UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO: SIR WILLIAM GALLAGHER CYBER SECURITY SCHOLARSHIP

Application Deadline: 31 October 2024

LOCATION: New Zealand

Sir William Gallagher is a long-standing supporter of the University of Waikato and Hamilton-based Gallagher is one of the world’s leading technology innovators in physical security systems.

ELIGIBILITY:

This scholarship is for students intending to enrol in the dissertation or thesis part of a Master of Cyber Security by the end of A Trimester 2025. Candidates must have gained a ‘B+’ average for their most recent 120 points of study. Successful candidates will have the opportunity to gain industry experience through a research project at Gallagher.

Study level(s) Postgraduate (Taught), Postgraduate (Research)

Subject area(s) Computer Science, Mathematics

be commencing enrolment during A Trimester (in the year following application) in one of the following as part of the Master of Cyber Security (MCS) at the University of Waikato:

COMPX592 – Dissertation (60-points); or b) COMPX593 – Computer Science thesis (90-points).

Note that enrolment in COMPX593 will be at the discretion of the Head of School and may be taken in place of COMPX592 and the two elective papers in Part 1 of the Master of Cyber Security degree.

have completed the majority of taught papers for Part 1 of the Master of Cyber Security by the end of the year of application.

have achieved at least a ‘B+’ grade-point-average (GPA) for their most recent 120- points of study (the 120-points of study must have been undertaken at a New Zealand university))

Candidates will be ranked by GPA, with emphasis placed on those with papers most relevant to the area of specialisation proposed for the MCS degree.

Grades for industry placement papers will not be considered.

have strong interest in the field of cyber security, show innovative thinking and/or entrepreneurship ability (particularly through previous initiatives and project work), and have career aspirations in the field of cyber security; and

be a New Zealand Citizen, New Zealand Permanent Resident, New Zealand Resident class visa holder, Australian Citizen/Permanent Resident domiciled in New Zealand or an international student.

BENEFIT:

The Scholarship will have a value of up to $20,000 with the value awarded dependent on the paper enrolment.

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ETH4D DOCTORAL MENTORSHIP GRANTS

Application Deadline: 15 October 2024

LOCATION: Switzerland

ETH4D provides grants for mentoring doctoral candidates from low- and lower-middle-income countries. The mentorship is a one-year appointment and comprises the following components:

Mentorship from one ETH professor, senior scientist or postdoc over a period of one year of the mentee’s doctoral studies. We suggest monthly meetings and clearly defined goals of the project, e.g., presentation at a conference, joint publication. ETH mentors are free to serve on the doctoral committee of the ETH4D mentee, but this is not a requirement. 

Research stay at the mentor’s research group (ETH Zurich, Switzerland) for 1-3 months during the mentorship period. 

Financial support for attending a conference and/or research material

ELIGIBILITY:

Eligible are doctoral candidates who are registered at a university or research institute in a least- developed, low- and lower-middle-income country according to the external pageOECD/DAC listcall_made

The application needs to be submitted by the ETH professorship hosting the doctoral candidate. Applications directly submitted by the doctoral candidate will NOT be considered.

Budget (Downloadtemplate budget (XLSX, 15 KB)vertical_align_bottom)

A single PDF contianing the following

Project description (see criteria document for points that need to be addressed)

Motivation letter of the doctoral candidate (1 page)

Most recent university transcripts 

CV of doctoral candidate (max. 2 pages) incl. publications

Two academic reference letters

Doctoral project proposal (if available)

Support letter of the hosting ETH professor, including any financial and in-kind contributions

Work plan for the stay in Zurich in the form of a Gantt chart

All application documents must be written in English submitted via the online application form. 

BENEFIT:

The grant covers expenses up to a maximum of 15k CHF and includes the following:

Economy roundtrip ticket (max. 2 kCHF) to and from Switzerland for the research stay

Visa fees

Travel allowance to attend an academic conference

Research material (e.g. lab equipment) (max 6 kCHF in total).

Fees for health insurance

Local transportation

Accommodation

Living allowance for the duration of the research stay at ETH Zurich  

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