This scholarship is offered by the University of Sydney and it is a Masters/PhD Degree. It is in Australia and starts in 2019. Applicants have no deadline since they are taken all year round.
How to Apply:
Persons who are interested in this research program and scholarship must be guided by the official website here .
Brief description:
The scholarship is offered by The University of Sydney and it is mainly for candidates who would want to partake in their research program, which is a Postgraduate Research Degree or Master’s by Research program. The scholarship is for the University of Sydney International Research Scholarship (USydIS), whose main aim is to ensure that quality candidates are accepted into the University and the research conduit in the University is kept at a higher standard.
Host Institution(s):
University of Sydney in Australia
Level/Fields of study:
Postgraduate Research Degree or Master’s by Research program in all research disciplines (but would depend on Faculty)
Number of Awards:
Not specified.
Target group:
International students commencing in both the March (Research Period 2) and July (Research Period 3).
Scholarship value/inclusions/duration:
The USydIS will cover tuition fees and living allowance for up to three years with a possibility of one semester’s extension for PhD students.
Eligibility:
To be eligible for the USydIS, you must:
• Be an international student commencing full time enrolment in a Higher Degree by Research (HDR) at this University. Students may also be considered up until they have consumed a maximum of six months of course candidature.
• Be a student undertaking study in a subject area identified by the University as within the areas of its current and emerging research strengths.
• Not hold a research qualification regarded to be equivalent to an Australian Research Doctorate degree, or, if undertaking a Research Master’s degree, not hold a research qualification regarded to be equivalent to or higher than an Australian Research Master’s degree.
• Not have held an Australia Award scholarship within two years prior to commencing the RTP Fee Scholarship.
• Not be receiving a scholarship for which course tuition is a component under any other scholarship scheme to which the Australian Government makes a substantial contribution.
• Not previously have received an RTP Fee Scholarship, unless the previous scholarship was for a Master by Research degree that you have completed and you are now applying for a doctorate research degree.
• Not have previously considered for the scholarship up to 3 times within the last 5 years.
Application instructions:
To be admitted into the program, applicants must send an application for the research degree program. Once the applicant has been admitted into the program, the applicants is then allowed to apply for the scholarship. It is worth knowing that scholarships are considered for both the March (Research Period 2) and July (Research Period 3).