The Faculty of Law offers the Quentin Bryce Law Doctoral (QBLD) scholarships for commencing Doctor of Philosophy students to promote and reward quality research within the faculty.
Value and duration
Benefits offered under the scholarships include:
- a stipend of $30,000 per annum for 3 years
- a research support fund of $1,500 per annum
- paid holiday, sick, maternity, and parenting leave
Separate support may be available for international students to cover tuition fees.
Who is eligible?
The scholarships are open to domestic and international students.
It is expected that scholarship holders will be full-time students, but the scholarship may be awarded to part-time students in specified circumstances.
Selection process
Scholarships will be awarded according to the following selection criteria:
- academic merit of the applicant;
- research and other relevant experience of the applicant;
- publication record of the applicant;
- quality of the research proposal; and,
- relevance of the proposed research to the Faculty's research strengths.
Other information
Doctoral Teaching Fellowship
Successful scholarship applicants may also be offered a Doctoral Teaching Fellowship which will provide an opportunity to gain valuable teaching experience in the Faculty of Law.
Doctoral Teaching Fellows will receive a salary of $25,000 per annum in addition to the QBLD scholarship, and be expected to teach 4 hours per week in both Autumn and Spring semesters.
Fellows will be appointed for a period of 12 months with an expectation that the Fellowship will be re-offered for two further 12 month periods, up to a maximum of 3 years.
How to apply
Applications for this scholarship are now open for Autumn 2014 intake. Please complete the Expression of Interest Form and an application form will be sent to you.
Application period
Autumn 2014 applications close 25 October 2013
Application period
Autumn 2014 applications close 25 October 2013
