I am grateful to the following institutions from which I have received scholarships and awards:
Australian-American Fulbright Commission – Fulbright Queensland Scholarship $46,000 (2011)
The prestigious Fulbright program is the largest educational scholarship of its kind, created by U.S. Senator J. William Fulbright and the U.S. Government in 1946. Aimed at promoting mutual understanding through educational exchange, it operates between the U.S. and 155 countries. In Australia, the scholarships are funded by the Australian and U.S. Governments and corporate partners and administered by the Australian-American Fulbright Commission in Canberra.
Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) –
ATSE Young Science Ambassador Award $2,400 (2009)
ATSE Young Science Ambassadors, selected on personal qualities and scholarly excellence, engage in a number of science promotion activities such as visiting and giving lectures to schools, meeting parliamentarians and addressing Academy Fellows.
National ICT Australia (NICTA) –
Research Project Award $8,282 p.a. (2009-2011)
NICTA is Australia’s Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Centre of Excellence. NICTA Research Project Awards are awarded to students who show potential to be future leaders of research and development in Australia.
Australian Government and
The University of Queensland –
Australian Postgraduate Award $22,860 p.a. (2009-2011)
The Australian Postgraguate Award (APA) provides financial support to domestic postgraduate students of exceptional research promise who undertake their higher degree by research.
Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) — Summer Vacation Scholarship $3,700 (2005-2006)
Each year DSTO offers a limited number of scholarships over the University summer vacation period. The primary objective of the scholarship is to support the education of promising tertiary students by providing them with a means by which they can engage in and gain experience in research during the university summer vacation period.