ECUPRS International Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Australia

ECU
International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (ECUPRS Int)

The ECUPRS Int.
scheme is both prestigious and highly competitive. ECUPRS Int. scholarships are
offered each year for te
nure at Edith Cowan University. The scholarships
provide the recipient with tuition fee and health care cover for the duration
of their research degree. In addition, each successful ECUPRS Int. recipient
will be offered an ECU International Stipend (ECUIS) to meet living costs for
the same period.

Application opening
date: 1
March 2016
Application
closing date:
13 May 2016
Method
of application:
Download forms

Payments

Amount: $27,000 per year
stipend/living allowance plus tuition fees and overseas health cover paid
Frequency: Fortnightly
Method: Electronic funds transfer

Tenure:

• 1-2 years
  for a Master by research dependent on course length
• Up to 3
  years for a Doctor of Philosophy (PHD)

Step
by step guide to applying

You need to follow
these steps to apply for a scholarship for a Masters by Research, Professional
Doctorate or Doctor of Philosophy course (Higher Degree by Research):

1. Before
   you apply for a scholarship, you must apply for admission into a Higher Degree by Research
   course
2. We
   encourage all applicants to read the Scholarship Conditions: APA, ECU-PRS and ECU Research
   Excellence Awards (PDF) to understand the application process,
   selection criteria and the requirements on them as scholarship recipients
3. Complete
   the Scholarship Application (.DOC), including:
1. Outline
   of your research topic
2. Information
   on your research publications or research grants you have received: Documenting Your Research Experience (PDF)
3. Academic
   Referees to support your scholarship application, using the PG Academic Referee Report (PDF)

Send application to:

Submit your
scholarship application and documentation by the closing date for the
scholarship:
By email: scholarships@ecu.edu.au

Or post:
Research Scholarships Officer
Scholarships Office
Edith Cowan University
270 Joondalup Drive
Joondalup, Western Australia, 6027

You will be advised
of the outcome via email as soon as possible afterwards.

Eligibility
requirements

Course Requirements
Applicants should have completed at least four years of tertiary education
study at a high level of achievement for example:

• Four
  year degree (e.g. Engineering or Law)
• Three
  year degree and
  one of the following:
• Honours
  year
• one
  year of a higher degree
• one
  year of a Masters preliminary or other qualifying programme
• Postgraduate
  diploma

The awardees should also have:

• Completed
  a Bachelor Degree with First Class Honours, or be regarded by the ECU as
  having an equivalent level of attainment
• Must
  have their course application for study in the PhD or Master by research
  programme approved by ECU before being considered for an offer of a
  scholarship
  Where an offer of a
  place in the course is conditional, an applicant is normally not eligible
  for scholarship consideration until that condition has been met.
• The
  intention to undertake study in a course and research topic within one of
  the University’s areas of research activity

Please note:

• not
  all degree combinations will be considered by the University to be
  equivalent to an Australian First Class Honours degree
• a
  student with a two-year Masters degree, but no Bachelors degree, may be
  considered with other masters graduates if the University regards this as
  equivalent

Exclusions
To be eligible applicants must not have previously gained or currently hold any
of the following:

• Research
  doctorate, which is deemed the equivalent of an Australian research
  doctorate degree
• Master
  by research degree if seeking admission to Master by research degree
• Another
  substantial scholarship provided by ECU (e.g., faculty, school or research
  centre scholarship) or an external provider

Other
exclusions/limitations

• Applicants
  enrolled in, or intending to enrol in, Doctor of Philosophy – Integrated
  (J42) are only eligible to apply for a postgraduate research scholarship
  after the completion of the first year (full-time equivalent) of the
  course. A scholarship will ONLY cover the three (3) years of full-time
  research

Additional Eligibility
requirements for International Students
Applicants must:

• meet
  international student visa requirements as specified by the Department of
  Immigration and Citizenship, including the requirement to
  purchase and maintain a standard Overseas
  Student Health Cover policy approved by the Department of Health and
  Ageing
• meet
  all University admission requirements, including English proficiency,
  and be made an unconditional
  offer of a place in a higher degree by research (either a
  Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) or Master by research)
• not
  currently be receiving a scholarship provided by the Australian Agency for
  International Development (AusAID) or have completed an AusAID
  scholarship within the last two years

Nationality:

• International

Level
of study:

• Higher
  degree research (including Masters by Research)

Faculty:

• Any

School:

• Any

Study
mode:

• Full-time
  on-campus

Related
Scholarship/s:

The below
scholarship/s are assessed together and do not require a separate application:

• International
  Postgraduate Research Scholarship (IPRS)
• ECU
  International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (ECUPRS Int.)

Applicant
information:

Information for Current
Honours and Master by research students
Students currently enrolled in their qualifying Honours or Master by research
degree must ensure that their thesis is submitted in sufficient time * for an
examination result to be available for the scholarship round.
* Examiners take
approximately 4 weeks to examine an Honours thesis and approximately 6 weeks to
examine a Masters by research thesis, however, examination times may vary.

Documentation
It is important to ensure your application includes as much information as
possible together with the supporting documentation as following the closing
date, additional documents cannot be added to
an application.
Referee
Reports
– It is highly recommended that each applicant make arrangements for the
provision of two (2) academic referee reports. Academic Referee Reports may be
used in the assessment process of a scholarship application. It is the
applicant’s responsibility to ensure that referee reports are returned to the
Research Scholarships Officer by
the scholarship closing date.

Documents in a language
other than English
It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that all documentation
presented in a foreign language is also accompanied by an authorised English
translation. This means that applicants must provide copies of the
qualification or documentation in the original language and an official English translation.

Selection:

Selection for a
postgraduate research scholarship is based on academic merit and research
capability within the University’s research strengths.

Successful
applicants typically have first class honours or have completed a Master degree
by research with additional research output such as research publications
and/or successful research grant applications and research experience.