The University of Sydney Research Scholarship in Engineering Processable

This scholarship aims to support a PhD student undertaking research in designing a tough and versatile hydrogel with self-healing properties.

Highlights

Value	Eligibility	Open date	Close date
University of Sydney’s RTP stiped rate (for up to 3 years)	Full-time PhD student at the Faculty of Engineering Willing to research self-healing hydrogel Apply for an RTP scholarship Hold an honours degree	Ongoing	Ongoing

How to apply

Please note only applicants who have applied for admission to commence in 2021 will be considered for this scholarship. 

• Apply here
• You will also need to apply for a Research Training Program (RTP) Stipend Scholarship (domestic or international).

Applications will close once suitable recipients have been identified.

Outcomes will be provided within eight to twelve weeks from the time your online scholarship application form is received.

Benefits

This scholarship will provide an annual stipend allowance equivalent to the University of Sydney’s Research Training Program (RTP) stipend rate (indexed on 1 January each year), for up to three years, subject to satisfactory academic performance. 

The stipend allowance is partially funded by ARC and partially funded by the Faculty of Engineering.

Academic course fees are also provided for a successful international applicant, for up to twelve research periods, subject to satisfactory academic performance. 

Subject to funding availability, an extension of the stipend and academic course fees may be possible for up to six months. 

Who’s eligible

You must:

• have an unconditional offer of admission to study a full-time PhD at the Faculty of Engineering
• be willing to conduct research into designing a tough and versatile hydrogel with self-healing properties
• hold an honours degree (first class or second class upper) or equivalent in polymer engineering and chemistry for or a relevant discipline
• apply for an RTP scholarship.

Background

This scholarship has been established by the Bioengineering Laboratory in the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Sydney to support a PhD student who is undertaking research in designing a tough and versatile hydrogel with self-healing properties.

This project will aim to design a type of hydrogel with broad applications in soft robotic, medical devices such as heart valves, vasculature, and development of in vitro model that mimic physical properties of digestion system including colon, intestine and stomach.

The scholarship is partially funded by an Australian Research Council (ARC) grant and partially funded by the Faculty of Engineering.

Contact

Phone

• 1800 SYD UNI (1800 793 864)
• or +61 2 8627 1444
• Open 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday

Make an enquiry
– Prospective students (international)
– Current students

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