University of Sydney Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Myrtle Rust
A postgraduate research Scholarship for a PhD student to conduct research investigating plant pathogen interactions, specifically in the pathogen causing myrtle rust.
Highlights
| Value | Eligibility | Open date | Close date |
|---|---|---|---|
| $35,950 p.a. (up to 3.5 years) | Domestic full-time PhD student in the Faculty of ScienceResearching the plant pathogen myrtle rustHold First Class Honours or equivalent | 15 November 2021 | 14 February 2022 |
How to apply
Apply here.
Benefits
This scholarship is valued at University of Sydney RTP Stipend value ($35,950 per annum in 2022) (indexed on 1 January each year) and is tenable for up to 3.5 years, subject to satisfactory academic performance.
Who’s eligible
You must:
- be an Australia Citizen, New Zealand Citizen, or an Australian Permanent Resident
- have an unconditional offer of admission or be enrolled in a full-time PhD at the Faculty of Science
- hold an honours degree (first class or equivalent) or a master’s degree with a substantial research component in a related field
- be willing to research plant pathogen interactions, specifically in the pathogen causing myrtle rust
- be undertaking or willing to undertake research under the supervision of Professor Robert Park
- 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.
Background
This Scholarship has been developed to support an outstanding postgraduate research student at the Faculty of Science to undertake research in examining the environmental pathogen causing myrtle rust under the supervision of Professor Robert Park.
This scholarship is supported by Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship.