Applications are invited from research students in the field of economics, including but not restricted to quantitative modelling, microeconomics and public finance, leading to the award of a PhD degree in Curtin Business School at Curtin University.
Student type
Faculty
- Curtin Business School
Course type
- Postgraduate Research
Gender
Non-gender specific
Nationality
- International students
- New Zealand Citizen
- Australian Citizen
- Permanent Humanitarian Visa
- Australian Permanent Resident
Scholarship base
- Merit Based
Maximum number awarded: 4
Scholarship Value
These scholarships provide an attractive stipend of $33,750 per annum tax free for up to a maximum duration of three and a half years.
Scholarships are funded by Bankwest and Curtin University to support and foster further development of world-class applied economic research with a broad policy focus on Western Australia.
Eligible courses
Suitable topics for PhD scholars can fall under one of the following general themes, which represent the Centre's areas of research focus:
- economic forecasting and evaluation;
- regional economic and policy;
- trade and industrial economics;
- labour, workforce and productivity;
- population growth and dynamics;
- income, wealth and housing;
- health, wellbeing and disadvantage.
Candidates are welcome to discuss potential research topics with the Centre Director or Centre researchers.
Eligibility criteria
- Have completed a Bachelor Degree with First Class Honours, or be regarded as having an equivalent level of attainment;
- not previously have held an Australian Government-funded postgraduate research scholarship , unless it was terminated within six months of the scholarship’s payments commencing; and
- not be receiving an equivalent award, scholarship or salary providing a benefit greater than 75% of the APA stipend rate to undertake the HDR.
Conditions that need to be met to keep your scholarship
Each successful candidate will receive a set of conditions of award with the offer letter which will outline the student's obligation in receipt of the scholarship.
Applications open: 01/11/2014
Applications close: 31/01/2015
Applications close: 31/01/2015
For further details and application please visit the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre PhD Scholarship page.
