International PhD Stipend Scholarships at University of Southern Queensland in Australia

The
University of Southern Queensland is inviting applications for International
PhD Stipend Scholarships. The scholarship provides a stipend (living
allowance), normally valued at $30,000 per annum.

The
University of Southern Queensland is a medium-sized, regional university based
in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, with three university campuses at
Toowoomba, Springfield and Ipswich.

Course
Level:
Scholarships are available for pursuing PhD programme.

Study
Subject:
Scholarships are awarded to study the subjects offered by the university.

Scholarship
Award:
The International PhD Stipend Scholarship provides a stipend (living
allowance), normally valued at $30,000 per annum. Scholarship payments are
tax-free. The maximum period of the award is three years. Periods of study
already undertaken towards the program will be deducted from the period of
tenure.

Scholarship
can be taken in
Australia

Eligibility: To be eligible
applicants must:

Have
completed a Bachelor Degree with First Class Honours, or equivalent level;
Be eligibleto be enrolled full-time on-campus
in the PhD program at USQ;
Must
have applied for enrolment, or currently enrolled in the PhD at USQ;
Be
an international student, not an Australian or New Zealand citizen or
Australian permanent resident;
Not
have previously held an Australian Government funded higher degree by
research scholarship;
Not
be a sponsored student receiving similar funding from their Government, or
other organisations;
Commence
the program in 2018.

Nationality: International
students can apply for these scholarships.

College
Admission Requirement

Entrance
Requirement: Applicants must have masters degree.

Test
Requirement: No

English
Language Requirement: Applicants whose first language is not English are
usually required to provide evidence of proficiency in English at the higher
level required by the University.

How
to Apply:
Scholarship applications are separate from the Admission application process,
the Office of Research Graduate Studies (ORGS) recommend applicants
commence the admission process. To apply for this scholarship, applicants
must scan and forward as one PDF attachment the following documentation
by email to orgsadmin-at-usq.edu.au. Applicants will receive an
acknowledged of receipt email within 2 working days. (Note no other email
address is to be used for the submission of an International PhD Stipend
Scholarship).;

An International
PhD Scholarship Application form (DOCX 84KB);
A
curriculum vitae;
A
Preliminary Research Thesis Topic Proposal (DOC 78KB). If applying
for a thesis topic identified via the USQ website, please
provide evidence of preliminary discussions with the thesis supervisory
team;
Education
qualifications (testamur and academic transcripts for all undergraduate
and postgraduate awards);
A
list of any research presentations and/or publications
Documentation
confirming citizenship;
Provide
evidence of English language proficiency by supplying one of the approved
language tests, (IELTS or TOEFL) or evidence you have studied for a
minimum of 2 years full-time equivalent, within the last five years at a
recognised institution in a country on the English Speaking Country List.