International PhD Stipend Scholarship

To be eligible applicants must:

• have completed a Bachelor Degree with First Class Honours, or equivalent level;
• be eligible to 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 2019.

Applicants will be assessed on:

• alignment with the University's research priority areas;

• academic merit, previous research outputs and research experience of the applicant;

• research track record of the proposed supervisory team;

• quality of the research proposal.

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 please forward as one PDF attachment the following documentation by email to orgsadmin@usq.edu.au. 

• an International PhD Scholarship Application form (DOC 84KB);
• 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 all academic transcripts including undergraduate and postgraduate);
• 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.

Further information about this scholarship can be obtained from the Office of Research Graduate Studies at orgsadmin@usq.edu.au.