Curtin Strategic Stipend Scholarships are funded by Curtin
University and awarded to students of exceptional research potential
undertaking a Higher Degree by Research (HDR) to assist with general living
costs.
Applicants will submit a complete scholarship application,
as well as provide supporting evidence against the competitive scholarship
scoring selection criteria. If the supporting evidence is not written in
English, provide both the original and an English translation. These
requirements must be met, with no exception, no later than 11.59pm (AWST) on
Thursday, 21 September 2017.
Curtin Research Scholarship Self-Assessment: Research
Scholarships, Graduate Research School strongly encourages all candidates to
undertake a self-assessment of their potential scholarship competitiveness,
before commencing any application process. The Curtin Research
Scholarship Self-Assessment webpage is available at : http://graduateresearch.curtin.edu.au/assessment/.
Based on your given answers, you will be provided with a
summary and an approximation of how likely you are to be awarded a research
scholarship during any competitive scholarship round. The
recommendation provided is for information purposes only. Your
scholarship application may be further improved based on supporting evidence of
your research output, research experience and research potential..
Student type
- Future
Students
Faculty
- Science
& Engineering
- Centre
for Aboriginal Studies
- Curtin
Business School
- Humanities
- Health
Sciences
Course type
- Postgraduate
Research
Gender
Non-gender specific
Nationality
- International
students
- Permanent
Humanitarian Visa
- Australian
Citizen
- New
Zealand Citizen
- Australian
Permanent Resident
Scholarship base
- Merit
Based
Value
Stipend: Curtin University will administer to
each Recipient an annual stipend equivalent to the base full-time RTP Stipend
rate published by the Department of Education and Training for the relevant
year of award. The 2018 annual stipend amount for a full-time student is
currently set at $27,082.00, tax free, this stipend rate is indexed annually.
Tuition Fee Offset Scholarship:
International applicants awarded an RTP Stipend Scholarship will be provided a
Curtin-funded tuition fee offset scholarship to assist with tuition fee
liability.
Period of Support: Recipients are
entitled to three years full-time equivalent study if undertaking an eligible
Research Doctorate and a maximum of two years full-time equivalent study if
undertaking a Masters by Research. The duration of the Scholarship
will be reduced by any period of study undertaken towards the degree prior to
the commencement of the Scholarship.
Conditions of Award : Applicants are
strongly encouraged to read the scholarship's Conditions of Award (COA), which
detail relevant terms, conditions and allowances. The COA is found under
the Research Scholarships section at: https://scholarships.curtin.edu.au/current/ug_term_cond.cfm#researchscholar
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for a Curtin Strategic Stipend
Scholarship, an applicant must:
1. Be a student, Domestic or International, awarded an
Curtin Strategic Stipend Scholarship (“Scholarship”) as result of a
competitive selection process;
2. Satisfy all academic entry requirements for a Masters by Research or a Research Doctorate, including the English proficiency levels set by Curtin University;
3. Be undertaking a Higher Degree by Research (HDR) at Curtin University; and
4. Not be receiving income from another source to support their general living costs while undertaking their course of study if that income is greater than 75 per cent of the RTP Stipend rate. Income unrelated to the Recipient’s course of study or income received for the Recipient’s course of study but not for the purposes of supporting general living costs is not to be taken into account.
2. Satisfy all academic entry requirements for a Masters by Research or a Research Doctorate, including the English proficiency levels set by Curtin University;
3. Be undertaking a Higher Degree by Research (HDR) at Curtin University; and
4. Not be receiving income from another source to support their general living costs while undertaking their course of study if that income is greater than 75 per cent of the RTP Stipend rate. Income unrelated to the Recipient’s course of study or income received for the Recipient’s course of study but not for the purposes of supporting general living costs is not to be taken into account.
Competitive Scholarship Scoring Selection Criteria
To be considered in the scoring process, applicants will
meet without concession, all relevant course entry requirements, including
English language competency requirements, for entry to their nominated HDR
course. Research degree English language requirements are detailed
on: http://futurestudents.curtin.edu.au/postgraduate/entry/
Applicants will be assessed against the following metrics:
1. Basis of admission;
2. Academic qualifications;
3. Achievement of candidacy;
4. Work-related research experience;
5. Academic accomplishments;
6. Research and creative outputs of demonstrable quality; and
7. Referee reports.
1. Basis of admission;
2. Academic qualifications;
3. Achievement of candidacy;
4. Work-related research experience;
5. Academic accomplishments;
6. Research and creative outputs of demonstrable quality; and
7. Referee reports.
Unless there are exceptional circumstances, to take up this
scholarship, applicants must be able to commence their scholarship in Research
Term 1, 2018 (1 January 2018 – 30 June 2018) as a full-time internal student.
An applicant's research proposal must aligned
with one or more of the applicant's enrolling Faculty's
2018 strategic focus areas listed below:
Curtin Business School (CBS) :
- Energy
and Health Economics
- Branding
and Marketing
- International
Business and Tourism
- Supply
Chain Management
- Corporate
Governance
Faculty of Health Sciences:
- Biosciences
& Metabolic Health;
- Neurosciences
& Behaviour;
- Rehabilitation
and Exercise Sciences;
- Public
and Population Health;
- Clinical
and Medical Care (to reflect the Medical School and Nursing/Midwifery etc)
Faculty of Humanities:
- Sustainable
Human Environments: Architecture and Building (including BIM); Urban and
Regional Planning; and Sustainable Development;
- Knowledge
Innovation and Creative Economy: Media and Cultural Studies; Education
(esp. Educational Technologies); Design, Creative Arts, Digital Humanities
- Social
and Cultural Transformations: Anthropology and Sociology, Cultural
Studies, Screen Studies, Education and Applied Linguistics, Geography,
International Relations and Security Studies, Human Rights, History and
Heritage, Creative Arts
Faculty of Science and Engineering:
- Resources
and Energy
- Astronomy
- Agriculture
/ Food
- Earth
and Planetary Sciences
Supporting Evidence
Research and Creative Outputs:
Please list and number consecutively papers published,
papers in press or finally accepted for publication in refereed journals over
the last five years. The listing must indicate titles of papers, sequence
of authors as shown in the paper, first and last page numbers, name, volume and
date of journal and, for recent papers not yet published, a copy of the
notification of acceptance by the journal’s editor is required. Please do
not include papers submitted for publication but not yet accepted, or
conference proceedings, abstracts or papers in this section unless these were
published in a refereed journal.
Referee Reports:
Referee reports are confidential and cannot be viewed by the
applicant. Please ensure you forward the Curtin Referee Report template to your
nominated referees. Referee reports must be from two academic
supervisors, lecturers, course conveners or workplace managers who should be
familiar with the applicant’s recent academic and/or work performance and
abilities. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure their referees
complete and submit the reports directly to Research Scholarships: HDRSCH-Applications@curtin.edu.au
Applications open: 28/06/2017
Applications close: 21/09/2017
Applications close: 21/09/2017
