Work & Study Opportunties

ASCC Academic Education Program

The Australian Stem Cell Centre (ASCC) seeks to attract the very best students from Australia and overseas to pursue training in stem cell and related biotechnologies. The Centre has developed an Academic Education Program to maintain close linkages with Universities in order to add value to post-graduate and post-doctoral programs that may already exist in those institutions. A new Bursary Scheme has been devised to take over as the ASCC key funding scheme in 2007 replacing the ASCC Premier Postgraduate Scholarships and Small Research Grant Postgraduate Stipends.

In the event you have any difficulties with the downloadable files on this page, please contact the ASCC Education Officer using the link provided.

Scholarships Fellowships Programs Overview, PDF(103kb)

Honours Student Bursary
This bursary will be awarded to top Honours candidates, as judged by undergraduate record, who are to undertake their studies in an ASCC funded research project and are proposed by the supervisor.

Postgraduate Student Bursary
This bursary will be open to all students who hold a full scholarship* undertaking their studies in an ASCC funded research project and under the supervision of a Principal Supervisor whose project is funded by the ASCC.

* The term 'Full Scholarship' would include government funded scholarships such as APA, externally funded scholarships such as JDRF, NHMRC and ARC, as well as internal funding such as those paid by the host university, institute or department.

International Tuition Fees Scholarship
This scholarship will enable top overseas students, selected by being awarded Postgraduate Research Scholarships, to study in Australia without the burden of crippling international fees.

 

Conference Grants and Travel Awards Program

ASCC Postgraduate/Fellows Conference Grants
The Australian Stem Cell Centre (ASCC) are offering Conference and Travel Grants to assist Australian and New Zealand post graduate students, post doctoral fellows and research staff to attend the 5th International Society of Stem Cell Research Annual Meeting, being held in Cairns June 17 - 20. All applications can be made directly through the ISSCR 2007 website (http://www.isscr.org/meetings) as part of the abstract submission process and abstract submission is a requirement for award of these travel grants. During abstract submission you will need to check the appropriate box for travel grant application and also provide a short paragraph (200 words maximum) justifying your economic need.

 

Training Grants

The ASCC offers Training Grants to enable postgraduate students, postdoctoral fellows and research staff to travel nationally or overseas to attend training workshops and/or learn or develop new techniques relevant to ASCC funded projects. This ASCC program is designed to support and encourage postgraduate students and fellows to be kept up to date with practical and scientific advances related to stem cell research, gain additional skills and knowledge to use in their laboratories and to train other ASCC researchers.

Training Grants – Summary, PDF(51kb)

Training Grants – Application, Word File (221kb)

Training Grants – Report Template, Word File (161kb)

 

Summer and Mid Year Vacation Student Placement Program

Summer vacation placements will be available to students, at undergraduate (preferably in their 2nd year of study), who wish to take part in a research project over the university summer vacation (December to March). Mid Year vacation placements will be available to students, at undergraduate (preferably in their final year of studies) level who wish to take part in a research project over the university mid year vacation period. These placements will enable students to gain exposure to, and experience in, the operations and research conducted at Australia’s leading Research Institutes or Universities.

Support will be considered across all areas of research relevant to the development of the stem cell industry in Australia, including: science, medicine, veterinary science, biotechnology, social sciences, ethics, patent law and venture capital.

Vacation placements offer a stipend per week for up to 8 weeks (Summer Vacation) or 4 weeks (Mid Year). The stipend rate will be reviewed annually.

Vacation Placements Application Form, Word file (180kb)

 

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