Funding Body: Business School Research Unit

Title: Business School Research Scholarship

Research Areas: Humanities & Social Sciences

Type

Postgraduate Research

Description:

The Business School funds 2 types of scholarships:

• The stipend scholarship is valued at $32,000 per annum and is paid fortnightly.   It is tax exempt. Applications are open to domestic and international applicants who are either commencing or continuing.

• Fee Award Scholarships which cover tuition fees for international candidates. The awards are awarded in conjunction with the stipend scholarship.

Eligibility:

Commencing candidates must have formally applied for a place in the degree program (MPhil or PhD) by the closing dates (31st October 2016). Applicants will not be awarded a scholarship unless an offer to study in the program is also made.

If a candidate is a continuing student time spent in the program will be deducted from the three year duration of the award.

Applicants must not hold any other type of Scholarship when applying for Business School Scholarships.

Commencing candidates must be in Australia and attend the Induction Program for the first Research Period of enrolment.

To maintain the scholarship holders must:

Demonstrate satisfactory progress in the Annual Progress Review.

Maintain a distinction average in all BUSS coursework units.

Successfully undertake the Thesis Proposal Defence within 12 months of enrolment.

Scholarship holders must be enrolled Full Time.

The Business School reserves the right to terminate the Scholarship in the event of unsatisfactory progress or inappropriate conduct.

Candidates may engage in no more than 15 hours a week of paid employment, with the approval of their supervisor.

The Scholarship holder is expected to devote at least 40 hours per week to research.

Amount awarded:

The stipend scholarship is valued at $32,000 per annum and is paid fortnightly.   It is tax exempt. Applications are open to domestic and international applicants who are either commencing or continuing.

Fee Award Scholarships which cover tuition fees for international candidates. The awards are awarded in conjunction with the stipend scholarship.

Duration of the Scholarship is three years with the possibility of a 6 months extension subject to the continued outstanding performance in research and to availability of funds.

Application guide:

Applications should be sent to [email protected] with ‘Business School Research Scholarship – #SID’ in the subject line and

Completed Application Form (attached) – submitted in its editable format as it appears in the attachment, please ensure you have the latest version of Adobe software.

RPI Form (attached) – A list of publications and details of conference proceedings and presentations

Brief thesis proposal (limit 1500 words)

Copy of all academic transcripts including the grading scale used

Two academic referee reports. The referees nominated should be academics who are able to provide an assessment of the applicant’s experience and potential. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that the nominated referees forward the confidential reports.

CV that includes any previous or current experience relevant to your area of research and details of any other awards the applicant has applied for or currently holds.

Closing date: 31 October 2016