DATE: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:06:08 +1000
SUBJECT: Swinburne Vacation Scholarships


Dear ASA Members,

We would be grateful if you could bring the following to the attention  
of interested undergraduate students.


Swinburne Vacation Scholarships

Swinburne University's Centre for Astrophysics & Supercomputing (CAS)  
accepts applications for Vacation Scholarships from enthusiastic  
university students with excellent scholastic records who are in the  
last, or second last, year of their undergraduate degree.

With 15 research faculty and over 30 post-docs and PhD students, CAS  
is a vibrant, friendly environment for students to learn how exciting  
research is and how it's conducted. Swinburne astronomers have  
guaranteed access to the twin Keck 10-m Telescopes in Hawaii - one of  
the world's premier optical observatories - and CAS owns and operates  
one of Australia's most powerful supercomputers - The Green Machine.  
We are leaders in research into advanced 3-D visualisation and  
applications of scientific computing. We also create 3-D animations  
and movies promoting and explaining astronomy to the broader community.

Swinburne's Hawthorn campus is situated in a lively, urban setting  
just minutes by public transport from Melbourne's city centre.

While vacation scholarship applications can be made at any time, we  
particularly encourage applicants to work over the summer months,  
December to February. For the period December 2009 to February 2010,  
we ask for applications to be submitted by the 30th September 2009.

This program is open to undergraduates at Australian & New Zealand  
universities. Applications from students outside of Australia & New  
Zealand with exceptional scholastic records may also be considered.
Scholarships will generally last between 6 and 10 weeks, to be  
negotiated between the student and their nominated supervisor.  
Vacation Scholars are paid a tax-free stipend of $500 per week. CAS  
will also pay for one return trip from within Australia & New Zealand  
to Melbourne.

Further information, including suggested research projects and the  
application procedure, is available at
http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/study/vacstudents.html

-- 
Michael T. Murphy, QEII Research Fellow,
Centre for Astrophysics & Supercomputing
Swinburne University of Technology
Mail H39, PO Box 218,
Hawthorn, Victoria 3122, Australia
http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/~mmurphy
Phone: +61 (0)3 9214 5818
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