DATE: Mon, 7 Sep 2009 20:08:40 +1000
SUBJECT: For exploder - ICRAR summer studentships

RADIO ASTRONOMY SUMMER STUDENTSHIPS AT ICRAR

The International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) is  
pleased to announce that applications are now open for its inaugural  
round of summer student scholarships.

ICRAR is a recently established and rapidly growing research institute  
that specialises in astrophysics, data intensive science and  
engineering. Our staff study a broad range of astrophysical topics,  
from galaxies to neutron stars. The centre also assists in the  
development of new telescope technologies at the Western Australian  
candidate Square Kilometre Array site. ICRAR is a joint venture  
between Curtin University of Technology and the University of Western  
Australia based in is based in Perth, Western Australia.

This year, ICRAR will offer at least 8 student fellowships to  
outstanding applicants who are Australian or New Zealand residents,  
and have completed at least two full years of their undergraduate  
studies in physics, astronomy or a relevant engineering discipline.  
Four of these fellowships will be co-funded with iVEC for a project  
with a computational element. The remaining four will involve  
astronomy or engineering. International students will have a chance to  
apply for our overseas scholarship program in the near future.

Successful applicants will join ICRAR for up to 10 weeks, during which  
time they will receive a stipend of $600 per week, consisting of $500  
pw plus $1000 on receipt of a completion report. Applicants from  
interstate and New Zealand will receive one return airfare to Perth  
from their home city. Accommodation can be organised by ICRAR and will  
subsidised by up to 50%.

This is an excellent opportunity for undergraduate students to  
experience cutting edge radio astronomy research in Australia.  
Students will work closely with their supervisor on a particular  
project, but will also participate in a 4-day radio astronomy summer  
school for senior undergraduate and postgraduate students, to be  
organised by ICRAR during the scholarship period. We are also planning  
to host a social optical observing evening at the Gingin Observatory  
and the Gravity Discovery Centre.

The deadline for applications is the October 2nd, 2009. The selection  
committee will meet in the following week and response letters will by  
posted by the October 16th, 2009. Successful applicants are expected  
to begin work on Monday, November 30th, 2009.

For application details, project summaries and more information, see  
the website at http://www.icrar.org/scholarships