International PhD Fees Scholarship

To be eligible applicants must:

• hold a qualification regarded by USQ to be equivalent, or at higher level to a Bachelor Degree with First Class Honours;
• must have applied for enrolment or currently be enrolled in a PhD at USQ;
• be an international student, not an Australian or New Zealand citizen or Australian permanent resident;
• not be in receipt of similar funding from the Australian Government;
• not be a sponsored student receiving similar funding from their Government, or other organisations;
• commence the program in 2020.

Applicants will be assessed on:

• alignment with the University's research priority areas;

• academic merit, previous research outputs and research experience of the applicant;

• research track record of the proposed supervisory team;

• quality of the research proposal.

To apply, please ensure you have digital copies of the below information:

• Curriculum vitae;
• Preliminary Research Thesis Topic Proposal (DOC 48KB).
• Education qualifications (testamur and academic transcripts for all undergraduate and postgraduate awards);
• List of any research presentations and/or publications
• Documentation confirming citizenship.

Application must be made via the USQ Scholarship Application Management System by the closing date.

If you require assistance in completing your application please download the Scholarship Online Application Manual (PDF 2.14MB).  

Further information about this scholarship can be obtained from the Graduate Research School at grs@usq.edu.au