Scholarships in the Faculty of Pharmacy

The Faculty of Pharmacy is offering one scholarship to undertake the Master
of Pharmacy.

This scholarship provides full tuition fees and living expenses.

Applicants must:

• have completed a bachelor degree in any discipline
• also complete either a GAMSAT or MCAT test
• meet the minimum requirement of the GPA
• have a minimum of 5 out of the 7 essential pre-requisites
• have satisfactory performance in the Pharmacy Case Study Scenario

More information can be found on the Master of Pharmacy webpage or on this flyer

More details on GAMSAT and MCAT tests can be found at these sites:
www.gamsat.acer.edu.au
www.aamc.org/students/mcat

Applicants must have the support of the Timor-Leste Government.
Contact: Ms Manuela Pereira, Chief of Staff, Minister of Health
Email:
Mobile: +670 7248236

The Faculty of Pharmacy is offering 4 postgraduate research scholarships for students commencing their studies in the Faculty in 2008.

The application closing date for these scholarships is 31 October 2007. Prospective scholarship applicants are advised that they must also submit their application for candidature to the relevant Faculty Postgraduate Office by the same date. Before reading further, please note the following:

• All scholarships are being offered at the current APA rate, and will be indexed annually.
• All scholarships are open to applicants who are either Australian citizens, New Zealand citizens, or Australian permanent residents at the time of application.
• Application for these scholarships below is automatic upon application for APA/UPA scholarships through the Research Office.
• Unless stated otherwise, applicants must have completed either a Bachelor Degree (or expect to complete at the end of Semester 2, 2007) with first class honours or a Master's Degree by Research.
• If you do not expect to satisfy the eligibility criteria for APA/UPA scholarships, send an electronic copy of your full and up to date CV to the Research Services Officer, stating the full name of this scholarship as the Subject for the email. Any questions or queries regarding any of the scholarships listed below should also be forwarded to the .

This scholarship represents a unique opportunity to be part of the leading Pharmacy Practice research group in Australia and to undertake research in a field that is highly relevant to pharmacists, professional pharmacy organisations, the pharmacy industry, the government and those involved in developing policy.

The successful applicant will have excellent liaison skills and be able to communicate effectively with a diverse range of stakeholders. In addition to this, the successful applicant will either have a first class honours degree, or equivalent and relevant experience in pharmacy, health sciences, business, marketing or economics.

The scholarship shall be tenable for no more than two years for a Master’s student and up to three years for a PhD, with an extension of six months in exceptional circumstances.

William Houison Deane was a great contributor to the University of Sydney during his lifetime, and in 1956 created the W H and Elizabeth M Deane Pharmaceutical Fund. This fund was established for use by the Faculty of Pharmacy to conduct research in the area of direct pain relieving drugs. The Faculty is offering a scholarship for commencing PhD students studying in this area. The scholarship will be valid for 3 years.

Two scholarships, funded by a bequest from Elizabeth Wunsch, are available in the following areas of research:

Research in Biomaterials/Drug Delivery Devices: The research project will study the incorporation of bone forming drugs (e.g. Bone Morphogenetic Proteins - BMP) into dental and bone implants/graft materials, determine drugs release profile in vitro, and evaluate the effects of drug loaded materials on periodontal ligament (PDL) and osteoblast cells. The outcomes of the project could enhance the success rate of implants by increasing the implant/host tissue interfacial strength and stability, reducing both implant failure rate and the need for revision surgery.

The scholarship will suit an enthusiastic individual with a Biomedical, Biomaterials or Pharmacy background who has an interest in a highly interdisciplinary research project and can bridge the fields of biomaterials and pharmaceutical sciences.

Crystal Engineering for Respiratory Delivery: The research project will study improving the performance of inhalation medicines. Most inhalation medicines on the market today have inherently poor performance, with less than 20% of the marketed dose reaching the lung. By engineering particulate systems with controlled crystalline form and surface chemistry, we aim to improve the performance of these systems. This PhD project will develop a fundamental understanding of the principles that govern crystalline structure and directly apply this knowledge to engineer drug systems for inhalation therapy. By understanding molecular interaction at the quantum level, using in silico computational techniques, the successful prediction of lead candidates will be conducted. These models will be expanded to predict long-range order, physical characteristics, crystal habit, surface chemistry and ultimately aerosol performance.

The successful candidate will have a background in the physical sciences (eg. chemistry, chemical engineering, physics, pharmaceutics). Experience in computational chemistry, crystallography and surface sciences would be advantageous.

The Rural Pharmacy Scholarships have been established to provide financial support to encourage and enable students from rural and remote communities to undertake undergraduate or graduate studies in pharmacy at University. There are up to 30 scholarships offered annually, with a value of $10,000 per annum per student (ie. $40,000 per student over a four year period). Scholarship recipients are encouraged to seek employment in rural and remote areas following graduation. For more information, please visit this website: www.guild.org.au/rural/

The University of Sydney offers a range of undergraduate scholarships to school-leavers commencing degree programs. In general, scholarships are awarded based on a combination of school examination results, UAI, and other factors. Application forms and brochures are sent out to school careers advisers in early August each year and applications close September each year.

The University also offers scholarships to continuing undergraduate students based on merit. For further information about scholarships, please consult the Scholarships website

The Faculty of Pharmacy also offers prizes to continuing undergraduate students based on merit. There is no application process for prizes, students who have been awarded a prize based on merit will be notified.