Interdisciplinary PhD Scholarship program
Program
This program is open to both domestic and international students to undertake a PhD at the University of Melbourne, starting in 2013. Successful applicants will undertake an interdisciplinary PhD project at the University of Melbourne, jointly supervised by academics from multiple disciplines. The scholarship provides fee remission and an annual stipend of $23,728.
Successful domestic students will receive an Australian Postgraduate Award and international students will receive a Melbourne International Research Scholarship.
Projects available
| Project title |
Supervisors |
Project summary |
| Design and synthesis of antimicrobial nanostar bombs | A/Prof Neil O’Brien-Simpson (Bio21 and Melbourne Dental School) Dr Anton Blencowe (Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering) |
PDF project summary |
| Modelling functionalised wettability |
Dr Dalton Harvie (Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering) Prof Paul Mulvaney (Chemistry, Bio21) |
PDF project summary |
| Targeting cancer via mucosal vaccination of antigen encapsulated nanoparticles | A/Prof Neil O’Brien-Simpson (Bio21 and Melbourne Dental School) Prof Frank Caruso (Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering) |
PDF project summary |
| Hybrid diamond nanomaterials for neural biodiagnostics | Dr Brant Gibson (Physics) A/Prof Ann Turnley (Centre for Neuroscience) |
PDF project summary |
| A wireless strain gauge for dental implants | A/Prof Joseph Palamara (Melbourne Dental School) Dr Andrew Greentree (Physics, RMIT) Dr Kate Fox (Physics) A/Prof Roy Judge (Melbourne Dental School) |
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| Tailoring nanoporous materials as high efficiency catalysts for sustainable energy systems | A/Prof Andrea O'Connor (Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering) A/Prof Michelle Gee (Chemistry) |
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| Star nanobombs for cancer therapeutics |
Prof Greg Qiao (Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering) Prof Wei Duan (Medicine, Deakin University) |
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| Radical dots and diamonds: improving our understanding of modern artist's paint | Prof Carl Schiesser (Chemistry) Prof Paul Mulvaney (Chemistry) A/Prof Robyn Sloggett (Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation) |
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| Nanolens arrays for sensitive high-resolution fluorescence microscopy | A/Prof Trevor Smith (Chemistry) Dr Xiaotao Hao (Chemistry) Dr Xuehua Zhang (Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering) Prof Greg Qiao (Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering) |
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| Nanomechanics of bacteria – towards the control of biofilm formation | A/Prof Michelle Gee (Chemistry) Prof Richard Strugnell (Microbiology) |
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| Nanolenses and their applications |
Prof Greg Qiao (Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering) |
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For outstanding students we will consider funding scholarships for projects that are not listed above. In this case you will need to make contact with an academic at the University to discuss an interdisciplinary project. This project must involve collaboration with more than one department or faculty at the University. Please provide the academic's name and the project summary at the time of application.
Eligibility
Applicants must meet the following academic requirements:
- Completion of tertiary studies that are at least equivalent to a four-year honours degree at an Australian university
- A first-class Honours degree or GPA above 3.6 or equivalent
- Completion of a research project/component as part of their tertiary studies that accounts for at least 25% of their year's work at 4th year or Masters level.
How to apply
Please send your expression of interest to materials-info@unimelb.edu.au with the following items:
- A statement identifying your preferred research project from the list above, and a short summary of your research interest (limit to one page).
- CV/Resume under the following headings:
- Full Name
- Address, telephone and email contact
- Citizenship and residency status
- Full details of education and training
- Details of awards and prizes
- Details of any published works
- Any other relevant information such as previous research experience, teaching and supervision experience, details of any research grant support
- Copies of academic record and transcript. A certified copy of the academic transcript is not required at this stage. Please only send the grade of your Honours year (final year) and/or Masters. (Please do not send your high school scores).
- IELTS or TOEFL if you completed your degree in a language other than English.
Do not attach other items such as a health certificate or non-requested documents.
Please note that applications with missing items will NOT be processed.
Please save your Expression of Interest as a single PDF file under one of the following formats:
If you are an international applicant: IDSP_I_ surname_firstname.pdf
If you are an Australian resident: IDSP_A_ surname_firstname.pdf
Timeline
Applications are now open.
If you apply outside those dates, your application will be considered in the next selection round.
The Expression of Interest will be used to select candidates who will then be contacted and assisted in their application for admission to the PhD program at the University of Melbourne.
Resources
For more information about graduate research training at the University of Melbourne visit the Melbourne School of Graduate Research.
For more information about graduate research scholarships at the University of Melbourne, visit the Graduate Research Scholarships page.