 1973. Eligibility: The Scholarship is open for award to a student undertaking a PhD in the School of Botany by research in the area of plant physiology, plant ecology or conservation plant biology. Selection Criteria: The recipient of the Scholarship will be selected by a committee chaired by the Head, School of Botany and will be based on academic ability. |
Contact: Sylvia Hossain (Botany) Ph: 8344-5067 |
$1,500 in 2004 Annual award |
| Botany | MacBain Research Scholarships in Biology UTR6.14 Eligibility: Candidates must be enrolled in a research higher degree (presently Master of Philosophy or PhD) in the Faculty of Science and must be carrying out research in Biology, having particular reference to Australian forms of life. Selection Criteria: Scholarship rotates annually between the School of Botany, the Department of Zoology and the Department of Genetics. The scholarship will be awarded to an eligible candidate recommended by a committee chaired by the appropriate head of department/school. Selection will be based on excellence, including:-
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Contact: Sylvia Hossain (Botany) Ph: 8344-5067 |
$1,000 in 2011 (NAI) Annual award |
| Botany | Megan Klemm Postgraduate Research Award Donor: Inaugural donation was made by Dr Bruce Underwood from the estate of the late Megan Klemm. Eligibility: A student enrolled in a full time or part time postgraduate degree by research in the School of Botany. Selection Criteria: Awarded on the basis of academic achievement. The financial needs of the student may be taken into account at the discretion of the selection committee. |
Contact: Sylvia Hossain (Botany) Ph: 8344-5067 |
2 awards ($2,000 and $750) in 2004 (NAI) Annual award |
| Botany | Sophie Ducker Postgraduate Scholarship Donor: Inaugural donation was made by Dr Bruce Underwood from the estate of the late Megan Klemm. Eligibility: A student enrolled in a full time or part time postgraduate degree by research in the School of Botany. Selection Criteria: Awarded on the basis of academic achievement. The financial needs of the student may be taken into account at the discretion of the selection committee. |
Contact: Sylvia Hossain (Botany) Ph: 8344-5067 |
$1,500 in 2004 Annual award |
| Botany | The Gretna Weste Plant Pathology and Mycology Scholarship Donor: Inaugural donor Dr Gretna Weste. Eligibility: A student who is enrolled for an honours degree or postgraduate degree in the School of Botany. Selection Criteria: The scholarship should provide encouragement and reward to a student of merit engaged in the postgraduate research field of plant pathology or mycology. If there is no suitable applicant, the income will be added to the capital of the fund. |
Contact: Sylvia Hossain (Botany) Ph: 8344-5067 |
Annual award |
| Botany |
Bruce Knox Prize Donor: Established by the School of Botany Foundation. The prize was initiated by donations from friends, students and associates in 1997 in memory of the late Professor Robert Bruce Knox. Eligibility: This prize is open to students in the School of Botany who are undertaking an honours degree or a research training program in the Master of Science (commencing from 2009). Selection Criteria: Awarded to the student with the highest grade for the research project in either the Honours 4th year of the Bachelor of Science or the Master of Science (commencing from 2009). This award may be split if there is more than one student of equal merit. |
Contact: Sylvia Hossain (Botany) Ph: 8344 5067 |
$1,200 in 2009 Annual award |
| CHEMISTRY | |||
| Botany & Chemistry | Eugen Singer Award UTR6.169 |
Contact: Kevin Kirk (Science) Ph: 8344-7647 |
$8,000 approx (NAI) Annual award |
| Chemistry | Chemistry Research Excellence Award Donor: Information unavailable. Eligibility: Students entering a postgraduate course in the School of Chemistry. Selection Criteria: Awarded to the student who has demonstrated excellent research potential in their Honours Year. |
