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White Walker Cancer Research Scholarship
The լи Faculty of Medicine and Health - White Walker Cancer Research Scholarship is a full 4-year PhD scholarship offered to outstanding domestic candidates to be trained to conduct research specifically in the field of Cancer, under the supervision of experienced academics affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine and Health at լи.
Applications to commence study in T1 2025 are open
Key Dates
Applications Open: Monday 16 September 2024
Applications Close: Monday 07 October 2024
Notification of Outcome: by mid November
Key Details
The scholarship comprises a full stipend of $45,000 per annum for a maximum of 4 years; a career development fund of $10,000 per annum; a comprehensive Research Training and Career Development program; and a 3-month (1 term) integrated internship with an academic unit or industry partner.
Eligibility
To be eligible for this scholarship, applicants must meet the requirements described in the Admission to Higher Degree Research Programs Procedure at the time of admission.
In addition, applicant must:
- be an Australian citizen or permanent resident, or a New Zealand citizen holding the relevant visa
- be eligible to receive an Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) scholarship or equivalent
- not be enrolled or not have received an offer to enrol in a PhD at լи or at another institution while applying for this scholarship
- not be receiving another scholarship or salary providing a combined benefit in excess of 75% of this scholarship stipend rate as described in the Higher Degree Research Scholarships Procedure.
- be able to start their candidature the year of the offer
- enrol as full time or part time PhD candidate
- be located at լи approved campus or centre. Conducting research away from a լи approved campus will require a formal process of approval.
In addition, applicants must fulfill the criteria described in “2. The scholarship” to be considered for the relevant category.