JD Smyth Postgraduate Student Travel Award (Researcher Exchange, Travel and Training Funding Scheme)

The JD Smyth Postgraduate Student Travel Award provides financial assistance to full-time postgraduate students to support overseas travel for researcher exchanges, training courses or to gain techniques not available in Australia. It is administered under the Australian Society for Parasitology's Researcher Exchange, Travel and Training Funding Scheme and recipients are selected by a Council-appointed committee. Awardees must report on their trip within three months of return. Conference attendance is not generally supported except as part of this postgraduate travel award.

Funding assistance to support overseas researcher exchanges or training (amount determined annually)

Full-time postgraduate student members of at least six months standing who are enrolled at a recognised Australian university and are members of the ASP; travel is for overseas exchanges or training and not primarily for attending conferences.

Download and submit the application form with details of travel, research, supervisor support, an abbreviated CV and conference abstract if applicable; awardees must provide a trip report within three months of return. Queries to Lisa Jones.