Griffith University International Postgraduate Research Scholarships (GUIPRS)

Australia

Scholarship Details

Covers tuition fees for up to three and a half years for doctoral candidates and up to two years for research masters candidates. Covers the fee for which the scholarship recipient would otherwise be liable. Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) for the candidate. Research candidates are required to hold a visa for their program length plus an additional nine months to allow for interactive thesis marking. Candidates undertaking a PhD will require 57 months of overseas health cover. Holders of Griffith University scholarships will receive cover (if undertaking a PhD) for 57 months.

Requirements

To be eligible for a GUIPRS, an applicant must:

- not be a domestic student, as defined as being a student who is an Australian citizen; or an Australian permanent resident or holder of an Australian Permanent Humanitarian visa; or a New Zealand citizen.
- be commencing or enrolled in a HDR program (for which GUIPRS support is available) at Griffith University.

To be considered for a GUIPRS, an applicant must:

- hold a Bachelor Degree (AQF 8) with First Class Honours (Class I) or be regarded by Griffith University as having an equivalent level of attainment, as specified on the Equivalent qualifications for HDR program admission webpage.
- have not completed a degree at the same or higher level as the HDR program to which the applicant is commencing or enrolled in.
- if seeking recognition for prior candidature in the HDR program, have not completed more than 12 months (equivalent full-time) of candidature at Griffith University or another Australian or overseas institution.
- have not previously held the same or an equivalent scholarship for which they are applying unless it was terminated within six months of the scholarshipÕs payments commencing; it was held for a degree at a lower level to which the applicant is applying; or the applicant is applying to transfer the scholarship (refer to Section 3.6 of the HDR Scholarship Procedure).
- have not held a Commonwealth Government Australia Award scholarship in the two years prior to the point of commencing the award, unless approval for this course of action has been granted by the appropriate branch of the Commonwealth Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
- not be in receipt of an equivalent award or scholarship from the Commonwealth Government designed to offset research program tuition fees.

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