Acoustics 2019

AAS NSW Travel Awards to Attend the National AAS Conference

The NSW Division is pleased to announce Travel Grants to attend the national conference. Successful awardees will be required to provide a short report (up to 200 words) on their experiences at the Conference for the December issue of the Acoustics Australia journal.

We offer two different types of travel awards:

1. AAS NSW Travel Award for Research Students in Acoustics. Up to two (2) awards to the value of $1,250 are open to all research students in acoustics who are AAS student members of the NSW Division as well as research students endorsed by AAS members of the NSW Division. To apply for the Research Student travel award download the form.
2. AAS NSW Travel Award for Early Career Researcher in Acoustics. An early career researcher is a young professional who has completed his/her doctorate in acoustics in the past five years and is working in a research capacity in the field of acoustics. Two (2) awards to the value of $1,750 is open to all early career researchers in acoustics who are AAS members of the NSW Division. If not already a member, the applicant must apply to become a member of the Australian Acoustical Society before submitting his/her application. To apply for the Early Career Researcher travel award download the form.

Applications close Friday 29th June.

AAS NSW Travel Award for Research Students in Acoustics. Up to two (2) awards to the value of $1,250 are open to all research students in acoustics who are AAS student members of the NSW Division as well as research students endorsed by AAS members of the NSW Division. To apply for the Research Student travel award download the form.

AAS NSW Travel Award for Early Career Researcher in Acoustics. An early career researcher is a young professional who has completed his/her doctorate in acoustics in the past five years and is working in a research capacity in the field of acoustics. Two (2) awards to the value of $1,750 is open to all early career researchers in acoustics who are AAS members of the NSW Division. If not already a member, the applicant must apply to become a member of the Australian Acoustical Society before submitting his/her application. To apply for the Early Career Researcher travel award download the form.

Applications close Friday 29th June.

Acoustic Bursaries (Division II - Research)

Open to students studying full or part time at a Queensland university, in subjects relevant to the field of acoustics.

1. The Acoustic Bursary

A bursary of $2500 in cash is offered for a proposed 4th year undergraduate or 1st year postgraduate research project. 

Submissions close 5.00pm Friday 30 April 2021.

2. The RJ Hooker Bursary

A bursary of $2500 in cash will be awarded for a proposed 4th year undergraduate or 1st year postgraduate research projects conducted with substantial industrial participation. This may take the form of a "professional placement" or it may be through the use of acoustical test facilities in industry for purposes critical to project outcomes. 

Submissions close 5.00pm Friday 30 April 2021.

Bursary awardees, who have a paper accepted for presentation at the annual congress of the Society, in the award year or in the year following (or at another conference sponsored by the Society, in those years) are eligible for a further grant of up to $400, as a contribution towards their registration as a student delegate.

Download the flyer here (PDF, 99 kB).

Acoustic Bursaries (Division 1) - Queensland Science Contest

The schools division is administered as part of the Queensland Science Contest and is open to students studying at primary and secondary schools in Queensland. An $800 bursary will be presented for the best entry in the field of acoustics. At the discretion of the judges, the bursary may be split among a number of deserving entries (maximum of five).

Download the flyer here (PDF, 73 kB).

Acoustic Bursaries (Division II) – Course Work

A book prize of $300 will be awarded to the most outstanding student in a relevant undergraduate or 1st year postgraduate degree subject.

The following courses are supported for purposes of the Category 2 Bursary:

• MECH3250 Engineering Acoustics at the University of Queensland;
• AUDL7800 Acoustics and Psychoacoustics at the University of Queensland;
• ME3511 Dynamics and Acoustics at James Cook University.