Scholarships at University of the Sunshine Coast

Postgraduate

• Approved for admission to USC's PhD program (if not a current USC PhD student, the application for admission and the application for this scholarship can be submitted simultaneously)
• Bachelor's Degree with First Class Honours or Research Masters Degree in a science discipline (or equivalent qualification)
• Not hold a PhD already
• Not have previously held a Commonwealth-funded HDR scholarship unless it was terminated within six months of the current scholarship's payments commencing
• Not be the recipient of an equivalent award, scholarship, or salary, providing a benefit greater than 75 percent of the Research Training Program rate to undertake a HDR. Income unrelated to the course of study is not to be taken into account.
• Satisfactory progress must be maintained throughout the HDR program.

• If not a current USC PhD student, complete an application for admission to the PhD program following the directions on the HDR Applicants page.
• Apply for the scholarship
• Complete the HDR Scholarship Application & Response to Selection Criteria
• Provide supporting documentation that demonstrates your research capabilities and experience
• Submit to the Graduate Research Studies Management Office via email

Annual stipend: AUD $27,596 (equivalent to RTP rate); Annual operating funds: AUD $20,000; Annual tuition fees: AUD $28,000; Overseas student health cover: Single cover

Expected June 2020

Postgraduate

To be eligible, you must have an Offer for Admission from USC; therefore, if you are not a Current Student you must Apply for Admission and receive an Offer for Admission prior to the RTP Scholarship Round closing date.

Eligible Programs: Masters and Doctoral research program

Follow the steps on the Applying for a Research Training Program Scholarship web page.

AUD $27,596 stipend annually; Allowance AUD $2,000. Overseas Student Health Cover is not included in this scholarship; however, the allowance can be used to partially cover this expense

Expected October 2020

Postgraduate

• International student enrolled in or offered admission to a HDR program in USC
• Bachelors Degree with First Class Honours, Masters degree with thesis/dissertation/research or equivalent previous study, relevant work experience, research publications, or other research experience
• Not hold an equivalent qualification to the one currently being applied for

SELECTION CRITERIA:

• Academic qualifications - An honors or master’s degree in biological, physical or computational sciences is highly preferred; however, persons with a non-biology degree should have some basic understanding of genetics, evolution and molecular biology
• Record of research publications
• Professional research experience

• Review the Applying for a HDR Scholarship webpage
• Complete a HDR Scholarship Application
• Complete a Response to Selection Criteria
• Submit to the Office of Research via email

RTP equivalent stipend for standard duration of the program (3 years). The RTP rate is AUD $27,596. If the successful recipient is an International student, tuition fees and Overseas Student Health Cover (single cover) will be included in the scholarship

Postgraduate

• International HDR student at USC
• Bachelors Degree with First Class Honours or equivalent previous study, relevant work experience, research publications, or other research experience
• Maintain satisfactory progress
• Not hold an equivalent qualification to the one currently being applied for
• Not have previously held a Commonwealth-funded postgraduate research scholarship unless it was terminated within six months of the current scholarship’s payments commencing
• Not be the recipient of an equivalent award, scholarship, or salary, providing a benefit greater than 75 percent of the RTP rate to undertake a HDR. Income unrelated to the course of study is not to be taken into account.

SELECTION CRITERIA

• Academic qualifications
• Alignment of the proposed research to one of USC’s areas of research concentration
• Record of research publications
• Professional research experience
• Research experience and skills in any of the following areas would be desirable: (a) pollination, plant reproductive biology and fruit development; (b) analysis of paternity or gene flow in plants; (c) crop nutrition; (d) analysis of food chemical composition, preferably for fruit or nuts; (e) hyperspectral imaging and modelling; (f) establishing and managing farm-based or laboratory-based research trials.

If not a current USC PhD student, complete an application for admission to the PhD program following the directions on the HDR Applicants page.

Apply for the scholarship:

• Complete the HDR Scholarship Application & Response to Selection Criteria 
• Provide any additional documentation that demonstrates your research capabilities and experience 

Submit to the Office of Research via email

AUD $30,000 stipend, indexed annually

Undergraduate

• International HDR student at USC
• Bachelors Degree with First Class Honours or equivalent previous study, relevant work experience, research publications, or other research experience
• Maintain satisfactory progress
• Not hold an equivalent qualification to the one currently being applied for
• Not have previously held a Commonwealth-funded postgraduate research scholarship unless it was terminated within six months of the current scholarship’s payments commencing
• Not be the recipient of an equivalent award, scholarship, or salary, providing a benefit greater than 75 percent of the RTP rate to undertake a HDR. Income unrelated to the course of study is not to be taken into account.

SELECTION CRITERIA

• Academic qualifications
• Alignment of the proposed research to one of USC’s areas of research concentration
• Record of research publications
• Professional research experience
• Successful candidates will have the opportunity to work with researchers across Australia as well as Europe and North America to help craft the Centre. Opportunities also exist for short-term exchanges with other laboratories as needs to complete the research.

• Review the HDR Applicants webpage and complete an application for admission 
• Review the Applying for a HDR Scholarship webpage 
• Complete a HDR Scholarship Application 
• Complete a Response to Selection Criteria 
• Submit to the Office of Research via email

Annual stipend (valued at AUD $27,082). The scholarship will include tuition fees and Overseas Student Health Cover (single cover)

Postgraduate

• International HDR student at USC
• Bachelors Degree with First Class Honours (or equivalent)
• Not hold an equivalent qualification to the one being applied for
• Not the recipient of an equivalent award providing greater than 75% of the RTP rate to undertake a HDR

SELECTION CRITERIA:

• Academic qualifications
• Alignment of the proposed research to the strategic direction of the Centre for Human Factors and Socio technical Systems
• Record of research publications
• Professional research experience
• Strong background in the field of human factors, computer science/computation modelling, complexity science or psychology
• Demonstrated capacity to carry out independent research and have adequate training and ability to pursue the proposed course of study

If not a current USC PhD student, complete an application for admission to the PhD program following the directions on the HDR Applicants page.

Apply for the scholarship:

• Complete the Postgraduate Research Scholarship Application & Response to Selection Criteria 
• Provide any additional documentation that demonstrates your research capabilities and experience 

Submit to the Office of Research via email.

Annual stipend (valued at AUD $27,082). The scholarship will include tuition fees and Overseas Student Health Cover (single cover)

Postgraduate

To be eligible for this scholarship, applicants must:

• Be a International HDR student at USC
• Have a Bachelors Degree with First Class Honours or equivalent previous study, relevant work experience, research publications, or other research experience
• Maintain satisfactory progress
• Not hold an equivalent qualification to the one currently being applied for

SELECTION CRITERIA:

• Academic qualifications
• Alignment of the proposed research to one of USC’s areas of research concentration
• Record of research publications
• Professional research experience
• Ideal candidates will have had previous practical experience in the areas of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology

If not a current USC PhD student, complete an application for admission to the PhD program following the directions on the HDR Applicants page.

Apply for the scholarship:

• Complete the Postgraduate Research Scholarship Application & Response to Selection Criteria 
• Provide any additional documentation that demonstrates your research capabilities and experience 

Submit to the Office of Research via email

13,24,670 a year

AUD $25,000 per year in operating funds; the scholarship will include tuition fees and OSHC (single cover)