[Commlist] PhD Scholarship: Australia a Space-faring Nation: Imaginaries and Practices of Space Futures (Yarramundi)

***Applications Open: ‘Australia a Space-faring Nation: Imaginaries and 
Practices of Space Future’ Indigenous PhD Scholarship***

*Institute for Culture and Society
Western Sydney University*

Scholarship code: PS2020_033

*About the Project *

The Institute for Culture and Society (ICS) 
<https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/ics/> is a research institute within 
Western Sydney University, that champions collaborative engaged research 
in the humanities and social sciences as the largest dedicated research 
concentration of its kind in Australia. We are now offering a research 
scholarship to highly motivated Indigenous PhD candidates to work in an 
innovative project looking at the social and technological imaginaries 
of outer space, in Australia and internationally.

The project is funded through the Australian Research Council and 
investigates the challenges, opportunities and implications of outer 
space as a site of economic, political, environmental and cultural 
interest. Combining ethnography, science and technology studies, and 
creative practice, the project analyses how a range of imaginaries of 
outer space are produced through a series of case studies including: the 
development of Australia’s National Space Agency; the role of new 
venture capital firms; scientific research on alien life in terrestrial 
analogue sites; and Indigenous imaginaries of outer space.

The project will be based at ICS with the opportunity to work with a 
number of experienced supervisors in both the Institute and the School 
of Humanities and Communication Arts.

*What does the Scholarship provide?*

  * Domestic candidates will receive a tax-free stipend of $50,000(AUD)
    per annum for up to 3 years to support living costs, supported by
    the Research Training Program (RTP) Fee Offset.
  * Up to $7,000(AUD) support for training, conference attendance,
    fieldwork and additional research costs as approved by the Institute.

International applicants are not eligible to apply for this scholarship.

*How to Apply*

*For details on how to apply, and for more information including the 
eligibility criteria, please visit: 
*https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/schools/grs/scholarships/current_scholarships/current_scholarships/ics_australia_a_space-faring_nation_imaginaries_and_practices_of_space_futures_yarramundi?fbclid=IwAR0wMWzrMrmbNR-Bjic6BGHpe6szbCldm7Ht_Ovo6uxF3ESVz3iuCn9buKU** 


Please contact the Graduate Research School via email 
(atgrs.scholarships /at/ westernsydney.edu.au) 
<mailto:(grs.scholarships /at/ westernsydney.edu.au)>for more information.

*
Applications close 31 May 2020, at 11:59pm Australian Eastern Daylight 
Time (AEDT).*

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