Australia 2009/2010 Swinburne Research Scholarships

2009 Swinburne Research Scholarships

Swinburne is currently offering over 120 Research Scholarships…

Closing date for applications: 31 October 2008

Swinburne University offers a range of scholarships for Research Higher Degrees (PhD’s, Masters by Research etc.). Applications for the 2009 scholarship round are now open and will close on 31 October 2008. You can become part of a dynamic research culture by applying for a research scholarship and completing a Research Higher Degree at Swinburne. Our research scholarships provide opportunities in:

* Arts, Psychology and Social Science
* Astrophysics
* Biotechnology
* Brain Sciences
* Business, Entrepreneurship and Management
* Design
* Engineering
* Information and Communication Technologies
* Sustainability
* Science and Technology

For futher information of Swinburne’s area of research concentration please see the Swinburne Research Excellence webpage.
http://www.research.swinburne.edu.au/higher-degrees/scholarships/

Australia- University of Wollongong International Student Scholarships

If you are an international student you may apply for the following scholarships:

1. International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (IPRS)
The IPRS is available to citizens of overseas country (excluding New Zealand )The IPRS covers the full tuition and Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) only, for a period of two years for a Masters Research degree and three years for a Doctoral degree by research. Doctoral candidates may apply for a 6 month extension for research related reasons.The IPRS is not available to continuing students and does not proved a living allowance or any other benefits.

IPRS applicants must not:

• have already completed a degree at the same level as the proposed candidature, or at a higher level;
• be overseas students who are currently studying on a scholarship sponsored by Australian Development Scholarships (ADS);
• be seeking to apply for an IPRS within two years of the completion of an Australian Development Scholarships (ADS) award;
• be receiving another equivalent award or scholarship or salary to undertake the proposed program.

All eligible international students will also be considered for the University Postgraduate Award (UPA) living allowance.>

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2. University Postgraduate Award (UPA)
UPAs are tenable only at the University of Wollongong. They are available to graduates of Australian and overseas universities.Applicants should hold, or expect to obtain, first class honours or equivalent results.A UPA may be held for three years for Doctoral candidates and two years for Masters Research studies, subject to satisfactory progress. Doctoral candidates may apply for a 6 month extension for research related reasons.The stipend for UPAs in 2008 is $20,007 per annum - non taxable. There is also a provision for a thesis allowance. Stipends and allowances are indexed annually.

3. Cooperative Research Centre (CRC)
A limited number of scholarships are provided by Cooperative Research Centres.For further information please contact;Civil, Mining & Environmental EngineeringProfessor Buddhima IndraratnaEmail : buddhima_indraratna@uow.edu.auPhone : 02 4221 3046.


Application Process
To apply for a HDR Scholarship, complete the following 2 forms.

Closing Date for Research Scholarships - 17 October (Applications must be received by this date to be eligible. Scholarships will not be offered to applicants who wish to begin their studies after 31 May.)

HDR Scholarship Application form
Referees Report Form (two referees reports are required for the scholarship application process)

Australia- RMIT University International Research Scholarships 2009

Please note: Applications for the 2009 scholarships will open on Monday 15 September 2008. The closing date for applications is Friday 31st October 2008.

RMIT University is committed to world-class research that is practical, applied and valuable. The University is committed to attracting top research students into its key areas of expertise. Priority for scholarships will be given to students conducting their research in one of these identified RMIT research concentration areas.
RUIRS 2009 awards are awarded to international postgraduate research students with excellent academic performance.

Important: All applicants wishing to apply for an RMIT University International Research Scholarship 2009 must have received an offer letter for an RMIT postgraduate by research program. To apply for admission into a program please visit www.rmit.edu.au/international/apply

Eligibility
RMIT University International Research Scholarships (RUIRS ) will be awarded to :* new international postgraduate research students, intending to enrol in Semester 1 or Semester 2, 2009
Applicants must possess excellent academic results.

Citizenship
Applicants who are citizens of all overseas countries, except New Zealand are eligible.

