Status: Open
Applications open: 01/10/2015
Applications close: 31/12/2015
About
this scholarship
Description/Applicant
information
Applications for
BCEC PhD Scho
larships are invited from research students in the field of
applied economic and social research, including but not restricted to
quantitative modelling, economic, social and health policy research, applied
econometrics, public policy or economic geography, leading to the award of a
PhD degree in Curtin Business School at Curtin University.
Student
type
- Future
Students
Faculty
- Curtin
Business School
Course
type
- Postgraduate
Research
Gender
Non-gender specific
Nationality
- Permanent
Humanitarian Visa - Australian
Permanent Resident - Australian
Citizen - International
students - New
Zealand Citizen
Scholarship
base
- Merit
Based
Maximum
number awarded
3
Value
These scholarships
provide an attractive stipend of $34,380 per annum tax free for up to
a maximum duration of three and a half years.
Scholarships are
funded by Bankwest and Curtin University to support and foster the further
development of world-class applied economic research on issues of relevance to
Western Australia and nationally.
Eligible
courses
Suitable topics for
PhD scholars can fall under one of the following general themes, which
represent the Centre’s areas of research focus:
- economic
policy forecasting and evaluation; - regional
economic policy; - trade
and industrial economics; - labour,
workforce and productivity; - population
growth and dynamics; - income,
wealth and housing; - health,
wellbeing and disadvantage.
Candiates are
welcome to discuss potential research topics with the Centre Director or Centre
researchers.
Eligibility
criteria
- Have
completed a Bachelor Degree with First Class Honours, or be regarded as
having an equivalent level of attainment; - not
previously have held an Australian Government-funded postgraduate research
scholarship, unless it was terminated within six months of the
scholarship’s payments commencing; and - not be
receiving an equivalent award, scholarship or salary providing a benefit
greater than 75% of the APA stipend rate to undertake the HDR.
Conditions
that need to be met to keep your scholarship
Each successful
candidate will receive a set of conditions of award with the offer letter which
will outline the student’s obligation in receipt of the scholarship.
How
to apply
Application
process
Please email
your application to:
Professor Alan
Duncan
Director, Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre
Curtin University
Email: bcec@curtin.edu.au
Your application
should contain the following:
- A cover
letter outlining your research interests, and your reason/s for applying to
do your Doctoral research study at the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre; - Current
CV; - Copies
of published, web-published or working papers or dissertation-based
research (maximum of 5).
Shortlisted
applicants will be asked to submit an online admission application.