Contact: Vicki Burley (Chemistry) Ph: 8344-6495 |
$1,000 a year for up to 3 years Awarded from time to time |
| Chemistry | GI Feutrill Award UTR6.72(95) Selection Criteria: Awarded to one or more full-time PhD candidates in the School of Chemistry to assist them to travel to conferences in Organic Chemistry which are held outside Victoria. Awarded to a student nominated by the Head of the School of Chemistry. |
Contact: Vicki Burley (Chemistry) Ph: 8344-6495 |
$585 in 2003 three awards (two-thirds NAI) One of more annual awards |
| Chemistry | Grimwade Prize UTR6.18 Note: In previous years this Prize has been awarded to post-doctoral candidates only. |
Contact: Kevin Kirk (Science) Ph: 8344-7647 |
$7,000 in 2004 (NAI) Annual award |
| Chemistry | The Stanley Harvey Prize UTR6.72(132) Donor: John Henry Harvey of East Melbourne, Victoria Selection Criteria: Awarded to the student who is awarded the Professor Kernot Research Scholarship in Chemistry for the same year. |
Contact: Vicki Burley (Chemistry) Ph: 8344-6495 |
$26 in 2009 (NAI) Annual award |
| Chemistry | TW Healy Award UTR6.227 Donor: Friends and colleagues of Professor Healy Eligibility: Student must be in at least the second year of a PhD in the School of Chemistry and must be presenting a paper at a conference. Selection Criteria: The award will be made on the basis of the academic record of the student, the relevance of the conference to the student's research and the international standing of the conference. Preference will be given to students pursuing research in the field of Colloid and Surface Chemistry. Special Conditions: The award may be made to more than one applicant based on funds and merit. The call for applications will be made in April each year, and, in years where sufficient funds are available; a second round of applications may be sought in October. |
Contact: Vicki Burley (Chemistry) Ph: 8344-6495 |
$2,000 in 2004 Annual award |
| Chemistry | Sir John and Lady Higgins Research Scholarship R 6.66 |
Contact: Melbourne Scholarships Ph: +61 3 8344-8747 Fax: +61 3 9349 1740 |
$20,000 (NAI) Biennial award |
| Chemistry | The Huntsman Australia Award for Research Excellence Donor: Huntsman Corporation Australia Pty Ltd. Eligibility: Students completing the Honours Year in the School of Chemistry who enrol in a postgraduate research degree in the School of Chemistry. Selection Criteria: Awarded to the most outstanding student |
Contact: Vicki Burley (Chemistry) Ph: 8344-6495 |
$1,000 in 2002 Awarded from time to time |
| Chemistry | The Professor Kernot Research Scholarship in Chemistry UTR6.8 Donor: William Charles Kernot, BA, MA, MCE (Melb.), first professor of Engineering at the university, donated an amount in 1887 for the purpose of founding scholarships for the encouragement of the study of Physics and Chemistry. In 1908, William Charles Kernot donated a further amount for the encouragement of the study of Geology. In 2009, a supplementary donation was made from a bequest by Roderick James Esdaile, BSc (Melb.), PhD (Glasgow). There are three scholarships, one each in Chemistry, Physics and Earth Sciences. Eligibility: Open to candidates who have completed the Bachelor of Science (Honours) course, the Master of Science course or the Postgraduate Diploma in Science, in the School of Chemistry at the University of Melbourne, and who are enrolled in a Research Higher Degree in the School of Chemistry. Process: Nominated by the Head, School of Physics Tenure: 1 Year Value: $2000.00 approx. |
Contact: Vicki Burley (Chemistry) Ph: 8344-6495 |
$2,000 in 2010 (one-third NAI) Annual award |
