INTERNATIONAL POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS

International Postgraduate Research Scholarships (IPRS) enables international students to undertake a postgraduate research qualification in Australia and gain experience with leading Australian researchers. Scholarships are open to international students of all countries (except Australia and New Zealand) and are available for a period of two years for a Research Masters degree or three years for a Research Doctorate degree. The scholarship covers tuition fees and health cover costs for scholarship holders, and health cover costs for their dependants. From 2011, commencing IPRS recipients will be able to apply for an Australian Postgraduate Award.

Eligibility

To be eligible for an IPRS, a student must:

- be an overseas student;
- meet international student visa requirements as specified by the DIAC, including the requirement to purchase and maintain a standard
  Overseas Student Health Cover policy approved by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing;
- be commencing full-time enrolment for the first time in a HDR at a HEP in Australia that is an eligible scholarship provider in Australia;
- be undertaking study in a subject area identified by the HEP as one of its areas of research concentration;
- not hold a research qualification regarded by the HEP to be equivalent to an Australian Research Doctorate or, if undertaking a Research
  Masters, not hold a research qualification regarded by the HEP to be equivalent to or higher than an Australian Research Masters;
- not have held an AusAID scholarship within the two years prior to commencing the IPRS;
- not be receiving a scholarship for which course tuition is a component under any other scholarship scheme to which the Australian
  Government makes a substantial contribution.

Deadline: varies

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