A postgraduate research scholarship funded by the Australian Research Council – Discovery Projects, the Scholarship aims to support students undertaking a PhD within the School of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, where the focus of their research will be on new rare-earth free solid-state magnetic materials. Scholarship recipients will focus on either synthesis, structural and physical property characterisation, or on data mining and computational modelling; with a flexibility to work across all aspects of the project.
A stipend scholarship for a PhD student within the School of Chemistry to undertake research in solid-state magnetic materials at the University of Sydney, Australia
Western Sydney University Information
Established in 1989, Western Sydney University is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the suburban setting of the large town of Penrith (population range of 50,000-249,999 inhabitants), New South Wales. This institution has also branch campuses in the following location(s): Bankstown, Nirimba, Campbelltown, Hawkesbury, Liverpool City, Parramatta South, Parramatta City, Penrith, Sydney City, Sydney Olympic Park, Westmead. Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Department of Education and Training, Australia, Western Sydney University (WSU) is a very large (uniRank enrollment range: 40,000-44,999 students) coeducational higher education institution. Western Sydney University (WSU) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as pre-bachelor degrees (i.e. certificates, diplomas, associate or foundation degrees), bachelor degrees, master degrees, doctorate degrees in several areas of study. See the uniRank degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details. International applicants are eligible to apply for enrollment.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for this award, applicants must:
- Have an unconditional offer of admission or being currently enrolled to study full-time in a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) within School of Chemistry, Faculty of Science at the University of Sydney
- Hold an honours degree (First Class or Second Class upper) or a master’s degree in a related field with a substantial research component, or equivalent
- Be willing to undertake research in solid-state magnetic materials
- Be willing to work at major neutron and X-ray scattering facilities.
Application Process
An applicant without an unconditional offer of admission may apply and be selected, however, no scholarship offer will be sent until the applicant has an unconditional offer of admission.