| Chemistry | Monica Elizabeth Reum Memorial Prize UTR6.72(109) Selection Criteria: Awarded to a person, nominated by the Head of the School of Chemistry, who submits for assessment an outstanding PhD thesis in an area of Organic Chemistry. The Prize consists of a substantial monograph on some aspect of Organic Chemistry, with an inscribed bookplate and the remainder of the available income in cash. |
Contact: Vicki Burley (Chemistry) Ph: 8344-6495 |
$170 including monograph and bookplate Awarded from time to time |
| Chemistry | The Norman Thomas Mortimer Wilsmore Research Prize UTR7.115 Eligibility: Visiting research fellows distinguished in the field of Chemistry. |
Contact: Fran Dynan (Chemistry) Ph: 8344-7185 |
Incidental expenses plus return economy airfare Awarded from time to time |
| EARTH SCIENCES | |||
| Earth Sciences | Baragwanath Geology Research Scholarships UTR6.200 Selection criteria: One or more scholarships for research or experimental work in Geology |
Contact: Malcolm Wallace (Earth Sciences) Ph: 8344-6526 |
2 awards, $8,975.50 each in 2005 (NAI) One or more awards from time to time |
| Earth Sciences | The J.H. Harvey Prize UTR6.72(132) Donor: John Henry Harvey of East Melbourne, Victoria Selection Criteria: Awarded to the student who is awarded the Professor Kernot Research Scholarship in Earth Sciences for the same year. |
Contact: Malcolm Wallace (Earth Sciences) Ph: 8344-6526 |
$27 in 2009 (NAI) Annual award |
| Earth Sciences | ES Hills Memorial Scholarship UTR6.72(97) Selection Criteria: This Scholarship is open to postgraduate students in Geology who display academic ability and demonstrate financial need. |
Contact: Malcolm Wallace (Earth Sciences) Ph: 8344-6526 |
$9,150 in 2004 (Determined by Council) Annual award |
| Earth Sciences | The Professor Kernot Research Scholarship in Earth Sciences UTR6.8 Donor: Professor William Charles Kernot, BA, MA, MCE Melb. and Dr Roderick James Esdaile, BSc Melb. PhD Glasgow. Eligibility: Open to candidates who are entering either the degree of Bachelor of Science (Honours) or the first year of a research training program in the Master of Science (commencing from 2009), and who are enrolled for study in the School of Earth Sciences. Selection Criteria: Awarded to the student who has the highest weighted average score in third year Earth Sciences studies. Special Conditions: If there is more than one student with equal score, the scholarship is split. |
Contact: Linda Richardson (Science) Ph: 8344-5949 |
$2,000 in 2009 (one-third NAI) Annual award |
| Earth Sciences | Gilbert Rigg Scholarship UTR6.102 Selection Criteria: Open to candidates student enrolled in a higher degree by research who is undertaking research in a field related to Mining and Metallurgy Special Conditions: May be awarded as a travel scholarship |
Contact: Kevin Kirk (Science) Ph: 8344-7647 |
(NAI) Annual award |
| Earth Sciences | George Sweet Scholarship UTR6.73 |
Contact: Malcolm Wallace (Earth Sciences) Ph: 8344-6526 |
Determined by Council Awarded from time to time |
| Earth Sciences | CM Tattam Scholarship UTR6.244 Selection Criteria: The scholarship is awarded to postgraduate students studying in the discipline of geology. |
Contact: Malcolm Wallace (Earth Sciences) Ph: 8344-6526 |
More than one scholarship can be awarded. Value is the net annual income, shared between scholarship winners. Annual award |
| Geoscience | PJ Adams Research Award UTR6.212 |
Contact: Kevin Kirk (Science) Ph: 8344-7647 |
2 awards, $4,500 each in 2004 (NAI) Annual award |
| GENETICS | |||
| Genetics | Alfred Nicholas Fellowship UTR6.197 |
Contact: Veronique Bergerson (Science) Ph: 8344 6250 |
(Determined by Council) Awarded from time to time |
| Genetics | Dame Margaret Blackwood Soroptimist Scholarship UTR6.182 Selection Criteria: Open for award to graduates to enable them to undertake postgraduate study at the University in Genetics specialising in either plants, animals or viruses |
Contact: Kevin Kirk (Science) Ph: 8344-7647 |
$4,000 (and special grant of $1,000) in 2004 (Determined by Council) Annual award |