Visa
Applicants who meet international student visa requirements as specified by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC), including the requirement to purchase and maintain a standard Overseas Student Health Cover policy approved by the Commonwealth Government of Health and Ageing.

Commencement
Applicants must be commencing full-time enrolment in a Higher Degree by Research (HDR) program in Australia in 2009 at RMIT University. The approved program duration is two years for a Masters by Research degree or three years for a Doctorate by Research degree.
RUIRS 2009 awardees must commence their studies in Australia in 2009 at RMIT University by 30th August 2009 . The RUIRS 2009 award cannot be deferred to another year. If a candidate is unable to take up a RUIRS award , the candidate must apply again for the award in the following year.

Academic
Applicants must have received a Firm Offer or Conditional Offer of a place for entry in a Higher Degree Research (HDR) program at RMIT University, to commence in Semester 1 or Semester 2, 2009 . The offers must be granted no later than 31st October 2008.

Sponsorship/Scholarship history
Applicants who are applying for or have received external funding for tuition and/or living allowance are eligible to apply. The allocation of the tuition fee and living allowance for RUIRS 2009 is at the discretion of RMIT University and will be determined by the value of external allowances. Please provide details of the sponsorship arrangement and evidence of the funding and duration. RMIT University must receive the evidence by the closing date, 31st October 2008.

English language requirements
Applicants must provide evidence of English language proficiency prior to 31st October 2008.
As a guide, RMIT University requires the following English language requirements for entry into research programs:
IELTS - 6.5+ (no band less than 6.0)
TOEFL – Paper based = 580+ (TWE4.5+)
TOEFL – Computer based = 237+ (TWE4.5+)
REW – English for Academic Purposes Advanced 2
The IELTS/TOEFL/RMIT English test result must be current or have been taken no more than 2 years before the commencement of the research program.
Note: Some programs have higher English language requirements

Non-Eligibility
The following students cannot apply for the RUIRS 2009 award :* Currently enrolled RMIT University students in a Research Masters Program or Doctoral Program.

Value of RUIRS 2009 Award

RMIT University will provide:

1. The annual tuition fees in a Higher Degree by Research (HDR) program undertaken at RMIT University, in a program included on the Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS) for the standard duration of the program.
2. The cost of a standard Overseas Student Health Cover policy approved by the Commonwealth Government Department of Health and Ageing and which covers the student and dependants for the period of the RUIRS 2009 award .
3. A living allowance for successful candidates of the RUIRS 2009 for the standard duration of the program. As a guide, RMIT University recipients of the RUIRS 2008 were awarded a living allowance of approximately AUD$19,000 per annum for the standard duration of the program – two years for a Masters by Research degree or three years for a Doctorate by Research degree.

The RUIRS award does not provide for travel, medical costs associated with the issue or renewal of a student visa, thesis expenses, cost of English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students (ELICOS), or costs associated with overseas fieldwork.

Selection Criteria

Students must be undertaking study in a subject area identified by RMIT University as one of its areas of research concentration. RMIT University has identified the following as their research concentrations for 2009.

Science, Engineering and Technology Portfolio:

• Advanced Industrial Informatics
• System Modeling & Optimization
• Microplatforms
• Advanced Materials
• Traditional & Complementary Medicine
• Metabolic Diseases
• Biomedical Electronics
• Interfaces Soft Condensed Matter & Nano Structures
• Environmental Change
• Aero, Auto Design
• Geospatial Science
• Biotech

Business Portfolio:

• Accountability, Governance and Regulation of Business Organisations
• Economics; Finance; Marketing
• Systems, Models, Management and Technology for the Digital World
• Creation and Design, Performance, Governance and Sustainability of Organisations
• Logistics and Supply Chain Systems and Management

Design and Social Context:

• Urban Sustainability
• Globalisation
• Design in the Built Environment
• Visual Arts and Media
• Teaching and Learning

Duration of The RUIRS 2009 Award

The RUIRS 2009 award will cover the normal duration of the program from the time the student commences the HDR degree at RMIT University. The normal duration of an RUIRS is three years for Research Doctorate degrees and two years for Research Masters degrees.
The duration of an RUIRS will be reduced in the following situations:

• During suspension of the RUIRS award.
• If a student is transferring from another institution.

