Australian
Postgraduate Awards (APA) / Deakin University Postgraduate Research
Scholarships (DUPRS)

The APAs
are funded by the Australian Federal Government while the DUPRSs are funded by
Deakin University.

Both awards are
available to domestic a
nd international students. Only the top ranked
applicants in a scholarship round will be offered an APA. Applicants can apply
for candidature only (without scholarship) at any time during the year.
However, candidature and scholarship applications must be lodged by the
deadlines listed below.

Application
period/closing date

Domestic –
(Australian citizen or permanent resident; New Zealand citizen)

Applications
open 1 May and close 31 October

International

Applications
open 1 February and close 31 July

Value
and benefits

A
stipend of $25,849 per annum tax exempt (2015 rate)
A
relocation allowance up to $1840 (2015 rate) awarded to students who are
moving from interstate or overseas in order to study at Deakin
Paid
sick, maternity and parenting leave
Only an
APA may be transferred to another university

Eligibility
criteria

Successful
applicants must have achieved a first class Honours degree or equivalent.
Awards are only available to those who will be undertaking a Masters or
Doctoral degree full-time in 2015 and have applied for, or are currently
enrolled in, a higher degree by research. Applicants who have commenced their
graduate research degree must have at least 12 months full-time or equivalent
candidature remaining. Applicants who have previously held an APA or DUPR for
six months or more cannot be considered for another APA or DUPR.

The primary
criterion is a high standard of Honours (a year of assessed research following
an undergraduate course) or its equivalent. Equivalence could include:

research
Masters’ degree with at least 2/3 of the degree comprising a thesis graded
at 80%+
coursework
Masters’ degrees or graduate diplomas which includes a research project or
thesis of 10,000 to 20,000 words to 80%+ standard and research methodology
units
comparable
qualifications from international universities including a research
project or thesis of 10,000 to 20,000 words and GPA 80%+ standard
relevant
postgraduate research experience
independently
refereed journal articles, publications, or conference papers
professional
reporting or prior learning
research
related awards or prizes
other
evidence of research ability.

Please refer to the entry
pathways to higher degrees by research for further information.

Selection
criteria

Selection for
scholarships is based on academic merit, research experience, publications
relative to opportunity, alignment of the project with strategic priorities and
the supervisory experience/support of the potential supervisors. Please refer
to the HDR Scholarship Ranking Guidelines (PDF, 173.4 KB) which
are used by Schools and Faculties during the scholarship rounds to rank
scholarship applications.