| Genetics | MacBain Research Scholarships in Biology UTR6.14 Eligibility: Candidates must be enrolled in a research higher degree (presently Master of Philosophy or PhD) in the Faculty of Science and must be carrying out research in Biology, having particular reference to Australian forms of life. Selection Criteria: Scholarship rotates annually between the School of Botany, the Department of Zoology and the Department of Genetics. The scholarship will be awarded to an eligible candidate recommended by a committee chaired by the appropriate head of department/school. Selection will be based on excellence, including:-
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Contact: Professor Meryl Davis (Genetics) Ph: 8344-6246 |
$1,000 in 2011 (NAI) Annual award |
| MATHEMATICS | |||
| Mathematics | Professor Nanson Prize UTR6.72(14) Eligibility: Graduates of not more than seven years standing from first enrolment. Selection Criteria: The prize is awarded for the best original memoir on some subject in Pure and Applied Mathematics. |
Contact: Angela Balshaw (Mathematics and Statistics) Ph: 8344-5550 |
$300 in 2004 (NAI) Annual award |
| Mathematics and Statistics Pure and Applied Mathematics | Professor Wilson Prize UTR6.72(2) Eligibility: Graduates of not more than seven years' standing from first enrolment. Selection Criteria: Awarded on the recommendation of the Head of Department of Mathematics and Statistics for the best thesis in Pure or Applied Mathematics for the Bachelor of Science (Degree with Honours) or Master of Science. |
Contact: Angela Balshaw (Mathematics and Statistics) Ph: 8344-5550 |
$550 in 2004 (NAI) Annual award |
| Applied Statistics, Applied Probablility and Stochastic Processes or Operations Research | Maurice H Belz Scholarship UTR7.195 Eligibility: Students who are enrolled in an Honours degree or a research training program in the Master of Science specialising in Statistics and who undertake a research project in one of the areas of Applied Statistics, Applied Probability & Stochastic Processes or Operations Research. Selection Criteria: A selection committee made up of the Head of Department, Chair of Statistics and Chair of the Honours committee will make the award. Special Conditions: There may be up to three Scholarships awarded each year. If in the view of the selection committee no student is qualified in any one year no award will be made. |
Contact: Kirsten Hoak (Mathematics and Statistics) Ph: 9035-8013 |
$7000 (NAI) Annual award to 2011 |
| PHYSICS | |||
| Physics | Dieul-Kurzweil Scholarship UTR6.99 |
Contact: Cilla Gloger (Physics) Ph: 8344-5124 |
$3,000 (NAI) Triennial award (next award 2009) |
| Physics | John Tyndall Scholarship UTR6.109 Selection Criteria: The Scholarship is awarded to assist a student to carry out advanced studies and research in the School of Physics. The student must be enrolled as a candidate for the degree of Master of Science or the degree of PhD. |
Contact: Cilla Gloger (Physics) Ph: 8344-5124 |
$500 in 2004 (NAI) Annual award |
| Physics | Professor Kernot Research Scholarship in Physics UTR6.8 William Charles Kernot, BA, MA, MCE (Melb.), first professor of Engineering at the university, donated an amount in 1887 for the purpose of founding scholarships for the encouragement of the study of Physics and Chemistry. In 1908, William Charles Kernot donated a further amount for the encouragement of the study of Geology. In 2009, a supplementary donation was made from a bequest by Roderick James Esdaile, BSc (Melb.), PhD (Glasgow). There are three scholarships, one each in Chemistry, Physics and Earth Sciences. Selection Criteria: Open to students who have completed the research training program in Masters of Science or the Honours year in the School of Physics at the University of Melbourne and who are enrolled in a Research Higher Degree in the School of Physics. Process: Nominated by the Head, School of Physics Tenure: 1 Year Value: $2000.00 approx. |
