Provider:
Government of Australia
Handler:
Department
of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (DIISR)
Study Level:
Masters and Doctorate
Degrees
Deadline:
July – October. It
varies every year.
Summary:
The
International Postgraduate Research Scholarships (IPRS) program is funded by
the Australian Government, Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and
Research (DIISR). The IPRS program was established to maintain and develop
international research linkages and specifically aims to:
• attract
top quality international postgraduate students to areas of research strength
in Australian higher education providers; and • support Australia’s research
effort.
The IPRS
program enables international students to undertake a postgraduate research
qualification in Australia and gain experience with leading Australian
researchers. The scholarships are available for a period of two years for a
Masters by research degree or three years for a Doctorate by research degree.
Field of Study:
Any
postgraduate research programme offered at participating Australian
Universities.
Nations Covered:
Scholarships
are open to international students of all countries (except Australia and New
Zealand).
Type of Scholarship:
It’s a
full scholarship.
The
scholarship covers tuition fees and health cover costs for scholarship holders,
and health cover costs for their dependents.
Eligibility:
To be
eligible for an IPRS, a student must:
(a) be an
international student; and
(b) meet
international student visa requirements as specified by the Department of
Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC), including the requirement to purchase and
maintain a standard Overseas Student Health Cover policy approved by the Commonwealth
Government Department of Health and Ageing; and (c) be commencing full-time
enrolment for the first time in a HDR at an eligible scholarship provider in
Australia; and
(d) be
undertaking study in a subject area identified by the provider as one of its
areas of research concentration; and
(e) not
hold a research qualification regarded by the provider to be equivalent to an
Australian Research Doctorate degree or, if undertaking a Research Masters
degree, not hold a research qualification regarded by the provider to be
equivalent to or higher than an Australian Research Masters degree; and (f) not
have held an Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID)
scholarship within the two years prior to commencing the IPRS; and
(g) 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.
You must
check with the Universities if they require specific eligibility requirements.
Applications
for a scholarship need to be made directly to a participating
Universities/Higher Education Providers (HEPs) in Australia. HEPs are
responsible for determining the selection process by which scholarships are
allocated to applicants.
Website:
Note: Please always visit
the respective website of the scholarship for comprehensive information. In
areas you don’t understand, contact the relevant Contact Person via email on
the scholarship website. You may as well contact us, but we may not have the complete
information like the scholarship providers. Thank you.
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