Summer Scholars Program

ANU Summer Scholars

Sixteen summer scholars were hosted by the School of Culture, History & Language (CHL), the School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics (SLLL) and the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language (CoEDL) between November 21 2022 and January 20 2023, as part of ANU’s Summer Scholar program, supported by the College of Sciences (CoS).

Supervisors:

  • Shunichi Ishihara (CHL)
  • Yuko Kinoshita (ASD & CHL)
  • Frantz Clermont (CHL)
  • Roy Barker (SLLL)
  • Alison Mount (SLLL)
  • Carmel O’Shannessy (SLLL)
  • Jane Simpson (SLLL & CoEDL)
  • Myfany Turpin (University of Sydney)

Program: Scholars were assigned to one of five research projects:

(1) Forensic voice comparison

(2);Forensic text comparison

(3) Muruwari language transcription and cultural portal

(4) Kaytetye dictionary project

(5) Little kids learning language

The former two focused on forensic linguistics and the latter three focused on Australian languages.

Scholars and supervisors were both very satisfied with their research experiences.

We expect the same program will be run for the next summer.

What is the Summer Scholars Program?

A Summer Research Scholarship (SRS) (for non-ANU students) or Summer Research Internship (SRI) (for ANU students) is an exceptional research opportunity for undergraduate and masters coursework students, providing insight into what studying for a graduate research degree is all about. The scholarship or internship package gives you the opportunity to stretch your boundaries by undertaking research projects and activities during the summer.

The SRS scholarship provides board and accommodation at Burgmann for 9 weeks (including the Christmas shutdown period), and a stipend of $150/week, along with up to $1000 for travel costs.

The SRI scholarship provides a stipend of $400/week.

For more information on the projects and the program, visit the official website.