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Grants and scholarships

APRA currently offers the following grants and scholarships:

Brian Gray Scholarship

APRA and the Reserve Bank of Australia established the Brian Gray Scholarship program in memory of Brian Gray, who died on 24 August 2001 while serving as Executive General Manager of APRA's Policy, Research and Consulting Division. Read more about the Brian Gray Scholarship.

Program titleRecipientPurposeSpecial
confidentiality provisions (Y/N) 
ValueApproval dateGrant term - monthsGrant funding locationsPost code
Brian Gray Scholarship Program 2017Igor BalnozanSlow and Steady: Modelling heterogeneous drawdown behaviours in phased withdrawal retirement income productsN$15,000August 201712  
Brian Gray Scholarship Program 2017Christina BuiThe effects of revenue diversification of financial stabilityN$15,000August 201712  
Brian Gray Scholarship Program 2017Kiefer de SilverOn the composition of capital buffers and bank sizeN$15,000August 201712  
Brian Gray Scholarship Program 2017Mathew MorrisConsumer choice of default options under accountabilityN$15,000August 201712  
Brian Gray Scholarship Program 2018Kevin KraheImproving the hedging of risk association with retirement income portfolios and developing a value-based longevity index to improve hedging efficiency and reducing basis riskN$15,000July 201812  
Brian Gray Scholarship Program 2018Mitchell HarveyAsset bubbles and monetary policy shocks: Is there a relationship? Conducting quantitative research exploring if there is a relationship between monetary policy shocks and assets bubblesN$15,000July 201812  
Brian Gray Scholarship Program 2019Luke ZhouA structured investigation of retirement income productsN$15,000July 201912  
Brian Gray Scholarship Program 2019Raymond HeOptimal open monetary policy: Exchange Rate CoordinationN$15,000July 201912  
Brian Gray Scholarship Program 2020Alexander KnottRetirees’ financial choices in periods of calm and crisis: Australian account-based pension evidenceN$15,000August 202012  
Brian Gray Scholarship Program 2020June ChanDiscontinuities in returns: Re-examination of the misreporting explanationN$15,000August 202012  
Brian Gray Scholarship Program 2021Audrey SoedjitoThe impact of US Monetary Policy on the Capital Strictures of Banks and Insurance CompaniesN$15,000June 202112Indooroopilly4068
Brian Gray Scholarship Program 2021Jeffery WongRisk-taking by Australian target date fundsN$15,000June 202112Oakleigh South3167
Brian Gray Scholarship Program 2022Ms Sofia Mendes Effect of monetary policy on wealth inequality in AustraliaN$15,000August 202212  
Brian Gray Scholarship Program 2022Mr Avish SharmaImpact of monetary policy on homeownership across the lifecyclesN$15,000August 202212  
Brian Gray Scholarship Program 2023Robert AnnabelHow institutional investors' active ownership (or stewardship) impacts the companies in their investment portfoliosN$15,000June 202312  
Brian Gray Scholarship Program 2023Rhys CreerDetermining the optimum level of the superannuation guarantee at each age that maximises total lifetime utilityN$15,000June 202312  
Brian Gray Scholarship Program 2023Felix PlunkettThe effect of Basel III and increased banking reserve ratios on Australian asset pricesN$15,000June 202312  
Brian Gray Scholarship Program 2023Anna-Sophia ZaharRates and Redistribution: How Tax and Transfer Progressivity Affects Monetary Policy TransmissionN$15,000June 202312  
Brian Gray Scholarship Program 2023

Felix Plunkett

(Honours)

The Effect of Post-GFC Regulation on Bank Equities. N

 

$15,000

June 202312  
Brian Gray Scholarship Program 2023

Rhys Creer

(Honours)

Optimising the superannuation guarantee over people’s lifetimes.N

 

$15,000

June 202312  
Brian Gray Scholarship Program 2024Nathaniel Deitch (Honours)The Impact of monetary policy on financial conditions in Australia.N$15,000July 202412  

UNSW Co-op Actuarial Scholarship

APRA is a sponsor of the UNSW Co-op program. This program provides students with financial assistance and the opportunity to gain practical experience through industry placements with employer sponsors. The Co-op program covers a number of disciplines. APRA offers an actuarial placement. More information is available on the UNSW website.

A list of the recipients of the scholarships awarded by APRA can be viewed here:

Program titleRecipientPurposeSpecial confidentiality provisions (Y/N) and reasonValueApproval dateGrant term - monthsGrant funding locationsPost code
UNSW Co-op Actuarial Scholarship 2017University of New South WalesUNSW Co-op Actuarial Scholarship 2017N$74,000July 201612Kensington, NSW2052
UNSW Co-op Actuarial Scholarship 2018University of New South WalesUNSW Co-op Actuarial Scholarship 2018N$74,000October 201712Kensington, NSW2052
UNSW Co-op Actuarial Scholarship 2019University of New South WalesUNSW Co-op Actuarial Scholarship 2019N$74,000September 201812Kensington, NSW2052
UNSW Co-op Actuarial Scholarship 2020University of New South WalesUNSW Co-op Actuarial Scholarship 2020N$80,000September 201912Kensington, NSW2052
UNSW Co-op Actuarial Scholarship 2021University of New South WalesUNSW Co-op Actuarial Scholarship 2021N$80,000January 202112Kensington, NSW2052

UNSW Co-op Actuarial

Scholarship 2022

University of NSWUNSW Co-op Actuarial Scholarship 2022N$80,000October 202148Kensington,  NSW2052

UNSW Co-op Actuarial

Scholarship 2023

University of NSWUNSW Co-op Actuarial Scholarship 2023N$80,000November 202248Kensington,  NSW2052

UNSW Co-op Actuarial

Scholarship 2024

University of NSWUNSW Co-op Actuarial Scholarship 2024N$88,000November 202348Kensington,  NSW2052

 

RecipientPurposeSpecial confidentiality provisions (Y/N)ValueApproval dateGrant funding locationsPost code
Monash UniversitySponsorship of the 2017 Melbourne Money & Finance Conference by the Australian Centre for Financial StudiesN$8,000May 2017Melbourne, Vic3000
Monash UniversitySponsorship of the 2018 Melbourne Money & Finance Conference by the Australian Centre for Financial StudiesN$9,091July 2018Melbourne, Vic3000
Monash UniversitySponsorship of the 2019 Melbourne Money & Finance Conference by the Australian Centre for Financial StudiesN$9,091June 2019Melbourne, Vic3000
The Australian National UniversitySponsorship of the APRA prize for Business EthicsN$500December 2017Canberra, ACT0200

 

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