DATE: Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:42:31 +1000 SUBJECT: Astronomy & Astrophysics Summer Scholarships in the Beatrice Tinsley Institute NZ Please distribute this to your 3rd and 4th year Physics, Astronomy or Mathematical Physics, or similarly qualified, students. 2009/10 Summer Scholarships in the Beatrice Tinsley Institute - closing date September 18 Department of Physics & Astronomy University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand We have 5 summer scholarships available for specific astronomy and astrophysics projects in the Beatrice Tinsley Institute. Their value is $NZ5,000 per scholarship, tax-free. The supervisors of these projects are Dr Jenni Adams, Dr Michael Albrow, Assoc Prof Peter Cottrell and Dr David Wiltshire. The project descriptions and the link to their respective application form can be seen as part of the 11 projects available in the Department of Physics & Astronomy http://www.phys.canterbury.ac.nz/summerscholarships.shtml. Some contribution to travel and accommodation costs will be available to students from outside the greater Christchurch area, up to $NZ2,000 for students travelling to New Zealand from Australia. Please contact the project supervisors if you would like additional information. Our email addresses are firstname.lastname@canterbury.ac.nz. Apply on time as no late applications will be considered. -- ****************************************************************************** Associate Professor Peter Cottrell Dean of Science & Beatrice Tinsley Institute Dept of Physics & Astronomy University of Canterbury Director University of Canterbury Southern African Large Telescope Board Private Bag 4800 Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA Christchurch NEW ZEALAND phone +64 3 364 2532; fax +64 3 364 2469 email peter.cottrell@canterbury.ac.nz web http://www.phys.canterbury.ac.nz ****************************************************************************** Visit Rutherford's Den in The Arts Centre of Christchurch http://www.rutherfordsden.org.nz/ This email may be confidential and subject to legal privilege, it may not reflect the views of the University of Canterbury, and it is not guaranteed to be virus free. If you are not an intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately and erase all copies of the message and any attachments. Please refer to http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/emaildisclaimer for more information.