Faculty of Health Vacation Research Experience Scholarship (VRES)

You have to be a current QUT student to apply for this scholarship.

Student type:

• Current domestic undergraduate students
• Current international undergraduate students

Eligibility:

• Academic performance

Study type:

• Undergraduate

Faculty/area:

• Health
• Science and Engineering

Open date: 7 August 2012

Closing date: 31 August 2012

You must be a currently enrolled student and one of:

• completing your second, third, fourth or final year of study in an undergraduate course in the Faculty of Health
• studying the Bachelor of Applied Science (SC01) in a Biotechnology, Biochemistry or Microbiology major
  
• studying the Graduate Diploma in Psychology (PY08).

If you're an international student, you must have a current student visa and work permit for the period of the research.

You can't apply if you're:

• an honours student
• a postgraduate student, except PY08 students.
  

Our Vacation Research Experience Scholarship (VRES) gives you an opportunity to:

• contribute to a project related to a supervisor's ongoing research program
• work with active researchers
• demonstrate your potential for research.

This experience is particularly valuable if you're considering going on to a postgraduate research degree.

You'll receive:

• a tax exempt allowance of $2,000.

The scholarship will be paid in two $1,000 instalments: one before 25 December 2012, and one in February 2013.

If you receive a Centrelink payment, contact Centrelink to confirm whether the scholarship payments may affect your benefit.

Carla Patterson Memorial Scholarships

If your application is successful and you're assigned to a research project in the School of Public Health and Social Work, you may receive a Carla Patterson Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship has the same value, and terms and conditions as the Vacation Research Experience Scholarship (VRES).

Carla Patterson was a colourful personality whose cheerfulness in the face of illness was an inspiration to all. Carla was well-known for her efforts in equity issues and advancing women in the university environment. With Carla's guidance and vision, the then School of Public Health experienced expansion and maturation in public health research and developed a vibrant sense of community. Carla implemented additional scholarships along the same lines as the Vacation Research Experience Scholarship while Director of Research. The Carla Patterson Memorial Scholarships continue today and are dedicated to her memory.

You need to:

• find a research project you're interested in in our Student Topics and Research Training (START) database
• complete the online application form, including your preferred project details, between 9am on Tuesday 7 August and 5pm on Friday 31 August
• be available to meet with potential supervisors as part of the application selection process
• be available to accept an offer made after 21 September 2012.

We'll assess your application based on your:

• academic merit, e.g. undergraduate grade point average (GPA)
• suitability to undertake the proposed research, e.g. completed research method units, research assistance (RA) experience, or other relevant skills and knowledge
• willingess to undertake further honours or postgraduate research studies.

The Director of Research/Postgraduate Coordinator in each school will assess applications in the first instance. A panel chaired by the Director (Research Training), Faculty of Health will then review all applications and the schools' assessments, determine the final rankings, and award the scholarships.

We'll notify you if your application is successful. If you're awarded a Vacation Research Experience Scholarship, we'll let you know what to do next.

Offers are made subject to the availability of funding and appropriate supervision.

After the VRES: honours and postgraduate research

If you're a final-year student and you intend to apply for an honours degree or postgraduate research degree, make sure you know when applications for courses and scholarships close.

Health and community honours and postgraduate courses

Considering becoming a researcher?

Honours degrees

Applications for honours courses close in December 2012. Check course information for how to apply.

Honours and undergraduate research

Postgraduate research degrees

You can apply for a research degree (PhD, professional doctorate or masters by research) at any time, but applications for the QUT annual scholarship round for 2013 funding close on 12 October 2012.

How to apply for a research degree

More about PhDs and research degrees

Scholarships and grants for PhDs and research degrees

To keep your scholarship, you must:

• participate for 6-8 weeks full-time equivalent (180 hours) between November 2012 and February 2013, as agreed with your supervisor/s
• meet assessment requirements
• attend a farewell function on 26 February 2013 and be prepared to give a 5 minute presentation about your research experience.

QUT offers a number of Vacation Research Experience Scholarships (VRES) over the summer vacation period.

VRES recipients are normally expected to participate in a project related to a supervisor's ongoing research program. The scholarships provide contact with active researchers and students have an opportunity to experience research work. This is particularly useful to students considering starting a postgraduate research degree.

Vacation Research Experience Scholarships (VRES) for other faculties