Victoria University often provides opportunities for scholarships related to specific projects.
Often these projects are funded in conjunction with an industry partner, offering the valuable opportunity to learn to do research which connects industry and universities. This can provide experience and perspective on research, which is valued by universities and industry employers.
Scholarships to study PhDs and Masters are available for the following projects, which provide living stipends and fee offsets.
Preventing sensitive data exfiltration from insiders
Professor Hua Wang
$29,000 per annum
Confidential data such as military secrets or intellectual property must never be disclosed outside the organisation; formally protecting data exfiltration from insider attacks is a major challenge. This project aims to develop a pattern-matching based systematic methodology for data exfiltration in database systems. We will devise highly accurate detection tools and secure provenance techniques that can effectively protect against insider attacks. The outcomes of the project will incorporate new security constraints and policies raised by emerging technologies to enable better protection of sensitive information.
Exploring how carbohydrate intake and timing affect endurance adaptations and performance
$29,000 per annum
The physically demanding nature of Special Forces training and operations require the “upper limit of human performance” and involve performing repeated high-intensity actions. Muscle glycogen (i.e., carbohydrates) is the muscle’s preferred energy source for such tasks. Nutritional strategies that maximise carbohydrate availability before, during, and/or after exercise are encouraged to help meet exercise demands, maximise performance, and promote muscle glycogen recovery. However, evidence also suggests low-carbohydrate training can enhance the signals within muscle cells that promote endurance adaptations.
To achieve the “best of both worlds”, this project will investigate how restricting carbohydrate for a short (3 h) recovery period post-exercise affects endurance training adaptations and performance measures relevant to military populations. The successful master’s candidate will gain experience in conducting an extensive nutrition and exercise training study, as well as the collection of skeletal muscle and blood samples and subsequent analyses (Western blot, PCR, transcriptomics, enzyme assays).
The successful candidate will have a background in one (or more) of the following areas: exercise physiology, exercise metabolism, sports nutrition. The applicant should have some understanding of the basic principles underpinning molecular adaptations to training (desirable). Previous experience in conducting a research project (i.e., honours degree involving research methods) is also desirable. The candidate will be fully supported and trained in all project-specific methods and analyses.
Empowering Communities
$29,300 per annum
The purpose of this action research project is to build capability and expertise through embedding in three crime prevention Action Groups in Hume, Brimbank and Melton Local Government Areas as they develop and deliver evidence‐based approaches to address crime and improve community safety as part of the Empowering Communities program.
You will work closely with the Action Groups, conduct a process evaluation and provide regular reports to the Department of Justice and Community Safety (DJCS). You will also work collaboratively with the Action Groups and consultants as they establish an evaluation framework to assess project impact.
This will form the basis of your PhD thesis and you will be mentored throughout by two active supervisors. Through embedding in the Action Groups you will contribute to empowering communities in the west of Melbourne, as well as develop your expertise in evaluation, community development and crime prevention.
Community development or community crime prevention; project evaluation
Demonstrated experience with the communities in Melbourne's West
The scholarship will depend upon the successful applicant obtaining the following documents:
There are no industry-supported scholarships currently available at Victoria University.
The relevant online application form lists the documents you will need to be submit and this must include:
This initial proposal gives us an understanding of your research interests. Study in the early stages of your research degree may lead to changes. In some cases, your supervisor(s) may suggest a project linked with both of your interests.
