Postgraduate Education Draft Program 2005
International student travel scholarships
A total of $24K is allocated to this activity in 2005. The maximum support for a research visit abroad is $6K and must be of a length of at least 6 weeks. For ARC eligible organizations, the intention is that funding is dollar-for-dollar with respect to ARC funds and pledged funds from partner organizations. The intention is for 50% of total funds to be awarded within each half-year. Preference will be given to international visits that involve joint collaboration with the international host and two or more ACoRN organizations. Also, preference will be given to visits aiming at cross-disciplinary research collaboration.
Domestic student travel scholarships
A total of $33K is allocated to this activity in 2005. The maximum support for a research visit abroad is $3.3K and must be of a length of at least 6 weeks. For ARC eligible organizations, the intention is that funding is dollar-for-dollar with respect to ARC funds and pledged funds from partner organizations. The intention is for 50% of total funds to be awarded within each half-year. This activity includes industry internships, commonwealth research organizations internships, and university placements. Preference will be given to placements that involve joint collaboration with three or more ACoRN organizations. Also, preference will be given to visits aiming at cross-disciplinary research collaboration.
Summer/winter schools
A total of $25K is allocated to this activity in 2005. The maximum support for summer/winter school attendance is $500. For ARC eligible organizations, the intention is that funding is dollar-for-dollar with respect to ARC funds and pledged funds from partner organizations. The intention is for 50% of total funds to be awarded within each half-year. In 2005 this activity intends to host one tutorial day and two thematic schools. The tutorial day will be held in connection with AusCTW in February, while one of the schools will be held in July in Canberra in collaboration with NICTA. The topic for the tutorial day will be Quantum Information Theory, while the topic for the winter school will be Communications Theory. The topic, location and dates for the second school is yet to be decided. Suggestions are welcome. Most of these events will be open to non-ACoRN participants at full fee.
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