Applications are invited for Scott Russell Johnson Memorial Scholarships which are offered for full-time PhD studies in the Centre of Australian Category Theory (CoACT) at Macquarie University.

Applicants should hold or expect to obtain a First class Bachelor Honours degree (or equivalent) in an appropriate field, and be eligible for admission to the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Division of Information and Communication Sciences in the area of Mathematics.

The award will be made to the best qualified applicants on the basis of academic merit.

The full Scholarship provides a living allowance of $15,000 per annum tax exempt. A supplementary scholarship, up to the maximum allowed, may be awarded to students who already hold an APA or MUPGRA.

The full scholarship may not be held concurrently with any other equivalent scholarship, and the Scholarship holder will be responsible for any student or other fees payable in relation to candidature.

Additional funds for conference travel and thesis production may be available from CoACT.

The Scholarship will be initially awarded for a maximum of three years, with the possibility of a one year extension. It is tenable only up to the date of submission of the thesis, subject to satisfactory progress.

Conditions related to overseas study, suspension of award, multiple awards, employment, sick, maternity and recreation leave will be the same as those for the Australian Postgraduate Award Scheme.

The Scholarship holder shall be free to publish any results arising from the research. Any publications shall acknowledge that the work was done while holding the Scholarship.

Applications should be made on the application form available from

no later than 31 January 2000.

For further information contact Professor Ross Street by electronic mail <street@math.mq.edu.au> or phone <+61 (0)2 9850 8921>.