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Awards and prizes for postgraduates

A number of award and prizes are available through Monash University and the faculty, including those in the following broad areas:

Awards currently being offered within these three levels of opportunity are summarized in the tables below:

1. Centrally granted awards

Name Award type Approximate number offered annually Eligibility Closing Date Further information
Postgraduate Publications Award (PPA) Living allowance of up to 12 weeks 25 to 30 Postgraduate research students who have submitted or are about to submit a thesis Variable Postgraduate Publications Awards (PPA) (doc 96kb).

2. Faculty and School granted awards

Name Award type Approximate number offered annually Eligibility Closing Date Further information
Faculty of Science Postgraduate Publications Award Living allowance of up to 12 weeks varies Postgraduate research students who have submitted or are about to submit a thesis and has applied for a Monash University PPA Variable Faculty of Science Postgraduate Publication Award.

3. External awards

Name Award type Eligibility Closing Date Further information
The Royal Society of New South Wales – The Edgeworth David Medal 2008 Medal The recipient must be under the age of thirty-five years at 1 January 2008; The Award will be for work done mainly in Australia or its Territories; or, contributing to the advancement of Australian science. Tuesday, 30 September 2008 The Royal Society of New South Wales

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