scholarships grants 2013 : Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS) Student Travel Bursary Program, University of Sydney

Scholarship details
Funding Body:

The Australian Government Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities

Title:

Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS) Student Travel Bursary Program

Research Areas:

Sciences & Engineering

Type

Description:

ABRS offers small grants to Honours, Masters and PhD students in Australian institutions who wish to travel to national or international conferences relevant to both the student’s research program in taxonomy or systematics and the ABRS Research Priorities.

Eligibility:

Applicants must be students currently enrolled in an Honours/Masters (including a research component) or PhD degree in the field of taxonomy or systematics at an Australian institution. The conference must be relevant to taxonomy or systematics and to the ABRS Research Priorities. Preference may be given to applicants who receive matching funds from their home institution or other source. Applicants may not apply retrospectively for travel to conferences they have already attended.

Amount awarded:

A maximum of $1000 is available for an international conference and $500 for travel within Australia.

Application guide:

Please visit http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/funding-and-research/bursaries/index.html for the application form and application guidelines.

Additional instructions

Question 2 Institution contact details  Host Institution:  The University of Sydney
Address:  Scholarships Office, Level  5 Jane Foss Russell Building G02, The University of Sydney,  NSW 2006.
Institution contact: Ms Lara Fourro, Scholarships Officer, Scholarships Office, The University of Sydney; Phone: 02 8627 8115; Email: ro.scholarships@sydney.edu.au.

Certification for InstitutionName and Designation of Supervisor:  Applicants to arrange this signature.
Head of Administering Institution: This will be signed by Ms Jordi Austin, Director, Student Support Services.

Submission InstructionsApplicant must have obtained Supervisor’s signature when hand in the certification page for the Head of Administering Institution’s signature.  The signed certification page will be returned to the applicant for submission to ABRS.

Closing date:

26 April 2013

Source : http://scholarshipdb.net/scholarships-in-Australia/Australian-Biological-Resources-Study-ABRS-Student-Travel-Bursary-Program-University-of-Sydney=2hUpc6KE4hG6SAAlkFPaOg.html