The University of South Australia offers the following
scholarships to international applicants.
- Research
Training Program international (RTPi) Scholarships
- University
President's Scholarships (UPS)
- International
Research Tuition Scholarship (IRTS)
Research Training
Program international (RTPi) Scholarships
Research Training Program international
(RTPi) Scholarships are funded by the Australian Government and
awarded to international candidates on the basis of academic merit and research
potential.
An RTPi scholarship will cover your tuition fees and your
Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC), and provide a stipend (living allowance),
but will not pay for travel expenses. A thesis allowance is funded to cover the
cost of printing and binding the thesis.
Benefits and
conditions
Applicants must read the Scholarship Benefits and
Conditions - International Research Degree Students (PDF
file, 375 kb) before signing the declaration at the bottom of the application
form. These conditions apply to all people who accept offers from the
University of South Australia for the RTPi scholarship or UniSA President's
scholarship.
Value
At least $27,082 per annum (2018 stipend rate) for
3 years, with the possibility of one six-month extension (2017 stipend rate)
Closing dates
31 August (to commence in following year)
University President's Scholarships are awarded on the basis
of academic merit.
A UPS will cover tuition fees and Overseas Student
Health Cover (OSHC). The living allowance must be provided by the University of
South Australia centre, school, division where an applicant has applied. The
minimum rate is the RTP Stipend base rate. In some cases,
the living allowance may be provided by a sponsor or external funding provider.
The benefits and conditions are based on those applicable to
the RTPi scholarship; however, they may be amended depending on the source
of the living allowance; any offer made will detail the benefits and conditions
that apply.
Travel expenses are not covered by the scholarship.
Benefits and
conditions
The UPS scholarship benefits and conditions will be sent
with an offer of scholarship and you should read them carefully prior to
signing an acceptance form. These Scholarship Benefits and
Conditions - International Research Degree Students (PDF
file, 375 kb) apply to all people who accept offers from the University of
South Australia for the RTP International scholarship or UniSA President's
scholarship.
Eligibility
You must have a University of South Australia supervisor willing
to nominate you for consideration and outstanding academic records, and be a
citizen of an overseas country eligible for entry to Australia for the time
required to complete the research degree. UPS are nearly always given to
doctorate by research candidates but can be given to masters by research
candidates in some cases. These scholarships can only be taken at this
university.
Value
Tuition fees plus a living allowance of at least $27,082
per annum (2018 stipend rate).
Closing dates
31 August (to commence in following year)
International Research Tuition Scholarships (IRTS) are
awarded to international candidates on the basis of academic merit and demonstrated
research capability, and who will be supported during their degree by a full
living stipend supported by external funding.
Value
The IRTS will cover the international tuition fee for 3
years (plus a possibility of a 6 month extension) for a PhD student and the
international tuition fee for 2 years for a research master’s student.
The scholarship does not cover overseas health cover and applicants are responsible for ensuring they have visa length overseas health cover for themselves and, if applicable, their family.
The scholarship does not cover overseas health cover and applicants are responsible for ensuring they have visa length overseas health cover for themselves and, if applicable, their family.
Eligibility
In addition to meeting UniSA’s eligibility criteria,
applicants must be:
- Commencing
international research degree students
- High
quality with demonstrated research capability
- Be
supported by a strong supervisory panel(with end-user adviser on the
supervisory panel, where appropriate), and be enrolled in a research-rich
environment
- In
receipt of (or been awarded) a fully externally funded stipend
scholarship, or in receipt of a living stipend supported by external
funding*.
*Note: the living stipend need to be in the form of an
externally funded scholarship administered through the University or agreement
with a sponsorship body or organisation.
All applications will be assessed against the University’s
Research Degrees Scholarship Allocation Guidelines: Competitive Commonwealth
and University of South Australian funded scholarships.