If an RUIRS awardee transfers to another institution, the funding for the RUIRS award will cease.

How to apply

Applications for the 2009 scholarships will open on Monday 15th September 2008.
Closing date: Complete submissions must be received by 5.00 pm Eastern Standard Time, Friday 31st October 2008. Late applications or late submission of documentation will NOT be considered.
Applicants wishing to be considered for a RUIRS 2009 award must apply online here. (Please note the online application facility will not be available until Monday 15th September).
The following documents must be submitted (these can be uploaded through the online application form or sent directly to our office – see

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Australia- Monash University Endeavour International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (IPRS)

Approximately 300 scholarships, funded by the Australian Government, are available Australia-wide under this program each year for international students, except New Zealand students. Approximately 20 awards are offered each year at Monash.

Preference is given to students from the regions identified as priorities under the Australian Government's Endeavour Program.

Please note that this scholarship will pay tuition fees, amenities fees and the Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC). It does not provide an allowance for living expenses. However, it may be awarded in conjunction with a stipend scholarship that provides a living allowance.

To be eligible for an IPRS, applicants must:

• have completed at least four years of tertiary education study;

• have obtained First Class Honuors, or equivalent results;

• be undertaking a research masters, PhD or professional doctorate; and

• be proposing to undertake full-time studies.

Applicants are ineligible for an IPRS if they:

• are Australian citizens, permanent residents or New Zealand citizens;

• hold a PhD or professional doctorate;

• intend to undertake a second research masters degree;

• are enrolled or are intending to enrol as a research candidate under Monash's external mode regulations; and

• commenced their studies in the previous year and had prior opportunity to apply for an Endeavour IPRS in that year.

Related Information

• Scholarship application procedures

• Scholarship conditions of award

Application procedures

Application for research masters and doctoral candidature

An application for candidature is generally not required where an application for scholarship has been made. However, those applying for a scholarship to undertake a Doctor of Psychology (DPsych) or a research degree in the Faculty of Art and Design are required to submit an application for candidature together with the scholarship application. All successful APA/MGS awardees will be offered candidature.

Scholarship application form

One application kit covers all of these scholarships and is available late July each year from departments, centres and other academic units at Monash University. The application kit comprises the application form and the application guide. Please refer to the Special information for prospective applicants before contacting the department for a scholarship application form.

NOTE: Scholarship application forms are NOT available on the web or from the Research Graduate School. Applicants MUST contact the department in which they wish to study in to request a scholarship application form.

Applicants may only apply to one department. Thus, prospective students who are presently considering more than one academic department are advised to discuss their options with the relevant units.

Closing Date for applications is 31 October 2008.

Academic record/transcripts

Applicants need to arrange for three (3) copies of their academic record, certified by the registrar or nominated officer of the relevant institution, to be sent to the Monash Research Graduate School as soon as possible (if these documents are not available at the time of submission). Current Monash students need to submit three copies of their official academic record or a printout of results available from the Monash website (my.monash portal) with their application. Students who hold a research masters qualification should attach copies of examiners’ reports, if available.

Current honours students must have their results available before the selection committee meets to allocate awards (by Monday, 8 December 2008) to be eligible.

English language proficiency

Sound English language skills are required for academic programs at Monash University. Applicants must satisfy English language requirements as listed in the application form.

English proficiency standards must be met and results (if applicable) notified to the Monash Research Graduate School preferably by the closing date of 31 October 2008. Applicants with pending TOEFL or IELTS test scores must have the results available before the selection committee meets to allocate awards (by Monday, 8 December 2008) to be eligible.

Effects of prior candidature and/or scholarship

The tenure of an award will be reduced if a candidate is part way through the degree for which the scholarship is offered. This includes prior enrolment in a masters where an applicant has upgraded to a doctoral degree.

