DATE: Wed, 2 Sep 2009 12:50:22 +1000
SUBJECT: AAO/MQ Honours scholarships


$5,000 Honours Scholarships 2010

Anglo-Australian Observatory and Macquarie University

Closing Date: 16th October 2009

Two scholarships are available, worth $5,000 each, to students  
undertaking a one year program for an honours degree in science and  
technology (particularly in astronomical instrumentation) at the Anglo  
Australian Observatory. They will be awarded on the basis of academic  
merit and suitability in this area. They would particularly suit good  
students studying physics, opto-electronics, computing, astrophysics  
engineering and/or mathematics.

These scholarships are provided by the Anglo Australian Observatory in  
conjunction with Macquarie University. The research projects will be  
supervised jointly by Macquarie University and the AAO.

For information on the kinds of project available contact A/Prof  
Quentin Parker at Macquarie University and take a look at the AAO  
projects page:

http://www.aao.gov.au/AAO/students/studentsgrad.html#honours

For application forms and further details go the web site below:

http://www.physics.mq.edu.au/undergrad/honours/honours-scholarships/aao-astro.html

A/Prof Quentin A Parker
Convenor, Concentration of Research Excellence in Astronomy &  
Astrophysics
Director, Degree programme in Astronomy & Astrophysics