Scholarship Details

Brief description:

The International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (IPRS) scheme was established to maintain and develop international research linkages and specifically aims to attract top quality international postgraduate students to areas of research strength in the Australian higher education sector and support Australia’s research effort.  In addition to IPRS, Curtin has a number of Strategic International Research Scholarships (CSIRS) available for commencement

Host Institution(s):

Curtin University, Australia

Field(s) of study:

Research courses under the following faculties:

•  Humanities
•  Science & Engineering
•  Centre for Aboriginal Studies
•  Health Sciences
•  Curtin Business School

Number of Scholarships:

Not specified

Target group:

International students

Scholarship value/inclusions:

The International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (IPRS) provides:

•  course tuition fee for two years for a Masters by Research and three years for a Doctoral degree; and
•  Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) for the recipient and their dependants for the duration of the award.
•  In addition, all successful applicants will receive an Australian Postgraduate Award (APA) valued at $24,653 for living allowance. This tax-free stipend is indexed annually.

Curtin Strategic International Research Scholarship (CSIRS) provides:

• course tuition fee for three years for a Doctoral degree; and
• basic single overseas health cover (OSHC) for the recipient; and
• a stipend equivalent to that of the APA per annum tax free for the duration of your study.

Eligibility:

IPRS – Current and Future Students

•  This award is open to citizens of an overseas country (excluding New Zealand);
•  Scholarships will be awarded on academic merit and research capacity to suitably qualified overseas graduates eligible to commence a higher degree by research in ;
•  Applicants must gain admission to be awarded scholarships;
•  Applicants must have satisfied English language requirements for the chosen course of study by 31st August ;
•  Not have held an AusAID scholarship within two years prior to commencing the IPRS;

CSIRS – Future Students only

•  This award is open to citizens of an overseas country (excluding New Zealand);
•  Scholarships will be awarded on academic merit, alignment with strategic research areas, and research capacity, to suitably qualified overseas graduates eligible to commence a higher degree by research in ;
•Applicants must gain admission to be awarded scholarships;
•  Applicants must have satisfied English language requirements for the chosen course of study by 31st August ;
•  This scholarship is available to future doctoral students only.

Application instructions:

Applications for IPRS and CSIRS are now closed. Please check back on the official website for the next round of applications.

You must to apply for this scholarship via the online e-application.  If you wish to be considered for CSIRS, you must specify the Strategic Research Area/s your research will be aligned with at the top of your research proposal.  Please apply as soon as possible if you are interested because the admission assessment process takes time.

It is important to visit the official website (link found below) for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.

Website:

Official Scholarship Website: http://scholarships.curtin.edu.au/scholarships/scholarship.cfm?id=1170