Scholarship Details
Provider Name: Flinders University
Scholarship Name: Research Student Conference Travel Grant
Description: The university provides limited funds for assistance on a competitive basis for travel to conferences by postgraduate research students, in order to present a paper or poster which will result in a significant improvement to the quality of the thesis.
Study Level: Doctor Degree (By Research), Master Degree (By Research)
Study Fields: General
Support Type: Travel Grant outside Australia
Offer Frequency: Multiple/year
Annual Comment: Assistance will normally be based on the equivalent cost of a return economy class or concession airfare to the location of the conference venue (Australia and New Zealand, with a limited number of overseas conference travel grants).
Length: 6 month(s)
Gender: Co-Ed
Eligibility: Applicants must: be enrolled in the university in the second year full-time equivalent of a master degree by research or in the third or fourth year full-time equivalent of a doctorate by research; be presenting a paper or poster at a conference; have the unqualified support of their supervisor; not be members of staff eligible for AOU travel funds; and not have been in previous receipt of conference travel assistance funded by the university in their current candidature. Selection is based on the written case made by the applicant on what the expected impact of conference presentation will be on the research thesis and how it will be improved. Consideration may also be given to other resources available to the applicant for conference attendance.
Study Location: Australia – SA: Adelaide Metropolitan SA: Murraylands/Riverland/Yorke Peninsula
Closing Date: Mid April; Late November
Scholarship Website: http://www.flinders.edu.au/scholarships-system/index.cfm/scholarships/display/a579a (opens in new window)
Scholarship Contact Details
Contact Title: Student Finance Officer
Contact Department: Student Finance Services
Contact Phone: 61 8 82013143
Contact Email: scholarships@flinders.edu.au
Provider Details
Provider Name: Flinders University
Provider Phone: 61 8 82013143
Provider Fax: 61 8 82012580
Provider Website: http://www.flinders.edu.au/scholarships (opens in new window)