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$26,288 per annum (2016 rate) as well as a tuition fee sponsorship and health insurance premiums. The health insurance provides cover for the student only. Any successful applicants who wish to bring their dependents will be responsible for any additional costs.
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 is on 30th September of each year
Deadline for submission of applications for international scholarship awards is on 30th September of 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.
Academic Referee Reports
All international 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.
