Indian Equality Law PhD Scholarship for International Students at Melbourne Law School

The
Melbourne Law School (MLS) is calling applications from suitably qualified
scholars for a PhD scholarship at on any aspect of Indian equality or
anti-discrimination law. This PhD scholarship is available to a high achieving
domestic (Australian national) or international student.

The
successful candidate will be jointly supervised by Associate Prof. Tarunabh
Khaitan. Facilitation of co-supervision from non-law disciplines will be
considered for interdisciplinary proposals.

Melbourne
Law School (MLS) is Australia’s first all-graduate law
faculty.  Melbourne Law School was the first faculty in Australia to
teach law, and awarded this country’s first law degrees.  The Law
School is now fully graduate with its Juris Doctor for admission to practice,
recognised as a high-level qualification in Australia and
beyond.  Its faculty is a vibrant community of creative scholars,
committed to a highly collegial, research-intensive institutional life.

Scholarship Description

Applications
Deadline: November 2, 2018
Course
Level: Scholarships are available to
pursue PhD programme.
Study
Subject: Scholarships are awarded on
any aspect of Indian equality or anti-discrimination law.
Scholarship Award:
This scholarship provides full fee offset and an annual stipend of $30,600
(2019 full-time study rate, indexed annually). The maximum duration of the
stipend is 3.5 years full-time equivalent and the maximum duration of the
fee offset is 4 years full-time equivalent. A relocation allowance of AUD
$2,000 will be granted for candidates who need to move from outside
Victoria or AUD $3,000 for candidates who need to move from outside
Australia to study at the University of Melbourne. Limited paid
sick, maternity and parenting leave is available. Scholarship benefits can
be found here.

The
successful candidate will also be eligible to apply for up to AUD $4,000
project funding over the course of their candidature for approved travel,
fieldwork and conference attendance.

Please
note: Candidates from outside Australia are responsible for obtaining and
funding any necessary visas.

Nationality: This PhD scholarship is
available to a high achieving domestic (Australian national) or
international student.
Number
of Scholarships: Numbers not
given
Scholarship can
be taken in Australia

Eligibility for
the Scholarship

Eligible Countries: This PhD scholarship is
available to a high achieving domestic (Australian national) or international
student.

Entrance Requirements: Applicants must meet the
following criteria:

Eligible
applicants must:

Must meet
the general eligibility requirements including English language requirements for undertaking
a PhD at MLS
Have completed
at least a four-year Australian Bachelor degree or overseas equivalent and
achieved an overall average of greater than 75% in the final year of the
degree
Have completed
a research project/component that accounts for at least 25% of their
year’s work at 4th year undergraduate or masters level
Demonstrate
current knowledge of the discipline in which they plan to undertake their
research higher degree through relevant work and/or research experience
(where applicable)
Contact two
academic referees. If you have prior professional and/or research experience,
please provide employer referee/s for each position held. Your referees
will be required to provide information about your academic ability and
judgement of your research potential
Be available
to undertake research full-time in Melbourne
Have not completed
a PhD previously
Be able to
commence their PhD in February 2019

English Language Requirements: Applicants must meet the
required English Language Requirements
of the university.

Application Procedure

How to Apply: Applications for PhD
scholarship must be submitted with clearly identified titles as listed
below, and include the following by Friday 2 November 2018:

A current CV
outlining education background, prior professional and research experience
and publications relevant to your proposed research project
Scanned copy
in colour of the original document of all higher education transcripts,
completion statement (official translation, if applicable) and grading
schemes
Research
proposal (maximum 2,000 words)
Statement
outlining reasons for seeking to participate in the Indian Equality Law
Program (maximum 250 words)
Information on
prior research completed (e.g. Honours thesis, Master’s thesis)
Evidence of
meeting University’s English language requirements