Please note only one honours scholarship may be held at one time.
Recipients of other ANU undergraduate scholarships should contact the
(phone (02) 6125 4997) to check whether two scholarships may be held concurrently.
AL Hales Honours Year Scholarships in Geophysics and Geochemistry
$7,000 plus $4,500 relocation allowance
Closing Date for Applications: 30/11 |
The Research School of Earth Sciences awards 2 scholarships each year to the value of $7,000 plus reimbursement of up to $4,500 for relocation costs. Successful applicants will be enrolled in an appropriate department within the College of Physical Sciences and participate in that department's honours program. Research for the honours thesis will be undertaken in the Research School of Earth Sciences and supervision will be shared jointly between the department and the Research School of Earth Sciences.
These scholarships have been named in honour of Professor A. L. Hales, the first Director of the Research School of Earth Sciences, in recognition of his contributions to the School during its formative years. For further information see the Research School of Earth Sciences website.
Applications close on the 30 November, however RSES does accept late applications.
Requirements: Open to domestic students (permanent residents of Australia and New Zealand) intending to undertake the fourth year of a Bachelor of Science Honours degree and who are interested in undertaking a research project in the Research School of Earth Sciences. Applicants should have majored in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Geology or Materials Science. |
Online application form (PDF document) |
ANU Honours Year Scholarships
$5,000
Closing Date for Applications: 31/10 |
The University offers up to 15 ANU Honours Year scholarships each year. In 2010 each scholarship will be worth $5,000.
Subject to the approval of the University Awards Committee an ANU Honours Year Scholarship may be held concurrently with other scholarships and awards. It is advisable that you contact Centrelink to establish if an ANU Honours Scholarship can be held without affecting your Youth Allowance or other benefit.
Requirements: You should be intending to enrol full-time at this University in the Honours Year of a program of study leading to the award of the degree of Bachelor with Honours OR in the final year of a program of study leading to the award of the degree of Bachelor with Honours where the honours component is an integral part of the final year.
It is essential that you contact the School where you are proposing to undertake Honours to establish that you have or will have the academic qualifications for entry into Honours and that the required resources will be available to you.
It is acknowledged that at this stage your acceptance into Honours may not yet be finalised. You do not need to wait for results before lodging an application. If you lodge an application and later become ineligible for Honours your application will be disregarded.
With the approval of the relevant School, you may commence the Honours Program in either first or second semester.
International students are eligible to apply. |
Online application
Please note that you will need to provide a 200 word statement describing the research, professional or scholarly interests which you would intend to pursue while an Honours Scholar at the ANU. You will need to submit this statement either to the address below or email it to ug.schols@anu.edu.au. Your application will be incomplete without this statement.
If you are not already a student at the ANU you must apply separately for admission to the University. An admission application form may be obtained by contacting the Admissions area:
Website: www.anu.edu.au/sas/admission/
Email: Admiss.App@anu.edu.au
Telephone: 02 6125 5594
Fax: 02 6125 0751 |
Angus Nicholson Honours Scholarship in Science
$5,000
Closing Date for Applications: 30/11 |
A scholarship of $5,000 for a student who can demonstrate academic merit and a passion for his or her chosen field of science.
Closing date: 30 November each year
Requirements: The successful applicant will have provided supporting material as well as the names of two referees who are well placed to support the application and comment on the applicant's passion for science.
Current ANU students and external applicants are encouraged to apply.
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Apply by letter to the Prizes & Undergraduate Scholarships Office setting out your passion for the chosen field of science as well as your academic achievements. Mail letter to:
Prizes and Undergraduate Scholarships Office,
Pauline Griffin Building,
Australian National University,
Canberra ACT 0200 Australia |
AusIMM South Africa-Australia Minerals Scholarship
$5,000
Closing Date for Applications: 31/10/ |
The AusIMM South Africa-Australia Minerals Scholarship offers $5,000 to support field work and professional and academic development related travel to universities and minerals professionals for Honours projects in Southern Africa.
It is recommended that notice of interest should be submitted prior to 31 September.
For further information on the scholarship and application processes, email Peter Hancock or call (02) 6125 1396.
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Email Dr Peter Hancock |