Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Further information
Scholarships
Scholarships aimed at encouraging intending or current honours students.
Why do honours?
Completing an honours project allows you to demonstrate to potential employers that you are:
- a high achiever
- committed to realising your goals
- able to take responsibility for a project
- work to a high standard.
It is also a necessary step to postgraduate research.
Honours is a final, research intensive year of study that provides the development of skills necessary to work effectively in a scientific career.
To be eligible, you must have completed a Bachelor of Science degree and obtained at least 65% in your science major.
Applying for honours
Current and previously enrolled UWA student apply for honours online through Student Connect.
Students who have not been previously enrolled at UWA must apply through the Admissions office.
Common units
All science honours courses have some common introductory units which will prepare the student to conduct their research:
Student Research Conference
FNAS hosts an annual conference at the University Club, in which honours students are able to present their research to academics, industry representatives and other research students.
For details of the 2009 conference, see the Student Research Conference website.
