Available projects in a sub-area
Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food
Applications are now open for the scholarships listed in the tables below.
| Assessing sleeping and eating patterns of shift workers on a weight loss intervention | |||
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| Code | Start date | Value | Contact |
| 2876 | 2 November 2026 (negotiable) | $800 ($200 x 4 weeks) |
Prof Maxine Bonham Email: maxine.bonham@monash.edu Research profile: Prof Maxine Bonham |
| Prerequisites Studying a Bachelor of Nutrition Science degree; year 2 level or above. Need to have working knowledge of dietary analysis packages e.g. Food works and ability to use spreadsheets |
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| Applications The deadline for applications is Friday, 28 August 2026 (5pm) |
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| Investigating whether intermittent fasting leads to over consumption on non-fast days | |||
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| Code | Start date | Value | Contact |
| 3699 | 2 November 2026 (negotiable) | $800 ($200 x 4 weeks) |
Professor Maxine Bonham Email: maxine.bonham@monash.edu Research profile: Professor Maxine Bonham |
| Prerequisites Nutrition science student, preferably year three, with Foodworks experience. |
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| Additional details The project will be looking at food diaries and 24 hr recalls in shift working populations undertaking weight management. |
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| Applications The deadline for applications is Friday, 28 August 2026 (5pm) |
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| Planetary Health Report Card - Monash Nutrition, Dietetics and Food | |||
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| Code | Start date | Value | Contact |
| 3767 | 23 November 2026 | $400 ($200 x 2 weeks) |
Dr Liza Barbour Email: liza.barbour@monash.edu Phone: 0419352471 Research profile: Dr Liza Barbour More information about project #3767 |
| Prerequisites Applicants must have completed NUT3006 or NUT4001, NUT3082 and NUT5004. Preferably with experience or a desire to develop qualitative research skills. |
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| Additional details The Planetary Health Report Card (PHRC) is a student-led metric-based tool for evaluating and improving planetary health content in health professional schools globally. In 2024, Monash University developed the world-first metrics for the discipline of nutrition and dietetics. In 2025, ten nutrition and dietetic schools around the world completed the PHRC. By completing and reporting on progress, the PHRC can be used to incentivise and encourage more planetary health activities in teaching and campus life. The successful applicant for this Summer Vacation Scholarship in February 2027 will use the metrics to document Monash Nutrition's work across 5 domains; planetary health curriculum, interdisciplinary research, institutional support, community outreach and advocacy, and campus sustainability. The successful applicant will work with students from pharmacy, physiotherapy and other disciplines at Monash who are also collecting data for their own PHRC. The successful applicant will have the opportunity to be recognised by the global PHRC team. About you: To complete this project, you will be an effective team player. You will have excellent attention to detail, communication, organisational and project management skills. You will also have the ability to draw upon your knowledge of planetary health and sustainable development from NUT3006/NUT4001, NUT3082 and NUT5004 to apply to this real-world intervention. |
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| Applications The deadline for applications is Friday, 28 August 2026 (5pm) |
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| PlanEATary Quest | |||
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| Code | Start date | Value | Contact |
| 3929 | 8 February 2027 (negotiable) | $400 ($200 x 2 weeks) |
Dr Liza Barbour Email: liza.barbour@monash.edu Phone: 0419352471 Research profile: Dr Liza Barbour More information about project #3929 |
| Prerequisites Applicants must have completed 'NUT3006 Food Systems and Planetary Health' or 'NUT4001 Foundations for Dietetic Practice'. Qualitative and quantitative research experience desirable however not essential. |
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| Additional details This project will involve collaboration with nutritionists and dietitians throughout Australia who were involved in either; (i) developing the PlanEATary Quest intervention in 2023, or (ii) implementing the PlanEATary Quest as an intervention with their colleagues or students. There are two vacation scholarship positions available for this project. As a pair, you will examine how the PlanEATary Quest has been implemented since it was developed, whether it has been effective and under what circumstances. This will be a mixed-methods study, involving quantitative analysis of the pre-post survey results (n~1000) and qualitative interviews/focus groups with the nutritionists and dietitians who developed and/or have implemented the intervention. There is an opportunity for the vacation scholarship students to contribute to ongoing research that may lead to co-authorship on a peer-reviewed publication. |
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| Applications The deadline for applications is Friday, 28 August 2026 (5pm) |
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| Diet and post-stroke health | |||
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| Code | Start date | Value | Contact |
| 3996 | 19 January 2026 (negotiable) | $1200 ($200 x 6 weeks) |
Dr Barbara R Cardoso Email: barbara.cardoso@monash.edu Research profile: Dr Barbara R Cardoso |
| Prerequisites Third-year Nutrition Science or Master's in Dietetics students Desired skills: experience with Qualtrics and qualitative research |
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| Additional details Background: Diet is recognised as a key aspect in stroke recovery, but there is a critical gap in understanding how stroke survivors, carers, and clinicians perceive and engage with dietary recommendations, particularly given the complex physical, cognitive, and psychosocial challenges experienced after stroke This study aims to examine dietary beliefs and practices among stroke survivors, carers, and clinicians. The student will assess quantitative and qualitative data from surveys and interviews to inform future research in the field of diet and stroke management. |
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| Applications The deadline for applications is Friday, 28 August 2026 (5pm) |
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| Validating a multicomponent survey tool to assess lifestyle behaviour change in children aged 6-14 y | |||
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| Code | Start date | Value | Contact |
| 4009 | 7 December 2026 (negotiable) | $400 ($200 x 2 weeks) |
A/Prof Zoe Davidson Email: zoe.davidson@monash.edu Research profile: A/Prof Zoe Davidson |
| Prerequisites Third-year Bachelor of Nutrition Science students with research skills via NUT2002 and NUT3005. |
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| Applications The deadline for applications is Friday, 28 August 2026 (5pm) |
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| Codesigning assessments for the Bachelor of Nutrition Science | |||
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| Code | Start date | Value | Contact |
| 4010 | 23 November 2026 (negotiable) | $400 ($200 x 2 weeks) |
A/Prof Zoe Davidson Email: zoe.davidson@monash.edu Research profile: A/Prof Zoe Davidson |
| Prerequisites Third year Bachelor of Nutrition Science student |
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| Applications The deadline for applications is Friday, 28 August 2026 (5pm) |
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