Scholarship

Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Myrtle Rust

University of Sydney Original Source
Award

A$35,950 - A$35,950

Deadline

Feb 14, 2022

Deadline passed
Location

Australia

Applicants

individual

About This Opportunity

This scholarship supports an outstanding postgraduate research student at the Faculty of Science to undertake PhD research investigating plant pathogen interactions, specifically examining the environmental pathogen causing myrtle rust. The research will be conducted under the supervision of Professor Robert Park. Candidates should have a background or interest in plant molecular biology, plant disease resistance and plant fungal pathogens, computational and genome biology, and scripting languages such as Python or R. The scholarship is supported by the Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship and provides a living allowance for up to 3.5 years of full-time study.

Duration 36 - 43 mo
1 award

Who Can Apply

Region
Australia
Citizenship
Australia, New Zealand
Residency
Australia
Project in
Australia
Applicants
individual
Organizations
academic

Application Details

Interview Institutional approval

Stages

  1. 1 single_stage

Required documents

cv research_proposal transcripts

Review process

Selection based on academic achievement, research experience including peer-reviewed publications, curriculum vitae, research proposal, and interview. Awarded by Higher Degrees by Research Scholarships Sub-Committee on recommendation of Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research) and Professor Robert Park.

Restrictions

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  • employment_restrictions
  • reporting_requirements

Post-award obligations

  • final_report
  • acknowledge_funder