Awards will not be available to those who, as a result of prior candidature and/or scholarship, would be entitled to a maximum tenure of less than 12 months.

Academic referees

Applicants need to secure the agreement of two (2) academic referees to support their application. Referees’ names, addresses, occupations and contact details should be entered in the appropriate section of the application form. The department/ faculty will contact referees directly to obtain reports, if required.

Notification of result

The application numbers of successful applicants will be posted on the Monash Research Graduate School website by 5 pm on Monday, 15 December 2008. Successful applicants will also be advised in writing. Unsuccessful applicants will not be notified individually.

Applicants need to make a note of their application number, which appears on the top right hand corner of the front page of the application form. Applicants need to quote this number when making inquiries about their application.

Other sources of scholarship support

While a number of eligible applicants may not be successful in receiving an offer during this initial selection process, there will be other opportunities to gain a scholarship to undertake a research program at Monash. For example, most faculties offer both living allowance and tuition awards to students who may have narrowly missed out on a scholarship in the university-wide selection round.

Other awards are available through schemes sponsored by AusAID, by individual countries and by a range of organisations and donors. An Australian database, the Joint Academic Scholarship On-Line Network (JASON), is a very useful resource.

A further small selection round takes place in mid-year, when faculties and academic units nominate high quality students for additional living allowance and tuition awards.

Further details, please consult: www.mrgs.monash.edu.au/scholarships/

Australia- Murdoch University International Student Scholarship

From 2007 the Research and Development Board, in co-operation with the University, will be offering 10 Murdoch University Research Studentships which will also have a Tuition Fee Waiver with them (Murdoch International Research Scholarships).

Murdoch will also continue to offer Australian Government funded Endeavour International Postgraduate Research Scholarships.

In addition, the Board is also sponsoring 10 International Partnership Scholarships.
The Board will match funding from a genuine research-funding agency equal to the current value of the Murdoch University Research Studentship (Living allowance) . These funds will be provided to the candidate as the stipend component of the scholarship (i.e. not maintenance funding).

An application can also be made for the Research and Development Board to pay the full international tuition fee for the candidate.

From 2007 a large number of international scholarships will be offered through the Australian Government’s expanded Endeavour program. From 2007 to 2011 this program will offer over 6000 awards in participating regions for higher education. Further information about these awards, application procedures a nd a schedule of application closing dates can be found at http://www.endeavour.dest.gov.au/

Endeavour International Postgraduate Research Studentship(Endeavour IPRS) 2008

APPLICATIONS CLOSE ON 28 September 2008

Introduction

Applications are invited from suitably qualified international students for scholarships to undertake the degree of Master by Research (MPhil),Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) or Doctor of Education (EdD) at Murdoch University. The scholarships, which are for full-time study, cover tuition fees and health insurance premiums only.

The University provides a living allowance of $A19,616 per annum (2007 rate) for successful applicants and an allowance for thesis production costs. Travel and relocation costs are the responsibility of the applicant.

The purpose of the International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (IPRS) scheme is to attract top quality international postgraduate students to areas in which the University has specialized research strengths and to support Australia's research effort. These areas at Murdoch are outlined at: (http://www.research.murdoch.edu.au/management/areintro.html).

Eligibility Criteria

Awards will only be available to those students who:

• have completed a four year undergraduate degree at first-class honours level or equivalent.

• are enrolling as a full-time candidate for a Master's degree by research EdD or a PhD degree;

• will be commencing their course on or before 31 March 2007;

• provide evidence of achieving English language proficiency to the standards listed at the following website: http://www.international.murdoch.edu.au/postgrad_english.html . (Please note: Students who have completed their previous degrees in English are NOT required to supply either TOEFL or IELTS results. However, applicants from non-English speaking countries must attach a statement from the University confirming that the language of instruction was in English and that all written requirements of the degree were completed in English).

The following students will be ineligible for a scholarship under the scheme:

• International students who have already obtained a PhD degree or equivalent.

