Forest Industries Research Centre (FIRC) Honours Scholarship

Students commencing Honours study after completion of their Bachelor degree

The Forest Industries Research Centre (FIRC) Honours Scholarships are to encourage and support students commencing an Honours program, with a long term view to enter the research field. Scholarship payment will be made approximately three weeks after Census Date, once enrolment has been confirmed.

Please Note: This scholarship is offered on a yearly basis through funds provided by an external donor. If funding is not available in any given year, the scholarship will not be awarded.

• students commencing Honours study at USC
• enrolment in an 'end-on' Honours program (ie not an embedded Honours or Professional Honours program)
• students must have a supervisor from the Forest Industries Research Centre
• not already in receipt of a USC merit scholarship or a USC Honours or postgraduate Indigenous Scholarship for Honours year of study

Selection criteria:

• academic merit, based on GPA for advanced level courses undertaken
• research focus and potential alignment to a Forest Industries Research Centre research area
• intention/motivation for ongoing study/research and pursuit of a Higher Degree by Research (HDR)