International Postgraduate Research Scholarship

International Postgraduate Research Scholarships (IPRS) are awarded to Doctor of Philosophy international students undertaking quality research (fundamental or applied) in areas of research specialisation at USQ. The successful applicants will have their tuition fees and Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) which covers the student, their spouse and dependants (if any), met by the Australian Government. In addition USQ provides a fortnightly stipend to contribute towards living expenses.

Value

International Postgraduate Research Scholarships carry a yearly stipend of $30 000 per year to the successful applicant. Payments are made on a fortnightly basis over the year. The period of tenure of an award is three years for doctorate studies. Periods of study already undertaken towards the degree will be deducted from the period of tenure.

Should a successful IPRS applicant be enrolled with the Faculty of Engineering and Surveying (FoES) then FoES may provide a further $3000 top up to the successful applicant.

Scholarship benefits include full tuition fees for a period of 6 semesters (subject to satisfactory progress).

Eligibility

To be eligible applicants must:

• be eligible to be enrolled full-time in a Higher Degree by Research at the University of Southern Queensland
• not be an Australian citizen, New Zealand citizen or Australian permanent resident (*Note: Australian permanent resident includes holders of Australian permanent humanitarian visas)
• not previously have held an Australian Government-funding postgraduate research scholarship unless it was terminated within six months of the commencement of benefits
• not be in receipt of similar funding from the Australian Government
• commence the degree by the date set by the University or the scholarship may be withdrawn and reallocated to another applicant.

Conditions

• Applications including all supporting documentation must be received by the closing date and in writing on the USQ application forms provided
• The scholarship will be paid directly to the student on a fortnightly basis
• Scholarships are not transferable to other students in any circumstances
• The scholarship will be forfeited if the recipient cancels his or her enrolment in the program or fails to enrol
• The scholarship will be forfeited if the recipient transfers to another institution
• Subject to student visa conditions, a student is permitted to undertake up to eight (8) hours of paid work per week. Work must not interfere with the student's study program.

Selection criteria

Applicants must:

• have applied for enrolment or currently be enrolled in the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) program full-time on-campus at USQ
• meet the eligibility entry requirements
• demonstrate outstanding research potential
• scholarships will be awarded on the basis of academic merit, research capacity and relevance of proposed research to USQ's areas of research concentration
• projects involving human or animal experimentation, including social/psychological research, must conform to NH&MRC guidelines and ethical clearance will be required prior to commencement of any such project.

How to apply

To apply for this scholarship, applicants must complete and forward the following documentation by email to orhd@usq.edu.au:

• Research Student Scholarship Application form (DOCX 95KB)
• two Academic Referee Reports (DOCX 42KB)
• curriculum vitae
• education qualifications (testamur and all academic transcripts including undergraduate and postgraduate)
• provide a detailed (DOC 79 KB)research proposal outline  
• include a two page summary of your research interests and experiences
• documentation confirming citizenship
• list of any research publications.

Office of Research and Higher Degrees (ORHD) also recommend applicants supply a copy of their:

• USQ enrolment application (copy only - original application must be forwarded to Admissions).  For enrolment instructions, please refer to the how to apply guide.

To ensure your scholarship application is assessed, scanned copies of the above documentation (excluding the Academic Referee Reports which should be forwarded separately by the referee) must be forwarded as one attachment to ORHD, orhd@usq.edu.au and no other office.

Closing date

Further information

Further information about this scholarship can be obtained from the Office of Research and Higher Degrees at orhd@usq.edu.au.