School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy Vacation Scholarship

Scholarship details

Establishment

This scholarship is for Year 1 or Year 2 students who show a keen interest in and commitment to participating in supervised research relevant to the student's program of study in the School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, University of Newcastle, during the period November 2025 to January 2026.

Topics for this scholarship are:

• 1.Targeting cholesterol-related processes for improved therapy in acute myeloid leukaemia with Associate Professor Heather Lee
• 2. Uncovering the hidden role of brown fat oxidative stress in cachexia linked to colorectal cancer with Professor Doan Ngo
• 3.Unlocking General Practitioners Pathways to Exercise Physiology for Psychological Injury Recovery in Australia with Dr Emily Cox
• 4.Developing Safer Cancer Treatments: Unravelling the Cardioprotective Mechanisms of Cyclindependent Kinase Inhibitors in Anti-cancer Therapies-induced Cardiomyopathy with Dr Doan Ngo
• 5.Constructing a database of co-morbidities with Dr Alexandre Xavier
• 6.The impact of dietary BPA exposure on endometrial health with Dr Alexandra Peters
• 7.Exploring transient translation reset via Poly(A)-targeting oligonucleotides in mammalian cell culture with Dr Mark Bigland.

For more information on this scholarship, please review the full Terms and Conditions.

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply for this scholarship, you will need to:

• Be enrolled in Year 1 or Year 2 of the Bachelor of Biomedical Science, Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) or Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science programs.
• Demonstrate an interest in gaining experience in a research laboratory over the summer vacation period.
• Students from other academic years or relevant undergraduate programs may apply, however preference is given to those meeting the first criteria. .

Required Documentation

Required documents will be listed on the ‘Your Documents’ page of your application. The application portal accepts PDF only. A maximum of 3 PDF smaller than 5 MB can be added per document type upload field.

• A brief statement (maximum 300 words) outlining your preferred research topic/s, why you are interested in actively participating in a particular area of research, and future goals and aspirations.

Benefit

Ten (10) scholarships are available valued at $2,000 each. This benefit will be paid following acceptance of the scholarship offer.

Participation is voluntary but the scholarship will offer the opportunity to actively participate in specific research projects over an 8 week period. This will provide an opportunity to learn new research skills in a research lab and learn presentation skills by presenting what you have done during the project to your lab group. If you undertake a project, the Head of School would like to see the PowerPoint presentation and have a brief statement on the benefit of actively participating in the learning opportunity which would be due on 23rd January 2026.

The scholarship benefit, topics available, and number of scholarships awarded may vary and will be determined by the funding available each year.

Selection

Selection shall be based on the availability of topic preference and academic merit (Cumulative Grade Point Average).

Selection will be approved on the recommendation of the Head of School, School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy.

College

College of Health Medicine and Wellbeing

Contact Details

Scholarships
Student and Academic Services
University of Newcastle
University Drive
CALLAGHAN NSW 2308

Phone: +61 2 4921 5000
Email: scholarships@newcastle.edu.au