Murdoch University offers Murdoch International
Postgraduate Studentship awards which include a living allowance and a tuition
fee sponsorship.
Applications are invited from suitably qualified international students for scholarships to undertake the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and Doctor of Education (EdD) at Murdoch University in areas in which the University has specialised research strengths.
Murdoch University provides the successful applicant with a living allowance of AU$25,392 per annum (2014 rate) as well as a tuition fee sponsorship and health insurance premiums. The health insurance covers the student and their spouse and dependants (if any) for the period of the MIPS. Under the MIPS conditions travel and relocation costs are the responsibility of the applicant however Murdoch University provides the MIPS recipients with a (partial) allowance for relocation and airfares (based on receipts). Murdoch students also have access to a conference travel allowance once during the course of their degree, maintenance funding set by the Schools and a thesis production allowance.
Deadline for submission of applications for international scholarship awards 30th September each year.
Tenure
The award is for a maximum of three years for PhD
and EdD studies. An extension of up to 6 months may be granted for PhD
candidates.
Application information
It is important that applicants include - if
applicable - the following information as an attachment to their application:
- evidence
of a major thesis (of approximately 6 months duration)
- evidence
of academic 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, evidence of international or national
reputation by way of exhibitions, performance, or production with your
role clearly explained, can be included
- 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), whether it
is an academically refereed publication and details on how this item
contributes to the proposed thesis
Applicants who have had sustained contact with a
potential academic research supervisor at Murdoch University prior to
submission of their application will be considered favourably.
For
more information and application please visit the Murdoch International Postgraduate Studentship (MIPS)page.
