Applications for 2023-2024 EQUS Summer Research Program are now open.
Applications will close midnight (AEST) on 22nd October 2023.
EQUS' summer research program is a funded opportunity for undergraduate students to get a taste of scientific research and learn new skills. Successful applicants will undertake a defined research project at one of our nodes and have the opportunity to participate in professional development activities.
The main objectives of this program are to:
- Provide participants with direct scientific experience
- Support the development of skills and knowledge necessary for a career in quantum science and technology
- Facilitate engagement with the field through professional development opportunities
- Foster diversity in STEM by helping to train and engage students with an interest in quantum early in the pipeline
This 2023–24 program is open only to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students and students from other underrepresented groups in STEM. This is in line with our goal of broadening participation of such groups by creating pathways that ensure a more diverse supply of interested and prepared future HDR candidates, and promoting the sustainability of pathways through inclusive recruitment practices and collaborative, cross-institutional networking.
To be eligible for the program, applicants should:
- Have an interest in academic research and/or quantum physics
- Be willing to participate in professional development activities
- Demonstrate capacity for self-directed work towards open-ended goals
- Be undertaking (enrolled in) a relevant undergraduate degree at an Australian university
- Have completed at least two full semesters of study by the time the project commences and have at least one semester of study remaining
- Identify as part of a group that is underrepresented in STEM; this may include, but is not limited to:
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people,
- People of colour, people who identify as LGBTQIA+, women and people from gender minorities,
- People living with a disability, who care for a person with a disability or who have other caring responsibilities,
- People from a refugee background or who have experienced domestic violence.
For more information and to apply: https://equs.org/opportunities/summer-research-program.
If you have any questions, please contact Ilan Mears (i.mears@uq.edu.au).
