Science and Innovation Studentship Awards

The awards program, introduced in 2004, promotes research interaction between industry and academia, with a focus on issues essential to long-term development and modernisation of WA industry. It seeks to encourage creativity and innovation in science students/graduates, with students allowed to broaden their professional experience and gain valuable skills and experience in developing and applying their own ideas.

The Science and Innovation Studentship Award (SISA) provides $7,000.00 to each SISA Student Recipient to broaden their professional experience, and gain valuable skills and experience in developing and applying their own ideas.  This is achieved through conducting a full-time 10-week project, during the university summer break (Dec – Feb), with a private sector Host Organisation.

There will be up to 20 Studentships available this year, each valued at $7000.00.

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Guidelines and an application form for the 2008 Studentship Awards are available in the right hand pane. 

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To be considered an eligible Host Organisation you must be currently operating within the Western Australian private sector, possess an ABN and/or ACN as applicable and be able to offer a research project of 10-weeks duration in a science field. 

Please view the side bar for the list of Host Organisations who have expressed interest in hosting a student for the 2008-09 Science and Innovation Studentship Award program.

Expressions of Interest Process

Each ‘Expression of Interest’ (EOI) submitted to the Department of Industry and Resources by interested organisations before the close of submission date, 8 August 2008, will be added into a Host Organisation Project Details and Contact Registry.  All information included in the EOI submitted by your company is added to the registry and will be distributed to Scholarship Officers at: Curtin University of Technology, Edith Cowan University, Murdoch University, The University of Notre Dame, and The University of Western Australia for distribution throughout their respective campuses.   The Registry will also be available on the Studentship website.

Students interested in applying for a SISA to work on a 10-week project (between December to February) with your organisation are expected to contact your company to discuss project details and formulate a 3-page project proposal. 

The selection process will be competitive with up to 20 Studentships available this year, each valued at $7,000.  Students need to finalise project details and submit a 3-page project proposal as part of their SISA Application. 

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2008 studentship award winners

Information on the winners of the 2008 studentship awards program will be provided here soon.

2007 studentship award winners

The fourteen awardees were:

• Paul Brockbank: Murdoch University
  Title of Project: Engineering a ceramic coated Fe-core nanoparticle, for the remediation of heavy metal contaminated water.

• Nigel Clifford: The University of Western Australia
  Title of Project: Optimisation of the EON iCeutica solid-state milling process for a novel nano-drug providing enhanced pharmacokinetic properties.
  
• Dion Curchin: Edith Cowan University
  Title of Project: Design and implement a device to emulate a USB keyboard that will assist in the testing of the Silicon Data Vault (SDV®).

• Karl De Ruyck: Edith Cowan University
  Title of Project: Developing Aß1-42 detection methods using magnetic beads to increase ELISA specificity.

• Jessica Hewitt: The University of Western Australia
  Title of Project: Biomarker discovery for the prediction of secondary complications in diabetes with particular reference to retinopathy.

• Alison Mees: The University of Western Australia
  Title of Project: Evaluation of new potential anti-cancer drugs.

• Chanakya Sharma: The University of Western Australia
  Title of Project: Reelin as a diagnostic marker for Alzheimer’s disease.

• Andrew Stevenson: The University of Western Australia
  Title of Project: Induction of pluripotent stem-cell like cells from adult tympanic fibroblastoid cells using defined factors.

• Tim James Thomson: Murdoch University
  Title of Project: A biocompatible anti-foul for Western Australia’s pearling industry.

• Jason Hua Sung Ting: The University of Western Australia
  Title of Project: Review of demand for Floating Control Facility (FCF) project.

• Philip Tong: The University of Western Australia
  Title of Project: Thin metastasising melanomas: the evaluation of a new proposed prognostic system and other histological factors of prognostic importance.

• Anastasia Usikov: The University of Western Australia
  Title of Project: Assessment of wound healing after bone marrow stimulation using GMCSF after burn injury.
  
• Joshua Vogel: The University of Western Australia
  Title of Project: Immune regulation in response to burn injury.

• Nian (Alan) Wong: The University of Western Australia
  Title of Project: Deepwater pipeline repair systems.
  
  For further information on the winners of the 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 awards please contact us.

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If you have a question about the SISA Program that is not answered on this website, please contact the Scholarship Officer(s) at your University or contact us.

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