Contact: Linda Richardson (Science) Ph: 8344-7647 Email: science-awards@unimelb.edu.au |
$2,000 for 2010 Annual award |
| Physics | Ramm Prize in Experimental Physics UTR6.214 Donor: Professor Emeritus Colin Ramm in memory of his wife Selection Criteria: Awarded to a student enrolling in either the Honours Year or a postgraduate degree by research in Experimental Physics and who has |
Contact: Cilla Gloger (Physics) Ph: 8344-5124 |
$1,850 in 2004 (22 ½ percent NAI) Annual award |
| Physics | The CiSRA Prize in Physics Donor: Canon Information Systems Research Australia Pty Ltd Selection Criteria: The PhD student who has been adjudged by a committee of no less that 3 members and formed by the Head of Department in School of Physics to have submitted the best refereed publication in the previous year. The final decision to be approved by the donors Eligibility: Enrolled in or has completed in the past 12 months the degree of PhD in School of Physics at the University of Melbourne. |
Contact: Cilla Gloger (Physics) Ph: 8344-5124 Contact: Kevin Kirk (Science) Ph: 8344-7647 |
$2,000 Annual award to 2011 |
| Physics | The Klein Prize in Experimental Physics Donor: Professor Anthony G. Klein and family Selection Criteria: Awarded annually by Council on the recommendation of the dean of the faculty of Science to the student who has carried out the most creative project in Experimental Physics in the School of Physics during the previous year. Eligibility: The student must enrolled in a research higher degree in the school of Physics in the final year of the BSc (Honours); the postgraduate diploma in Science; or the research training program in the Master of Science. |
Contact: Linda Richardson (Science) Ph: 8344-5949 |
(NAI) Annual award |
| Physics Honours, Master of Science, Postgraduate Diploma of Science | Dixson Scholarship in Experimental Physics UTR6.13 Robert Dixson, of Melbourne and Adelaide, made a bequest in 1890, to advance sound learning in Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics. Selection Criteria: Awarded in the School of Physics on the basis of results in Physics in fourth year (Honours), a research training program in the Masters of Science or the Postgraduate Diploma in Science. Holders must conduct research in the respective School. Process: Nominated by the Head, School of Physics. Tenure: 1 Year |
Contact: Dave Wolf (Physics) Ph: 8344-5447 |
$1,658 for 2010 (one-quarter NAI) Annual award |
| SCIENCE | |||
| Science | Daniel Curdie Scholarship UTR6.60 Selection Criteria: Awarded to a student enrolled in the Bachelor of Science (Honours) course or in a higher degree by research in Science, with preference given to a student who is, or will be, a resident at Ormond College. |
Contact: Kevin Kirk (Science) Ph: 8344-7647 |
$1,350 in 2004 (NAI) Annual award |
| Science | David Lachlan Hay Memorial Award UTR6.190 Donor: Dr David Lachlan Hay made a bequest in 1990 to assist postgraduate science students in relation to the publication of any relevant doctorate thesis and related material. The fund provides assistance to Science postgraduate students via Writing-Up Awards and Thesis Binding Grants |
Contact: Kevin Kirk (Science) Ph: 8344-7647 |
$3,000 per Writing Up Award; $150 per Thesis Binding Grant (not to exceed NAI) Awarded from time to time |
| Science | Dawson Bursary UTR6.83 |
Contact: Kevin Kirk (Science) Ph: 8344-7647 |
2 awards, $3,000 each in 2004 (NAI) Awarded for an ordinary tenure of 2 years |
| Science | Dublin Prize UTR6.72(3) Selection Criteria: For students and graduates making outstanding contributions in Art, Music, Literature and Science. NOTE: Past recipients have included concert pianist Ronald Farren-Price, historian Geoffrey Blainey and poet Vincent Buckley. |
Contact: Ian Powell (Academic Secretary) Ph: 8344 7527 |
