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 2021.

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.

To apply, please ensure you have digital copies of the below information:

• Curriculum vitae;
• Preliminary Research Thesis Topic Proposal (DOC 48KB).
• Education qualifications (testamur and academic transcripts for all undergraduate and postgraduate awards);
• List of any research presentations and/or publications
• Documentation confirming citizenship.

Application must be made via the USQ Scholarship Application Management System by the closing date.

If you require assistance in completing your application please download the Scholarship Online Application Manual (PDF 2.14MB).  

Further information about this scholarship can be obtained from the Graduate Research School at grs@usq.edu.au