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HDR Scholarship support by Curtin - ARC project in fossils study

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Multiple disciplines
Disciplines
28854 AUD
Grant
Australia
Location
Not specified
Application deadline

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Overview

Scholarship type

Merit based

Number of scholarships to award

One

Grant

Up to 28,854 AUD ($)

Scholarship coverage

  • tuition fee reduction

Description

This project aims to unlock an untapped record of our planet’s past, by analysing exceptionally well preserved fossils in concretions.

The well-studied inorganic fossil record has provided a framework for understanding major events in the evolution of life and our planet.

However, the proposed project aims to significantly advance current perceptions, by accessing the parallel but rarer organic record in the form of biomarkers and biomolecules that can be entombed in exceptionally preserved fossil material.

To achieve this goal, a range of well-preserved fossils will be investigated to evaluate molecules related to organism(s), modes of organic and fossil preservation and paleoenvironmental reconstruction.

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Benefits

This scholarship provides a living stipend of $28,854 p.a. pro rata indexed, based on full-time studies, for up to a maximum of 3 years.

Eligibility

  • Suitable applicant must have a first class Hons degree, Master’s degree or equivalent in Chemistry, Geochemistry, Geology, Biology, Biochemistry, Environmental Science. (- comment: this is eligibility criteria);
  • Full-time enrolment;
  • Successful recipients must also not be in receipt of any other scholarship.

Scholarship requirements

Disciplines

Multiple disciplines

Locations

Australia

Nationality

226 nationalities

Study experience required

Master

Age

Unknown

Application

Application deadline

Not specified

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