The aim of the AF Pillow Applied Mathematics Top-up Scholarship is to increase the quantity and quality of postgraduate students in the field of applied mathematics in Australia.

The AF Pillow Applied Mathematics Trust offers an annual `top-up' scholarship to a student holding either an Australian Postgraduate Award (APA) or equivalent award for full-time research in Applied Mathematics leading to the award of a PhD.

Value: Up to $10,000 annually, for up to three years.

In 2023, one top-up scholarship will be awarded.

Scholarship top-ups will be awarded on the basis of academic excellence, the quality of the applicant's curriculum vitae, references from senior colleagues in the field and the likelihood of the applicant's future involvement in the field of applied mathematics in Australia. Projects in the field of Applied Mathematics, as defined by AF Pillow, will be given special consideration.

The scholarship top-up is awarded for up to three years and consists of up to a $10,000 annual stipend for a full time applicant, to supplement a basic postgraduate scholarship (e.g. an APA or equivalent award). As a full-time scholarship top-up award, it is non-taxable.

Eligibility:

• Prospective PhD students in a field of Applied Mathematics at an Australian University and resident within Australia for the duration of the PhD candidature;
• Prospective PhD candidates holding or applying for an APA or equivalent award with strong undergraduate academic training in the field of Applied Mathematics are eligible to apply;
• Applicants will ordinarily be completing their Honours degree, although current PhD students who commenced their PhD candidature no earlier than 1 January 2025 are also encouraged to apply;
• Part-time PhD candidates are not eligible to apply.

Responsibilities of research centres and universities:

In order to secure funding, administering institutions are asked to:

• Advertise AF Pillow Applied Mathematics scholarships to eligible students;
• Provide the AF Pillow Applied Mathematics Trust with formal notification that the student is enrolled and progressing as planned, including forwarding copies of annual PhD reports to the Trust;
• In the event of the withdrawal of the student from PhD candidature, provide written notice to the AF Pillow Applied Mathematics Trust within thirty days of the date of the withdrawal, and return the balance of the top-up scholarship within 30 days of the date of the notification letter.

• Email: charities@eqt.com.au