University of Technology Sydney offers Doctoral Scholarship in Molecular biology, bioinformatics, plant-stress physiology and climate change in Australia. The applicants should have first class honors (or Masters Degree) in plant molecular biology or any other relevant discipline. The students of Australia and New Zealand will be given preference. The scholarship covers full scholarship and research allowances for three years. Send complete application electronically.

Study Subject(s): The scholarship is provided in Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Plant-stress Physiology and Climate Change.
Course Level: This scholarship is for pursuing PhD level.
Scholarship Provider: University of Technology Sydney
Scholarship can be taken at: Australia

Eligibility: Applicants should have first class honours (or Masters Degree) in plant molecular biology or any other relevant discipline. Australian and New Zealand applicants will be preferred; other applicants will need to be competitive for an international postgraduate research scholarship at UTS which covers tuition fees for 3 years. This usually means having a Masters degree (or equivalent) with several publications.

Scholarship Open for Students of Following Countries: The students of Australia and New Zealand can apply for this scholarship,other applicants will need to be competitive for an international postgraduate research scholarship at UTS.

Scholarship Description: The Aquatic Processes Group is a dynamic multi-disciplinary research team within the UTS Plant Functional Biology and Climate Change Cluster (C3). Members include plant physiologists, molecular biologists, biochemists, microbial ecologists, photosynthetic and cellular energetic modellers, oceanographers, bioinformaticians, optical physicists as well as a range of high profile international collaborators. They are seeking a PhD candidate to join their research group.

Number of awards offered: Not Known

Duration of award(s): Scholarship is offered for 3 years.

What does it cover? The successful candidate will be eligible for full funding through a full scholarship ($24,653AUD p.a.) plus a highly prestigious CSIRO top-up scholarship ($7,000AUD p.a.), and a generous research allowance.

Selection Criteria: Not Known

Notification: Not Known

How to Apply: Applications are to be sent electronically.

Scholarship Application Deadline: The application closing date is 24th February 2013.

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