Vacation Scholarships

A number of universities and observatories offer summer vacation scholarships in astrophysics. Apart from the money, these are a great way to get a taste for research in astrophysics. I would be pleased to write references for any of you wishing to apply.

Note that some pages have not yet been updated from last year.

• International Facilities (The best deal!)
  • Gemini Observatory, Chile(Aug 31)  www.aao.gov.au/students/aguss.html; "We invite applications from undergraduate students who would like to carry out a 10 week research project at the Gemini South observatory, located in the north of Chile."
• National Facilities
  • AAO, Sydney (Aug 31)  www.aao.gov.au/students/aaosf.html;
  • ATNF, Sydney (Aug 31)  www.atnf.csiro.au/research/summer_vacation;
  • CSIRO ICT, various locations (Aug 29) last year they had an astronomy-related project   www.ict.csiro.au/careers;
• Other Universities
  • ANU, Canberra (Aug 31)  http://info.anu.edu.au/StudyAt/040PP_Graduate_Research/Summer_Research_Scholarships/;Project List
  • Macquarie University, Sydney (Oct 3)   www.physics.mq.edu.au/undergrad/vacation-scholarships/
  • University of Sydney (Sep 12)   www.physics.usyd.edu.au/current/vac_scholarship.shtml
  • U.Melbourne (Oct 31 ??)  astro.ph.unimelb.edu.au/study/
• This University
  • U.Queensland (Oct 24)  www.physics.uq.edu.au/ap/study.shtml
  • We will announce projects later in the Semester.

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  Michael Drinkwater mjd @ physics uq edu au
  Created: 2003 Apr 8. Last modified: 2008 August 18