Curtin University Aberdeen Alliance PhD Scholarship 2018

Organisation : Curtin University
Scholarship Name : Aberdeen Curtin Alliance PhD Scholarship 2018
Application Last Date : 19/01/2018
Website : https://scholarships.curtin.edu.au/scholarships/scholarship.cfm?id=3263

Aberdeen Curtin Alliance PhD Scholarship

The Aberdeen-Curtin Alliance was established in early 2017, combining 500 years of academic strength, history and tradition at Scotland’s University of Aberdeen with the ambition and innovation of the rapidly growing Curtin University, based in Perth, Western Australia.

Related : University of Warwick 2018/19 Chancellor’s International Scholarship : www.scholarships.net.in/20800.html

The alliance offers students the opportunity to undertake a collaborative PhD in projects across a broad range of focus areas including energy and engineering, health and medicine, and business.

Eligibility Criteria

Meet the standard PhD course entry requirements for both institutions.

The five available academic PhD placements for 2018 are:
Theme: Energy
Area of Research: Geoscience (Seismic and Petrophysics)
Project: The velocity structure of complex overburden on the NW Shelf of Australia
Curtin Supervisor: Professor Chris Elders
Aberdeen Supervisor: Dr Vittorio Maselli

Theme: Energy
Research Area: Smart Grids
Project: Multiple agent based hierarchical control of smart grid using IEC 61850 protocol
Curtin Supervisor: Professor Syed Islam
Aberdeen Supervisor: Prof Murilo Da Silva Baptista

Theme: Energy
Project: Development of reversible fuel cells for effective energy storage and electricity generation
Curtin Supervisor: Professor San Ping Jiang
Aberdeen Supervisor: Professor Abbie McLaughlin

Theme: Business
Research Area: Housing Economics
Project: Analysis of micro level property data
Curtin Supervisor: A/ Prof Greg Costello
Aberdeen Supervisor: Dr Rainer Schulz

Theme: Health
Research Area: Cell and Molecular Endocrinology
Project: Reprogramming of pancreatic cells towards an insulin secretory phenotype
Curtin Supervisor: Professor Philip Newsholme
Aberdeen Supervisor: Professor Kevin Docherty

Important Dates

Applications open: 15/11/2017
Applications close: 19/01/2018

Student type:
Future Students

Faculty:
** Engineering
** Curtin Business School
** Science
** Humanities
** Health Sciences

Course type:
Postgraduate Research

Gender:
Non-gender specific

Nationality:
** International students
** Australian Permanent Resident
** Permanent Humanitarian Visa
** Australian Citizen
** New Zealand Citizen

Scholarship Base:
Merit Based

Maximum number awarded : 5

Value

Students undertaking a collaborative PhD under the alliance are offered a seamless international experience aswell as a fully funded scholarship with living stipend. You will spend time at each institution and will be supervised by both Aberdeen and Curtin research staff.

Living stipends will be awarded to the successful applicants. The living stipend is paid by the home institution when the student is studying at the home institution, and then by the host when the student is offshore at the host institution.

The stipend rates are payable at the rate for each country. Curtin University will pay it’s stipend at the Australian Government RTP scholarship base rate of AU$27, 082.00 (2018) per annum.

Further information about the Curtin/Aberdeen scholarship entitlements will be made available through the Aberdeen and Curtin Alliance website http://aberdeencurtinalliance.org/

Eligible Courses:
PhD programs only

How To Apply?

Provide a submission of your interest and/or academic background in the area of study, and why you are interested in pursuing a PhD in this field. In the submission please name your project of interest in addition to your full academic background and qualifications.

Students will be expected to commence by April 2018. Submissions should be a maximum of 500 words and emailed to ac-alliance@curtin.edu.au

Enquiries :
For general information contact ac-alliance@curtin.edu.au