School of Allied Health Research Experience Scholarships
The School of Allied Health is offering up to three Research Experience Scholarships for high-performing students (Undergraduate or coursework Masters). Successful applicants will have a unique opportunity to work alongside, and receive research mentoring from, innovative research teams from the School of Allied Health. This competitive opportunity will boost your academic CV, teach you skills in collecting and analysing research data, and give you an insight into whether a research degree could be a viable career path for you.
The Scholarship value is $2000. The scholarships will run for 8-12 consecutive weeks and commence at any point before the end of 2025 (all dependent on the specific research activities being completed). Across this time, scholarship recipients will be expected to spend a minimum of 60 hours engaged with the research activity. They will also deliver a 15-minute presentation on their experience and potential research ideas for the future to their research/academic group at the conclusion of the research.
Please find a link to the Project descriptions here for 2025.
Eligibility
Scholarships are open to domestic students currently enrolled full-time in a discipline within the School of Allied Health at Murdoch University. To be eligible, students must:
- Be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident.
- Be an Undergraduate student enrolled at Murdoch University (completed at least their second year of university), or enrolled in a coursework Masters degree.
- have contacted the academic supervisors for their desired project and have their approval to submit (advertised on School of Allied Health webpage).
- Commit to the research activities and timeframe defined within your application.
Please note: Students may be asked to attend an interview with members of the School of Allied health research Committee if shortlisted.
How to Apply
Please see information below under Required Documents
Required Documents
Applications must include the following:
- One-page cover letter: Outline the project you are applying for, your interests in research, and your commitment to the research activities (as per information provided by the project supervisors).
- Brief curriculum vitae (CV): Detailing your previous experience and training (maximum 2 pages).
Submit your application all together as a single PDF document, to the Associate Dean of Research (A/Prof Timothy Fairchild: T.Fairchild@murdoch.edu.au) using the following naming convention:
first initial_last name_research scholarship_2025
Please ensure you review the Research Guide for applicants which include the terms and conditions before submitting your application.
Payment Method
Payment will be made as follows:
50% of payment upon commencement of scholarship $1,000
50% of payment at mid-point $1,000 (i.e after at least 30 hrs of engagement with the research activities)
Scholarship holders will keep a logbook to document time dedicated to the research activity, which must be approved by the project supervisor at the mid-point to receive second half of scholarship payment. If a scholarship holder is unable to complete the planned research activity (minimum of 60 hrs), their scholarship will be terminated, and they will not receive further payment (if conditions set above have not been met). If there are unforeseen delays in a planned research activity beyond the control of the scholarship holder, they will be placed within another research team to complete their scholarship, or can elect not to continue.