Scholarships at University of the Sunshine Coast

Undergraduate,Postgraduate

• a commencing student (ie. existing students are not eligible)
• must have completed an undergraduate qualification in any discipline
• applicants will be considered ineligible if currently in receipt of another major USC or external scholarship (this does not include bursaries)

Selection criteria:
Applicants will be assessed based on:

• financial need
• demonstrated involvement within or for indigenous communities
• evidence of Aboriginality and/or Torres Strait Islander descent (unless criterion has previously been met)

Students must send the completed application along with the supporting documents to Postgraduate Research Scholarships Officer; Office of Research; University of the Sunshine Coast, ML 26; Maroochydore DC Qld 4558. For further details please visit university website .

The scholarship is valued at AUD $4,000 for full-time study, to be paid in instalments over 2 semesters (pro-rata for part-time and sectional study). In addition, all course fees and the Student Services and Amenities fee for the relevant semester(s) will be waived.

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
• 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 in 2018).. If the successful recipient is an International student the scholarship will include tuition fees and Overseas Student Health Cover (single cover)

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 honours 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