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• 2010 Science Contest

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• Contest Guidelines

BURSARIES

Please review the bursaries below. Bursaries are restricted to 2 per entry. Your selection should be noted on your entry form.

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Australian Acoustical Society Queensland Division

The Bursary
The Australian Acoustical Society, Queensland Division will present a $460.00 bursary for the best project in the field of acoustics; open to students in all Divisions. At the discretion of the judges, this bursary may be split among a number of deserving entries (maximum of five).

The Society
The Australian Acoustical Society is a learned society formed in 1971 to promote and advance the science and practice of acoustics. Members practise or study acoustics in a wide range of areas including architectural acoustics, underwater acoustics, engineering noise and vibration, ultrasonics, environmental and occupational noise management, bioacoustics, hearing and speech physiology, audiology and musical acoustics.

Project Areas
Acoustics pertains to the study of sound and hearing in air, water and other fluids and the
interactions of sound with solid materials. Acoustics is a broad field and impinges on many
aspects of the physical and biological sciences.
Project areas include:
• Architectural acoustics                                        • Musical acoustics
• Acoustical and vibration transducers                      • Occupational noise and vibration
• Bioacoustics                                                      • Physical acoustics
• Engineering noise and vibration control                   • Seismology
• Environmental noise and vibration                          • Ultrasonics
• Hearing and speech physiology                              • Underwater acoustics

For more information of the above areas of acoustical science and practice, please download the information sheet below

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The Society for Growing Australian Plants (or SGAP as it is usually called)

Was formed in 1957 for the purpose of studying and developing the horticultural potential of Australian native plants and preserving them through cultivation. With over 8,000 members throughout Australia, it is one of the largest horticultural societies in the country. The Society has made a significant contribution to the knowledge of the Australian flora, its cultivation and introduction into nurseries and home gardens.
The Society operates as autonomous Regions based in each of the 6 Australian States and the Australian Capital Territory. SGAP Queensland Region has about 900 members, some of whom have also joined one or more of the 18 Local Branches throughout Queensland and which hold regular meetings in their own areas.
The Society is a non-professional organisation and is open to all persons interested in the study, growing and preservation of Australian plants.

Aims of SGAP
The aim of SGAP is to:

• Conserve Australian native flora by promoting its introduction into gardens.
  
• Improve existing species by breeding and selection.
  
• Advocate the establishment of National Parks, Flora Reserves and Botanic Gardens in all types of soil and climate for the preservation of the flora and for the enjoyment and education of the people.
  
• Obey and strengthen the laws and regulations of all bodies given authority under the governments of the States or Commonwealth for the preservation of the flora.
  
• Interest nurserymen in propagating and supplying Australian native plants to the public.
  
• Record and publish information on Australian native plants.
  
• Encourage the establishment of district Branches and specialist Groups in the Society.
  
• Support research into Australian native plants.
  
• Establish and maintain association with organisations having compatible aims.To carry on any other activities appropriate to the objects of the Society.

The Bursary

The Society for Growing Australian Plants (SGAP) will offer a bursary to a student in any division for a project dealing with some aspect of Australian native plants.

Suggested topics could be –

• A study of one particular plants species
  
• Comparison of plants in a certain group or family or in a particular area
  
• Studies on seed germination, growth rates or survival under different conditions
  
• Effects of various factors such light, mount of water, fertilisers, trace elements etc on plant growth
  
• Adaptations of a plant or group of plants to particular environmental conditions.
  
• Ecological study of a certain area
  
• Many other topics dealing with angiosperms, gymnosperms or ferns could be considered as satisfying the requirements

The judges will be looking at accuracy of work, details of experiments conducted and observations made and a scientific approach to the project. Planning and method will be of greater importance than results obtained. The age of the student will be taken into account in assessing the worth of any project.

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Australian Society of Soil Science Incorporated - ASSSI

The Australian Society of Soil Science Incorporated (ASSSI) was founded in 1955 to work towards the advancement of soil science, and to communicate the results to the broader community.  The society is a not for profit organisation that serves as the peak body for soil scientists across Australia, and seeks to advance soil science in the professional, academic and technical fields. 
 
Members of ASSSI are drawn from all states and territories of Australia and work in government departments, research organisations, universities and private enterprise.

STAQ - Science contest 2010

ASSSI will be looking to award a $300 bursary for projects involving soils.

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The Astronomical Association of Queensland (AAQ)

Is Queensland’s original astronomical body with a history extending back to 1896. The AAQ promotes observational and scientific astronomy as well as fostering a general interest in astronomy for both beginners and for the more advanced. The AAQ serves its members and furthers the science of astronomy by:

• Holding regular meetings at the Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium, Toowong, Brisbane
  
• Organising field nights and excursions including (jointly) Queensland Astrofest
  
• Publishing a monthly newsletter containing the association’s proceedings as well as current astronomical information and observational material
  
• Maintaining research funds for the advancement of astronomy
  
• Recognising outstanding achievements by the award of prizes
  
• Maintaining an extensive library of new and historic literature
  
• Providing a members forum for the exchange of ideas and information
  
• Supporting education through bursaries and outreach activities and
  
• Representing Queensland astronomy within the state, nationally and internationally.

The Bursary

$200

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RACI QUEENSLAND BRANCH
The Queensland Branch supports the RACI Corporate Mission to advance and promote the science, practice, role, and status of chemistry and the interests of the profession of chemistry and its members.  Branch objectives have been based on the premises that the RACI has basically three areas of obligation:

Professional

• To develop the "learned society" function within the Branch.
  
• To increase interactions with industry, other professional societies, and Government.
  

Community

• To promote public awareness of the contribution made by chemistry to the well-being of the community and the role of chemistry in everyday life.
  
• To promote the development of well-informed community attitudes to chemists and chemistry through the educational system in schools.

RACI Qld, through its Chemical Education Group, conducts and sponsors the following annual events through the Qld educational school system

• Australian National Chemical Analysis (Titration) Competition
  
• The Crystal Growing Competition
  
• The Secondary / Tertiary Interface Meeting
  
• Sponsors 2 x Bursaries related to Chemistry - (1 x Junior Bursary and 1 x Senior Bursary) for the Queensland Science Contest conducted by the Science Teachers Association of Queensland.
  

Members

• To demonstrate the benefits of membership. 
  
• To constantly upgrade the level of services provided to members.
• To actively encourage qualified chemists to join The RACI.