Overview
Scholarship type
Number of scholarships to award
Grant
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.
Applicable programmes
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
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Application
Application deadline
If you do not yet have a Curtin student ID you will be directed to create an account before you can use the online application system. Once your account has been created you will then need to log in to access the application form.