Each week you will find a list of currently advertised research scholarships. This week's Bulletin contains:

• Postgraduate Scholarship in Economic Theory
• Postgraduate Scholarship in Future Grids
• Evidence-based Management for Enterprise Social Networking Success - ARC funded
• PhD Scholarship in Regulatory Safety Advisories on Medicines
• South Vanuatu Archaeology Survey - ARC funded
• GRDC Scholarship in Heat Tolerance in Wheat
• GRDC Scholarships for 2017

Postgraduate Scholarship in Economic Theory
The School of Economics at The University of Sydney has a scholarship for a PhD position in Economic Theory. The successful candidate will possess a first class honours result in Economics and will undertake a PhD in Economic Theory. Candidates should be highly motivated to conduct independent research, and must be Australian citizens or Australian permanent residents. The scholarship is a valued at $5000 AUD per year, for a period of one year.
Further Details and How to Apply

Closing Date:3 November 2016

Postgraduate Scholarship in Future Grids
A postgraduate research scholarship is available for a current PhD student undertaking research in Future Grids. The recipient will work within the Centre for Future Energy Networks at The University of Sydney. The project aims to develop a market model to study unit commitment and economic dispatch subject to minimum inertia requirements in future power systems dominated by intermittent renewable generation. Applicants must have an Honours 1 or 2A degree in electrical engineering or electronic engineering with a minimum honours mark of 75. Research experience within power engineering, optimization, control, computational intelligence, and software engineering is required. The Scholarship is open to both domestic and international students. Applicants must also be a current full-time PhD student within the School of Electrical and Information Engineering at the University of Sydney. Their current research must be within power system operation and electricity markets. The Scholarship will provide a total amount of $35,000, consisting of $34,000 as a stipend until 31 August 2017 and $1000 as a PhD completion payment subject to the satisfactory submission of a final thesis. The stipend will be paid on a fortnightly basis.
Further Details and How to Apply

Closing Date:3 November 2016

Evidence-based Management for Enterprise Social Networking Success
The University of Sydney Business School is offering a PhD scholarship to work on the ARC funded project ‘Evidence-based management for enterprise social networking success’. This project is a collaboration between The University of Sydney and Capgemini Australia. The scholarship is for a research student who is interested in the interplay between technology and organisations in general, and in the application and use of ESN in particular. The applicant should have a strong Honours 1 or 2A degree (or equivalent) or Masters-level degree. Although any disciplinary background is in principal acceptable for this scholarship, we encourage applications from graduates in Information Systems, Organisation Studies, and Business. Candidates will receive research training through the Business School’s research training program. The award cannot be deferred once offered. The scholarship is valued at $32,000 per annum and may be renewed for up to three years, subject to satisfactory progress.
Further Details and How to Apply

Closing Date:4 November 2016

PhD Scholarship in Regulatory Safety Advisories on Medicines
A PhD scholarship is available for a candidate interested in working on a project comparing regulatory safety advisories on medicines in Canada, Australia, the USA and the EU over a 10-year period. The successful candidate will work with an international multi-disciplinary team with expertise in pharmacy, pharmacology, pharmaco-epidemiology, pharmaceutical policy analysis, health services research and risk communication, and will be mentored by Dr Barbara Mintzes, Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Pharmacy and Charles Perkins Centre. This scholarship is open to Australian citizens, Australian permanent residents or New Zealand citizens with a first class honours degree in pharmacy, epidemiology, pharmacology, biomedical science or equivalent four year health science discipline. This scholarship will be valued at the same rate as the APA, and will be indexed annually.
Further Details and How to Apply

Closing Date: 10 December 2016

South Vanuatu Archaeology Survey
A PhD student is sought to participate in an Australian-Research Council-funded archaeological survey of the island of West Futuna, Vanuatu. The phd project is integral to an ARC Discovery Project (DP160103578). The PhD candidate is expected to do long-term field research as part of the project, in addition to analysis and writing. Candidates must hold a first-class honours or masters degree in archaeology or a related discipline. Fieldwork experience required, with preference for fieldwork experience in the Pacific Islands. Evidence of language proficiency in Bislama or another Melanesian pidgin is strongly preferred. Applicants must be willing to do long-term fieldwork in remote areas. As per ARC funding rules, the scholarship is for $25,406 per annum over a period of three years.
Further Details and How to Apply

Closing Date:11 January 2017

GRDC Scholarship in Heat Tolerance in Wheat
Three PhD scholarships are available to investigate the mechanistic basis of heat tolerance in wheat. The positions are part of a nationally funded program aiming to improve heat tolerance through more efficient carbon allocation. The program, led by The University of Sydney, involves extensive national collaboration with three universities, research agencies, grower groups and breeders. The program is supported by the Grains Research & Development Corporation (GRDC), which will provide PhD scholarships ($30k p.a. for 3 years with possible 6 month extension) and research funding for each project. The projects offer world-class research facilities, including state-of-the art equipment and field locations in agro-ecological regions that incur the greatest economic loss due to high temperature. The projects are embedded within a program that will provide mentorship and opportunities for the students to engage with a wide range of research organisations, as well as exposure to the Australian grains industry from the ground up.
Further Details and How to Apply

Closing Date:31 January 2017

GRDC Scholarships 2017
The GRDC invests in scholarships at tertiary institutions to develop highly trained and motivated researchers and extension specialists to drive innovation in the grain industry. There are currently two types available.
The Grains Industry Research Scholarships (GRS) are available to undertake post graduate research in areas of priority for the GRDC and the Australian grains industry. These scholarships are awarded on the basis of the academic excellence of the applicant, relevance of proposed research to GRDC priority and evidence of industry contribution/involvement. To be eligible for a GRS, applicants must secure a base University scholarship such as the Australian Postgraduate Awards (APA) or equivalent. Only those students who are successful in gaining a base scholarship will be considered eligible for a GRS.
The GRDC also provides Undergraduate Honours Scholarships (UHS) to support graduates who wish to pursue an honours year of research in areas that contribute to development and/or adoption of innovation in the Australian grains industry. General areas of interest are agronomy, soils, plant/crop physiology, farming systems, statistics, genetics, breeding, climate studies, diseases, pests, extension, and IT applications in grains production systems. The award provides a stipend of $12,000 per student during the one-year of study.