PhD Scholarships
The HEARing CRC offers various scholarships to students wishing to undertake further training in the areas of hearing loss prevention and remediation as part of one of our research or commercialisation projects.
Full and top-up scholarships are available from the HEARing CRC through our academic members listed below (top ups are available to students already holding an APA or equivalent University award). All PhD students working on HEARing CRC projects, regardless of funding source, are considered to be HEARing CRC students and benefit from being a part of the graduate network and an extensive professional development program.
For further information about undertaking a PhD as part of the HEARing CRC, please contact Jane Sewell, Communication and Education Manager – or one of the specific academic contacts listed below.
Current opportunities
- Projects R1.1.3 is currently recruiting a PhD student to work on the project: Developmental effects on auditory processing, attention and memory in young school-aged children. Further information can be found on the Macquarie website; all enquiries should be directed to Dr Catherine McMahon.
- Project R4.7.1 is currently recruiting a PhD student to work on the project: Rapid auditory cortical evaluation. Further information can be found on the Macquarie website; all enquiries should be directed to Dr Catherine McMahon.
- Project R3.2.1 is currently recruiting an Advanced Medical Science, Honours, PhD or Masters of Engineering Project student to work on the project: Use and development of a cochlear stimulation model. All enquiries should be directed to Dr Carrie Newbold.
HEARing CRC academic member organisations
| University / Research Institute | Contact |
| Macquarie University, Department of Linguistics | Catherine McMahon |
| The University of Melbourne, Department of Otolaryngology | Richard Dowell |
| The University of Queensland, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences | Louise Hickson |
| The University of Sydney, Faculty of Health Science | Chris Rehn |
| The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Molecular Medicine Division | Rachel Burt |
| Wollongong University, The Intelligent Polymer Research Institute | Gordon Wallace |



