Murdoch University
offers Murdoch International Postgraduate Studentship awards which include a
living allowance and a tuition fee sponsorship.
Applications are invited from suitably qualified international students for
scholarships to undertake the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and Doctor
of Education (EdD) at Murdoch University in areas in w
hich the University has
specialised research strengths.
Murdoch University provides the successful applicant with a living allowance of
AU$26,288 per annum (2016 rate) as well as a tuition fee sponsorship and health
insurance premiums. The health insurance provides cover for the student only.
Any successful applicants who wish to bring their dependents will be
responsible for any additional costs.
Under the MIPS
conditions travel and relocation costs are the responsibility of the applicant
however Murdoch University provides the MIPS recipients with a (partial)
allowance for relocation and airfares (based on receipts). Murdoch students
also have access to a conference travel allowance once during the course of
their degree, maintenance funding set by the Schools and a thesis production
allowance.
Deadline for submission of applications for international
scholarship awards is on:
30th
September of each year
Tenure
The award is for a
maximum of three years for PhD and EdD studies. An extension of up to 6 months
may be granted for PhD candidates.
Application
information
It is important that
applicants include – if applicable – the following information as an attachment
to their application:
- evidence
of a major thesis (of approximately 6 months duration) - evidence
of academic research experience which may be equivalent to a major thesis - examiners
reports of any dissertation or thesis - evidence
of fellowship or professional memberships - in the
case of art, design or other performance based programmes where other
criteria may be inappropriate, evidence of international or national
reputation by way of exhibitions, performance, or production with your
role clearly explained, can be included - a list
of any publications including work which you have done individually or
jointly with others. The list should be presented with the following
information: title, authorship (indicate your contribution, if it is a
joint publication), type of publication (eg journal article, poster,
CD-Rom, conference paper, performance, web-based publication), whether it
is an academically refereed publication and details on how this item
contributes to the proposed thesis
Applicants who have
had sustained contact with a potential academic research supervisor at Murdoch
University prior to submission of their application will be considered
favourably.
Academic
Referee Reports
All international
applicants must provide written references from two academic referees. These
may be sent together with your application form, or you may arrange for your
referees to send them directly to Murdoch International. Referees should
preferably be senior academics familiar with your most recent work, and in a
position to comment on your future potential for research and contribution to
the field of knowledge. It is your responsibility to ensure that your referees
submit their references by the due date in September. Your application may be
significantly disadvantaged without these reports.
Advice on How to Apply is available at the international studentsapplications page.
