UWS Postgraduate Research Award

Scholarship Details

 Provider Name:  University of Western Sydney

 Scholarship Name:  UWS Postgraduate Research Award

 Description:  UWS Postgraduate Research Awards are funded by the University of Western Sydney to support high quality research candidates.

 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 tax-free stipend of $25,849 per year (2015 APA rate, indexed annually). Additional allowances include a relocation allowance if applicable, a thesis allowance and a Research Training Scheme place. UWS ‘Top Ups’ of $10,000 may also be available. The tenure is 3 years for doctorate study and 2 years for master study.

 Length:  3 year(s)

 Gender:  Co-Ed

 Eligibility:  Applicants must: be domestic students (Australian citizens, permanent residents or New Zealand citizens); be enrolled or eligible for entry into a postgraduate research degree; not already hold an academic qualification equivalent to or at a higher level than the program being undertaken; not have previously held an Australian government funded research higher degree scholarship for 3 months or more, unless seeking to transfer; and have, or expect to attain, a bachelor honours degree class 1 or 2.1, or equivalent qualifications and experience.

 Study Location:  Australia – NSW: Sydney Metropolitan

 Closing Date:  End October

 Number Per Year:  25


Scholarship Contact Details

 Scholarship Contact:  Ms Tracy Mills

 Contact Title:  Research Scholarships Officer

 Contact Department:  Research Quality, Policy & Planning Team

 Contact Phone:  61 2 47360966

 Contact Fax:  61 2 47360013

 Contact Email:  HDRscholarships@uws.edu.au

 Contact Postal Address:  University of Western Sydney, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith South DC, NSW 2751 Australia

Provider Details

 Provider Name:  University of Western Sydney

 Provider Phone:  61 2 1300897669

 Provider Fax:  61 2 96787160

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