AWARDS
The Royal Society of NSW Scholarships
The Royal Society of New South Wales is the oldest scientific society in Australia, tracing its history back to 1821. It has a long tradition of encouraging and supporting scientific research and leading intellectual life in the State. The Council of the Royal Society has decided to fund the Royal Society of New South Wales Scholarships in order to acknowledge outstanding achievements by young researchers.
Applications for Royal Society of New South Wales Scholarships are sought from candidates working in a science related field within New South Wales or the Australian Capital Territory. There is no restriction with respect to field of study and up to three Scholarships will be awarded each year. Applicants must be Australian citizens or Permanent Residents of Australia. Applicants must be enrolled as research students at a University in NSW or the ACT.
There is no application form but your application should include a statement of the significance of your project, an abstract of your work (ca 500 words) and a brief curriculum vitae, including details of your undergraduate study and any professional experience. Be sure to enclose a list of your publications. A statement of support from your supervisor, confirming details of your candidature must be included. The closing date for applications is 30th September of each year. The applications will be considered by a selection committee appointed by the Council of the Society and the decision will be made before the end of October. The decision of the committee is final. The scholarships will be awarded on merit.
The award consists of a certificate acknowledging your achievement, a $500 prize and a free year of membership of the Society. The winners will be expected to deliver a short presentation of their work at the Monthly Meeting of the Society in December and may be invited to prepare a review style paper for the Society's Journal. The awards will be presented at this meeting.
Closing Date: 30 September of each year.
The rules governing the Scholarship can be downloaded from here:
RSNSW Scholarship_Fund_Rules (PDF file).
A printable version of this page which can be posted at your institution or handed to students
can be downloaded from here:
RSNSW Scholarship 2010 (PDF file).
Applications should be sent to:
The Honorary Secretary
Royal Society of New South Wales
Building H47, University of Sydney
NSW 2006, Australia
| YEAR | RECIPIENT |
|---|---|
| 1999 | Alison Basden and Sharon Downes |
| 2000 | Louise van der Weyden and William Higgs |
| Not offered from 2001-2007. | |
| 2008 | Gerard Kaiko |
| 2009 | Isa Chan, School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales.
"Molecular Interactions and Chirality" Tamara Keeley, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney and Taronga Conservation Society of Australia. "Maintaining the Genetic Diversity of the Tasmanian Devil: Development of Assisted Reproductive Technologies" Danielle Sulikowski, Department of Brain, Behaviour and Evolution, Macquarie University. "Spatial Cognition and Foraging Ecology of the Noisy Miner" |