Australian Postgraduate Award (APA)

Scholarship Details

 Provider Name:  University of Technology, Sydney

 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.

 Study Level:  Doctor Degree (By Research), Master Degree (By Research)

 Study Fields:  General

 Support Type:  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 six 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 – NSW: Sydney Metropolitan

 Closing Date:  30 October 2015

 Scholarship Website:  http://www.uts.edu.au/future-students/scholarships/0000018507 (opens in new window)

Scholarship Contact Details

 Scholarship Contact:  Ms Bianca Azar

 Contact Title:  Scholarships Coordinator

 Contact Department:  UTS:Graduate Research School

 Contact Phone:  61 2 95141694

 Contact Email:  Bianca.Azar@uts.edu.au

 Contact Postal Address:  Graduate Research School, UTS, PO Box 123, Broadway, NSW 2007 Australia

Provider Details

 Provider Name:  University of Technology, Sydney

 Provider Phone:  61 2 95142000

 Provider Fax:  61 2 95141588

 Provider Website:  http://www.uts.edu.au (opens in new window)