$4,000 in 2002 (NAI) Quinquennially award (Next 2007) |
| Science | Elizabeth and Vernon Puzey Postgraduate Research Scholarship UTR6.202 Donor: Elizabeth Puzey gave her home to the University in order to create a fund that would encourage talented students to remain in Australia. Eligibility: Must be an Australian citizen. Graduates in Physics, Earth Sciences, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology. Information Systems, Mathematics and Statistics and Genetics who are undertaking a postgraduate degree. Selection Criteria: Outstanding performance at undergraduate level. |
Contact: Professor Franz Grieser (Science) | $25,000 in 2004 Awarded from time to time |
| Science | Helen M. Schutt Scholarships UTR6.198 Eligibility: Women entering scientific and technical disciplines. |
Contact: Melbourne Scholarships Ph: +61 3 8344-8747 Fax: +61 3 9349 1740 |
$4,000 top-up to Australian Postgraduate Award/Melbourne Research Scholarship in 2003 (Determined by the Council) Awarded from time to time |
| Science | John and Allan Gilmour Research Awards UTR6.124 Donor: John Gilmour made a bequest for the promotion of scientific research for the benefit of mankind |
Contact: Kevin Kirk (Science) Ph: 8344-7647 |
$7,650 in 2003 (Determined by Council) Awarded from time to time |
| Science | John and Betty McCreery Scholarships UTR7.153 |
Contact: Ben McCarthy (Student Financial Aid) Ph: 8344-6930 |
$1,000 in 2004 (NAI) One or more annual awards |
| Science | Kaye Merlin Brutton Prize Donor: Kaye Merlin Brutton Eligibility: Awarded to support research into cancer, diseases of the liver, ophthalmic diseases and angina pectoris. |
Contact: Kevin Kirk (Science) Ph: 8344-7647 |
3 awards, $10,700 $8,325 and $8,325 in 2004 Awarded from time to time |
| ZOOLOGY | |||
| Zoology | Alfred Nicholas Fellowship UTR6.197 |
Contact: Joanna Buckingham (Zoology) Ph: 8344-4680 |
(Determined by Council) Awarded from time to time |
| Zoology | FH Drummond Travel Award UTR6.184 |
Contact: Joanna Buckingham (Zoology) Ph: 8344-4680 |
Most economical single or return airfare requested Annual award |
| Zoology | Georgina Sweet Fellowships UTR6.73 Donor: Georgina Sweet O.B.E., D.Sc. for a fellowship in Economic Zoology and a scholarship in Zoology (Georgina Sweet Exhibition) |
Contact: Joanna Buckingham (Zoology) Ph: 8344-4680 |
Exhibition: $2,100 in 2004; Fellowship: $1,800 in 2004 Awarded from time to time |
| Zoology | Jasper Loftus-Hills Award UTR7.116 Special Conditions : Recipients will present the results of their research at an annual Jasper Loftus-Hills Symposium. No more than 3 awards to be made in any one year. |
Contact: Joanna Buckingham (Zoology) Ph: 8344-4680 |
2 awards, $3,000 each in 2004 (NAI) Up to three annual awards |
| Zoology | MacBain Research Scholarships in Biology (Zoology) UTR6.14 Eligibility: Candidates must be enrolled in a research higher degree (presently Master of Philosophy or PhD) in the Faculty of Science and must be carrying out research in Biology, having particular reference to Australian forms of life. Selection Criteria: Scholarship rotates annually between the School of Botany, the Department of Zoology and the Department of Genetics. The scholarship will be awarded to an eligible candidate recommended by a committee chaired by the appropriate head of department/school. Selection will be based on excellence, including:-
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Contact: Dr Eugene Fredericks (Zoology) Ph: 8344-4680 |
$1,000 in 2011 (NAI) Annual award |
| Zoology | Margaret Catto Scholarship UTR6.55 Selection Criteria: Candidates must be enrolled in higher degree study in the Department of Zoology. The Scholarship is awarded on the recommendation of the Head of the Department of Zoology. |
Contact: Joanna Buckingham (Zoology) Ph: 8344-4680 |
$1,350 in 2004 (NAI) One or more annual awards |