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Do your Ph.D. research in the areas of Object Technology or Natural 

Language Processing in a stimulating research environment.



The Microsoft Research Institute is an independent research centre

within the School of Mathematics, Physics, Computing and Electronics at 

Macquarie University, Australia. MRI is offering up to four postgraduate 

research awards commencing in the 1998 academic year. 



Successful applicants will work within one of the two research groups: 

Object Technology and Language Technology. Each group is led by a senior 

researcher, who will act as the supervisor on a mutually agreed topic, 

consistent with the group's research directions. Each group has other 

research staff, and ongoing research students.



The Microsoft sponsorship of Ph.D. scholars at Macquarie University 

commenced in 1992, and has attracted outstanding students. Award holders 

to date have included six University Medallists, and all have attained 

good First Class Honours. One scholar was awarded the Australian Ph.D. 

thesis of the year award at the Australian Computer Science Conference

in 1997.



The Awards



There are two different types of award:

1. Microsoft Supplementary Awards for Research

2. Microsoft Postgraduate Research Awards



The first of these awards, the Supplementary Award, is designed to 

supplement Australian Postgraduate Awards, or Macquarie University 

Postgraduate Research Awards. It comprises a scholarship supplement of 

$11,500 p.a., with a separate travel allowance of up to $11,000 for the 

duration of the award. The eligibility criteria for this award

correspond to those of the APA or MUPGRA: applicants must either be an

Australian citizen, or hold Permanent Resident status in Australia; they

must hold, or expect to hold, a First Class Honours degree, or

equivalent. 



The second award, the Postgraduate Research Award, is designed to

support those who are not eligible to apply for an Australian

Postgraduate Award, or a Macquarie University Postgraduate Research

Award. It provides a living allowance of $20,000 p.a.; in addition, a

travel allowance identical to that of the Supplementary Award is

included. Applicants must hold, or expect to hold, a First Class Honours

degree, or equivalent; they must demonstrate good fluency in written and

oral communication in English. Overseas applicants should apply for a

Overseas Postgraduate Research Award from Macquarie University.



Microsoft Research Institute Postgraduate Research Awards Application 

Procedure



To apply for a Microsoft postgraduate research award, you must do two

things:



1. request an applications pack and submit it by the due date, as 

described below; and



2. contact the leader of the research group you are interested in

joining well ahead of the applications due date.



This second step is very important, because our decision procedure is 

based on an informal interview as well as your paper application.

You should request an application pack via the means below; this pack 

explains the applications procedure in detail. The closing date for 

applications is Friday 24th October 1997. Completed applications should 

be sent directly to MRI as described in the applications pack; you

should not apply via the usual channels. All applications will be

acknowledged and applicants will be advised of the outcome of their

application. 



Interviews will be held face-to-face or by telephone as appropriate. 

Offers will be made mid-December 1997 in conjunction with Macquarie 

University's other postgraduate awards. In the absence of suitable 

applicants, not all available awards may be allocated.



Preliminary Enquiries



You must contact us informally ahead of submitting a formal application. 

For more information on research topics, contact the relevant group

leader:



Associate Professor Robert Dale 

Language Technology Group

rdale@mri.mq.edu.au



Associate Professor John Potter

Object Technology Group

potter@mri.mq.edu.au



Getting an Applications Pack



For further information, or to obtain an application pack, contact:



Nigel Hey

Microsoft Research Institute

School of MPCE

Macquarie University, NSW 2109

Australia

Email:  nhey@mri.mq.edu.au

Tel:+61 2 9850 9528     

Fax:+61 2 9850 9529



Application information is available on the World Wide Web at:

http://www.mri.mq.edu.au/