Honours Program

The JCSMR does not directly enrol honours students. However, academics within the school supervise students enrolled in various undergraduate programs in the ANU College of Science (e.g. PhB, BSc, BMedSci). To find a research area that interests you please browse our web-site or look at the supervisors page

Students complete the course work required in their honours program eg:

• Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
• Neuroscience
• Botany & Zoology
• Mathematics
• Chemistry

For JCSMR specific enquiries you can also contact the Medical Sciences Graduate Convenor.

How do I enrol?

Honours students are enrolled through the Faculty of Science. The closing date is typically late October/November. However, a mid-year Honours enrolment is possible in some programs. For course details and specific requirements for each program, contact the honours course convenors in the first instance. Students transferring from other universities must first enrol at ANU before enrolling in honours.

Scholarships

Both the ANU and JCSMR provide Honours Scholarships, awarded on a merit basis.

• Any student wishing to gain a scholarship for their Honours year in medical sciences should apply for both. However they cannot be held at the same time.
  
• The ANU scholarship information is available at http://www.anu.edu.au/sas/scholarships/honours.php.
  
• JCSMR Honours scholarships are listed below
  
• JCSMR scholarship applications are provided on-line pdf rtf .

Your JCSMR application should include:

• Area of research interest
• The name/s of researchers you have contacted about supervision
• An outline of your proposed project
• Academic transcript

We understand that you will not necessarily have all your results by the closing date but don't delay your application on these grounds. When you have the necessary information please forward it to us.

JCSMR Honours Year Scholarships

Closing dates:

• November 30 for commencement 1st semester the following year.
• June 15 for commencement in 2nd semester. Note only some honours programs allow commencement in 2nd semester.
  • Paul Bunyan Memorial Scholarship in Medical Sciences
    This is a scholarship awarded in memory of Paul Bunyan. The Scholarship provides a stipend of $6,000 per annum for one year for a Medical Science Fourth Year (Honours) student in a field normally related to cancer research.
    
    Alexander McTaggart Memorial Scholarship
    This is a scholarship awarded in memory of Alexander McTaggart. The Scholarship provides a stipend of $6000 per annum for one year for a fourth year (Honours) student in medical science related to cancer research and allied fields.

  • The Joyce Fildes Scholarship in Medical Science
    This scholarship has been generously endowed by Dr Joyce Fildes, an original member of the John Curtin School of Medical Research. The Scholarship provides a stipend of $6000 per annum for one year for a fourth year (Honours) student in medical science.
    

  • JCSMR Medical Science Scholarships
    There are several John Curtin School scholarships for both first and second semester intakes. The scholarship provides a stipend of AUD$6000 for one year for projects in medical research.

  • Relocation Allowance
    An allowance of $4,000 is available for JCSMR Honours Year Scholarship holders recruited from outside the ACT Region.

  Contacts

  Further information and application forms are available from:
  The Medical Sciences Graduate Convenor
  The John Curtin School of Medical Research
  The Australian National University
  Canberra, ACT, 0200
  Australia

  T: +61 2 6125 8506
  F: +61 2 6125 3955
  E: medical.gradprog@anu.edu.au