These awards are for full-time study towards higher degrees by research. IPRS are funded by the Department of Education, Employment & Workplace Relations (DEEWR). Competition for scholarships is intense; only applicants with extensive research training and experience will be offered an award.
Value
The award provides for the full cost of tuition and overseas student health cover. The award may not provide for other fees charged by the University from time to time.
UWS also provides a living allowance of A$22,860 per annum, indexed annually and paid fortnightly.
Tenure
The tenure of the award is three years for doctoral candidates and two years for Masters Honours (research masters) candidates.
Eligibility
Students from any overseas country, except New Zealand, who are commencing a new research degree course and do not already hold an equivalent degree are eligible to apply. Applicants for coursework awards are not eligible to apply, even where there is a research component in the degree. Students who have already commenced their research degree may not be eligible.
Current AusAID students are ineligible.
Application Deadline
Applications close on Wednesday 31 August 2011.
Application
Further scholarship details and application procedures can be found at
