Gulbali Honours Research Support Scheme EOI

Am I Eligible?

To be eligible for this scholarship you must be:

1. Enrolled/accepted in a Charles Sturt University honours course, and, in the (equivalent) year of the award, be conducting a research project that is no less than 32 subject point
2. The applicants principal supervisor will need to be Gulbali fellow or investigator on a Gulbali Institure administered project
3. The applicant must meet the minimum standards set by the University for entry into honours (completion of a three year undergraduate degree with a minimum GPA of 5, or equivalent)
4. The applicants proposed project must align with the Gulbali Institute's three pillars: Agriculture, Water and/or Environment

Please see the FAQs tab for Key Points to Note regarding your application.

Guidelines

What is it?

The Gulbali Institute will offer financial support to a limited number of honours students commencing in session 1, 2023. Expenditure must be directly related to student projects and will be utilised in consultation with the Gulbali business team, and principal supervisor, in accordance with university policies and procedures.

Alignment with Gulbali and 2030 research strategy

1. Student growth: Successful, student centred schemes will enhance the reputation of Gulbali and may lead to increases in future HDR enrolments.

2. Supervisor growth: The scheme encourages co-authorship and public accessibility of research among students, supervisors and other partners.

3. Assists Charles Sturt University with meeting its research-centred Coaldrake targets.

Specific Measurable Outcomes Outcomes of the scheme will be measured and reported by:

1. Number of successful honours completions

2. Number of honours students who transition into Higher Degree by Research (HDR) courses.

3. Tracking publications in nominated FOR codes relevant to ERA rankings.

Terms and Conditions

By accepting the scholarship offer you agree to:

1. fulfil all requirements as set out in these guidelines;
2. consent to Charles Sturt University accessing your student records for the purposes of assessing and administering the scholarship;
3. provide any change of individual circumstances in writing to gulbali@csu.edu.au
4. provide information and participate in surveys for promotional purposes and review of this scholarship;
5. accept the terms and conditions of this scholarship.

The University reserves the right to undertake audits of individual student’s records to ensure adherence to these guidelines.

Policy

A scholarship recipient who undertakes an approved program of study overseas with another University as a cross-institutional student will be considered for payment of this scholarship during this period. This is conditional on the cross-institutional study being a requirement of the course and all other eligibility criteria being met.

A scholarship recipient should be aware that payments may be regarded as income by Centrelink and/or ATO it is the responsibility of the recipient to seek independent advice with respect to implications resulting from receiving this scholarship.

1. Full-time students – scholarships are considered to be tax-exempt income for students who are studying full time at university.
2. Part-time students – generally, scholarship funding provided to part-time students, regardless of their employment status, is not considered to be tax-exempt income. However, as long as the scholarship funding is used for non-tax-deductible expenses it may be classified as exempt income.

Please seek independent taxation advice regarding your personal circumstance where required or visit Is your scholarship taxable?

Charles Sturt University will treat any information provided by the applicant within the terms of relevant privacy legislation. See Charles Sturt University’s privacy policy for further information

Due to privacy laws, any discussion of a scholarship application or recipient will only take place with the scholarship applicant/recipient.

The information collected will be used by authorised University staff to assess eligibility and administer the scholarship program. The information may also be used for assessment purposes for other scholarships, grants and equity programs across the University. Recipient names and email addresses may be made available to departments within the University for marketing and research purposes. No details will be used externally for any reason without the recipient’s consent. Students should be aware that they provide information of their own free will.

Personal and health information provided by the applicant will not be made available to any person within the University or external organisation for any other purpose without the applicant’s consent, except where it may be a legal requirement of the University to provide information.

Key Points to Note

• All funds must be expended by 30 November 2023.
• Limited to one application per student.
• Limited to one student application per principal supervisor.
• Students undertaking honours at institutions other than Charles Sturt University are ineligible to apply.
• Please demonstrate value-for-money in your budgeting and only seek support for funding that is essential to undertake your research.
• Conference attendance will only be considered in exceptional circumstances and, if approved, will only be available for student attendance (not supervisor/s).
• Students who commenced honours in 2022 are ineligible to receive funding.
• Applications are welcome from students in all faculties provided a strong alignment with Gulbali values and/or focus areas can be demonstrated.
• Expenditure will be managed through the Gulbali business team.
• The student must create a Charles Sturt CRO account with a Gulbali affiliation.
• The Gulbali Institute must be listed as the affiliation for authors of any manuscripts arising from the research undertaken.
• The Gulbali Institute honours research support scheme must be acknowledged in the thesis and any emanating manuscripts.
• The student will be required to submit a brief (one page) report upon submission of the thesis (a template will be provided).
• Applications will be assessed by the Executive Director and Business Manager and/or a broader selection committee if deemed necessary, based on the number of applications received.
• Depending on the number of applications received, the Gulbali Institute may elect to partially fund projects to increase the number of students that can be supported.
• Enquiries should be directed to gulbali@csu.edu.au
• Successful applicants will be notified in early March 2023.

How to Apply

Please send a succinct PDF application to gulbali@csu.edu.au addressing the following criteria (no more than 100 words per criteria). Please ensure your entire statement against the criteria does not exceed one A4 page. Please arrange your response using the selection criteria as headings.

We will accept applications up until close of business on 15th February 2023.

Selection criteria

1. Name and Student Number.
2. Name of School.
3. Title of proposed thesis.
4. Name of principal supervisor.
5. Synopsis of proposed research (200 words).
6. RM reference number of associated Gulbali project(s) or a statement of relevance to the Gulbali institute (100 words).
7. Itemised summary of the proposed budget (up to $4,000) in tabular form, including details of any co-funding.
8. Statement on post-honours career aspirations, e.g. paid employment, Masters, PhD, other (no more than 100 words).

Please note. Applications which do not adhere to the requirements above will not be considered further. This includes applications longer than one A4 page