Scholarships and Prizes

The School of Molecular & Microbial Biosciences, the Faculty of Science and industry affiliates offer a number of prizes and scholarships to both postgraduate and undergraduate students majoring in the School's disciplines or participating in the honours program. A partial list is given below. For more details on these and other prizes, contact the Academic Support office.

Also see the University's Scholarships Web page.

• Allman Prize Awarded annually to the student in the clinical stream of the Honours year in the BSc(Nutrition) who obtains the top aggregate mark in NUTR4001 and NUTR 4002
• Australian Society for Microbiology Prize Awarded annually to the student enrolled in Honours in Microbiology with the most outstanding undergraduate record in Microbiology.
• Bruce Veness Chandler Research Support Scholarship in Food Chemistry No.2 The School of Molecular and Microbial Biosciences invites applications for research support funding from full-time postdoctoral or postgraduate candidates. The Scholarship encourages research involving the application of chemical techniques for the study of any aspect of food. The value of the scholarship will vary depending on the availability of funds. Applicants must submit a CV and a research proposal setting out details of the research support sought and its importance to the applicant's research.
  Deadline for applications: 24 November 2007
  Details: Enquiries and applications must be submitted to the Human Nutrition Unit, School of Molecular and Microbial Biosciences, G08, The University of Sydney NSW 2006, Phone: 9351 2476, Email:
• Gregory B. Ralston-Beckman Coulter Travelling Scholarship Established in memory of the late Associate Professor Gregory B. Ralston and supported by Beckman Coulter Pty Ltd, the award is made available to a research postgraduate student in the School who is pursuing a biochemically-based project, to assist with the costs of attending a conference of national or international significance
• G.S. Caird Scholarship (in Biochemistry) Awarded for greatest proficiency in the units of study MBLG2071 or MBLG2971, provided that the student's work is of sufficient merit
• Mannatech Australia Prize in Modern Metabolic Biochemistry Established in 2005 by annual donation from Mannatech Australia, this prize is awarded annually by the School of Molecular and Microbial Biosciences to the student who attains the highest performance in their Honours year in the School, in the field of modern metabolic biochemistry, provided the work is of sufficient merit
• Nestle Australia - Uncle Tobys Prize in Nutrition Awarded annually to a student who is enrolled in both intermediate units of study in Nutrition (NUTR2911 & NUTR2912) who demonstrates the greatest proficiency, provided the work is of sufficient merit
• Neville Whiffen Scholarship Established in 2004 by a bequest left as a legacy to the Nutrition Research Foundation by Neville Whiffen US Medal of Freedom, FSTC FRSC FRACI FIE Aust FI ChemE FAIM who was a Life Governor of the Foundation. This scholarship is awarded annually or bi-annually by the Nutrition Research Foundation on the recommendation of the Head of the Human Nutrition Unit to a student in the Human Nutrition Unit to attend a conference in Australia or overseas. Support will take the form of a subsidy towards conference attendance, not funding in full, with the amount of subsidy to be determined on merit. The value of the scholarship will vary depending no the amount requested and funding available. Applicants must submit a CV, details of the conference you propose to attend, and purpose of attendance (including an abstract/presentation if applicable).
  Deadline for applications: Wednesday 31st October
  Details: All enquiries and applications must be submitted at the Academic Support Office on level 4, School of Molecular and Microbial Biosciences, G08, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006. Email: , Phone 9351 3757.
  Please note: Refunds may be given for conference attended in the last 12months.
• Roslyn Flora Goulston Prize Awarded for greatest proficiency in 24 credit points of Senior Biochemistry (taken from BCHM3071/3971; BCHM3081/3981; BCHM3072/3972; BCHM3082/3982; BCHM3092/3992) to an undergraduate in science who intends proceeding to a BSc degree with honours in Biochemistry
• Sigma-Aldrich Molecular Biotechnology Third Year Award The award recognises the best overall grade performance in MOBT3102 by a student enrolled in the BSc (Molecular Biotechnology) undergraduate degree. Students must receive a minimum Distinction average in this unit of study
• Slade Prize in Intermediate Biochemistry Awarded for greatest proficiency in the units of study MBLG2071 or MBLG2971, provided that the student's work is of sufficient merit
• The Jo Rogers Memorial Prize Awarded for the highest aggregate mark in the Masters of Nutrition and Dietetics
• 2M Vending Prize for Proficiency in Introductory Molecular Biology and Genetics Generously donated by Mr Michael Miller, a former memebr of staff; the 2M Vending prize is awarded to the student who achieves the highest score in the lab course in MBLG1001