Scholarships

The Centre for Telecommunications and Micro-Electronics (CTME) often receives funds from Industry and Government sources for applied research. Applications for most Government Scholarships close in October every year. Industry Scholarships are generally available throughout the year, depending on the availability of funds.

Research Students are wanted in the following areas:

Radio System Design. Capacity modelling and performance enhancement of cellular networks;
RF Systems circuits, and Antennas. Terminal and Basestation Architectures. Analog and Digital Electronics, Amplifier Design;
Signal Processing. Application of DSP to radio systems, e.g., Adaptive antenna systems, Equalisation, Modulation;
Smart Sensor nodes and networks;
Low power and reconfigurable system design;
RF, Analog, Mixed Signal and RF-MEMS circuits and systems.

Applicants are required to have a good honours degree in Electronic or Communications Engineering (or equivalent in qualifications or experience e.g. Applied Maths), good analytical and communications skills, and enthusiasm for radio and signal processing.

Australian Postgraduate Awards (APA), Endeavour International Postgraduate Research Scholarships (IPRS) and Victoria University Scholarships are due October every year. The value of these scholarships ranges between AU$18,000 to AU$22,000 based on the type of the scholarship.

A top-up bonus of $5,000pa is offered to approved successful candidates undertaking selected externally sponsored research projects with the Centre for Telecommunications and Micro-Electronics. Scholarship duration is 3 years for PhD and 2 years for ME.

Scholarships Applications can be obtained from Victoria University's Office for Postgraduate Research.

For all standard application forms go to
http://www.vu.edu.au/Research/Office_for_Postgraduate_Research/Processes_Procedures_and_Guidelines/Forms/index.aspx

The above site includes:

Application for Admission
Application for Change of Thesis Title
Application for Change in Supervision
Application for an Extension to Candidature
Application for an Extension to Scholarship
Application for Additional Leave of Absence
Application for Nomination of Examiners - Doctorate of Psychology
Application for Nomination of Examiners
Course Withdrawal Application
Application for Release of Thesis
Application for Leave of Absence
Recommendation on Classification of Thesis
Restricted Access to the Thesis

Other Scholarships

Endeavour Awards Applications for 2009 intake will close on 31 July 2008.

Australian Leadership Awards Applications for 2009 intake will close on 30 June 2008.

Postgraduate Research Officers in FoHES are Elizabeth Smith and Sue Stan

Industrial Scholarships - The value of industrial scholarships depends on qualifications, experience, and the funding available for the project. For availability and further information please contact as follows:

For Telecommunications research
Prof. Mike Faulkner
E-mail: mike.faulkner@vu.edu.au

For Photonics research
Associate Prof. Stephen Collins
E-mail: stephen.collins@vu.edu.au