Scholarship Details
Provider Name: University of Melbourne
Scholarship Name: Australian Postgraduate Award (APA)
Description: Australian Postgraduate Award (APA) scholarships are awarded to students of exceptional research potential undertaking a Higher Degree by Research (HDR). APAs are provided to assist with general living costs. Part-time APAs may only be awarded under exceptional circumstances which relate to the applicant having significant caring commitments or a medical condition.
Study Level: Doctor Degree (By Research), Master Degree (By Research)
Study Fields: General
Support Type: Allowance, Scholarship
Offer Frequency: Annual
Annual Amount: $25,849
Annual Comment: The scholarship provides a stipend of $25,849 per year (2015 rate, indexed annually). Tenure is 3 years for a PhD and 2 years for a master by research, with a possible a 6-month extension for PhD students. The scholarship also provides a thesis allowance and, where applicable, a relocation allowance.
Length: 3 year(s)
Gender: Co-Ed
Eligibility: The awards are open to Australian citizens and permanent residents or New Zealand citizens, who hold a bachelor degree with honours class I or IIA or an equivalent qualification. Applicants cannot: previously have held an Australian Government Research Scholarship for more than 6 months; be in receipt of an equivalent award (greater than 75 per cent of the base stipend); or, have completed a degree at the same level or higher than that proposed.
Study Location: Australia – VIC: Melbourne Metropolitan
Closing Date: 31 October
Number Per Year: 300
Scholarship Website: http://cms.services.unimelb.edu.au/scholarships/pgrad/local/available/apa(opens in new window)
Scholarship Contact Details
Contact Title: Scholarships & Bursaries
Contact Department: University Services
Contact Email: 13melb@unimelb.edu.au
Contact Postal Address: Baldwin Spencer Building, University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010 Australia
Provider Details
Provider Name: University of Melbourne
Provider Phone: 61 3 136352
Provider Website: http://www.unimelb.edu.au (opens in new window)