• International students who have already obtained a Master's degree by research and are applying to undertake another Master's degree by research.

• International students who have already commenced the degree for which they are seeking an award prior to 1 January 2008 unless the applicant can establish that they were unable to apply for an award commencing in 2007.

• International students who are currently studying on a scholarship sponsored by AUSAID or have just completed study on such a scholarship. These students are required to return to their home country for at least one year before returning to Australia. Australian and New Zealand citizens or permanent residents.

• Applications are open to citizens of all overseas countries (excluding New Zealand) who are commencing full time postgraduate study in the first semester of the year 2008. There is no age restriction. Candidates will be required to enrol at Murdoch University as "international students" and must maintain "international student" status for the duration of their enrolment in the University or risk the possibility of continuing as a fee-paying student.

• The allocation of awards will be restricted to students who can demonstrate that they have adequate English proficiency.

Application

It is important that applicants include as an attachment to their application:

• evidence of a major thesis (of approx 6 months duration)

• evidence of research experience which may be equivalent to a major thesis

• examiners reports of any dissertation or thesis

• evidence of fellowship or professional memberships

• in the case of art, design or other performance based programmes where other criteria may be inappropriate, international or national reputation by way of exhibitions, performance, or production with your role clearly explained.

• Please also attach a list of any publications including work which you have done individually or jointly with others. The list should be presented with the following information:

Title
Authorship (indicate your contribution, if it is a joint publication) Type of Publication (eg journal article, poster, CD-Rom, conference paper, performance, web-based publication) Is the publication refereed? Details on how this item contributes to the proposed thesis

• Applicants who have had sustained contact with a potential academic research supervisor at Murdoch will be considered favourably.

ACADEMIC REFEREE'S REPORTS

All IPRS applicants must provide written references from two academic referees. These may be sent together with your application form, or you may arrange for your referees to send them directly to Murdoch International. Referees should preferably be senior academics familiar with your most recent work, and in a position to comment on your future potential for research and contribution to the field of knowledge. It is your responsibility to ensure that your referees submit their references by the due date in September. Your application may be significantly disadvantaged without these reports. If you wish to apply for candidature as a full fee paying student Advice on How to Apply is available at: http://www.international.murdoch.edu.au/postgrad_application.html

APPLICATION FORMS FOR STUDY IN 2008 ARE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOADING FROM:

http://www.international.murdoch.edu.au/postgrad_application.html

APPLICATIONS for 2008 will close on Friday 28th September 2007

Intending International applicants should study the Murdoch International web pages for further information on The University, Student Visas, Living in Perth and Support Services and consult the Department of Immigration Multi-cultural and Indigenous Affairs website for information on the Student Visa process. For other Scholarships Offered in Australia see http://www.idp.com/

Murdoch International PhD Scholarships

In 2008, Murdoch University will be offering 10 of these scholarships for international research students, in addition to the Endeavour International Postgraduate Research Studentship (Endeavour IPRS) and the International partnership scholarships. These scholarships which are for full time study cover tuition fees and health Insurance premiums only. The University will also provide a living allowance of $A19,231 (in 2006) for successful applicants. Travel and relocation costs are the responsibility of the applicant.

To apply for these scholarships, potential applicants must submit an application for Admission , available from: http://www.international.murdoch.edu.au/downloads/researchapp.pdf and an application for the Endeavour IPRS at : http://www.international.murdoch.edu.au/downloads/scholarapp.pdf

Applicants for the Endeavour IPRS will automatically be considered for the Murdoch International Research Scholarships. Applicants must address all the IPRS eligibility and application criteria.

Closing date 28th September 2008.

Further Information
If you require any further information on scholarships, or admission to research degrees at Murdoch University, please contact:

Murdoch University Graduate Centre
Division of Research and Development
Murdoch University
Murdoch WA 6150
Telephone: (08) 9360 6506
Facsimile: (08) 9310 6503
email: scholars@murdoch.edu.au