Scholarship

Indigenous PhD Scholarship in Science

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Key scholarship details

Application status

Open for automatic consideration

Benefit amount

Up to $100,000

Eligible study level

Graduate research

Eligible student type

Domestic students

Eligible study stage

Future study, Current study

Benefit duration

One or more years

Summary

The Indigenous PhD Scholarship in Science is offered to talented Indigenous students enrolling in a PhD in the Faculty of Science.

Benefits

This scholarship provides a fortnightly stipend payment at the annual value of an MRS for three years. Further extensions are available based on progress (ie. for up to four years candidature). Access to a further $6000 to support fieldwork, conference or collaborative travel during candidature.

Amount:

Up to $100,000

Duration:

One or more years

Quantity:

1

Eligibility and selection criteria

Eligibility

To be eligible for this scholarship, you must:

  • Be an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person by descent, identify as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person, and be accepted as such by the community in which you live or have lived
  • Be enrolling an a PhD in the Faculty of Science

Indigenous students entering a PhD in the Faculty of Science. To remain eligible, the candidate must maintain the minimum PhD candidature requirements as established by the University.

Selection criteria

The successful candidate must satisfy the minimum entry requirements for a RHD as set out in the University Handbook.

Conditions

Students must affirm and maintain their eligibility for support for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. See: Establishing your eligibility. In addition, students must maintain the minimum PhD candidature requirements as established by the University

Study level:

Graduate research

Student type:

Domestic students

Study stage type:

Future study, Current study

Study area:

Science

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Application

How to apply

You are automatically considered, if you have applied for admission for commencement in the award year.

Status:

Open for automatic consideration

The information listed here is subject to change without notice. Where we have listed information about jointly run scholarships programs, please also see our partners' websites. Information describing the number and value of scholarships awarded is indicative.

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