Scholarship Description: The Macquarie University is offering HDR Scholarships for domestic and international candidates. Scholarships available to eligible candidates to undertake a direct entry 3 year PhD program.
About University: The Macquarie University requires all research candidates to have and maintain a high level of English language proficiency. Students will need to demonstrate they have met the high level of English language proficiency.
Degree Level: Scholarships are available for pursuing PhD programme.
Available Subject: Scholarships are awarded in the field of Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Biological Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, Cognitive Science, Environmental Science and History.
List of Subjects: Applicant will work on one of the following projects: Enabling personalised cohort studies from large repositories of clinical practice data, HIA Green Cities, Testing treatments for spinocerebellar ataxia-3 using transgenic zebrafish, cell culture and mice, Intelligent nanoparticles: interactive tools to decode brain activity, Speech production in the developing brain, Quaternary Sea-Level Rise and Australian Coastal Response and Big History Institute .Anthropocene Project
Scholarship Benefits: These scholarships will cover the following:
For Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Biological Sciences, Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, Environmental Science: The value and tenure of the scholarship is:
- The iMQRTP full-time stipend rate is $27,082 per annum (in 2018 tax exempt, for up to 3 years (indexed annually)
- The scholarship is comprised of a Tuition Fee Offset and a Living Allowance Stipend.
Biomedical Sciences and Environmental Science
- The value and tenure of the scholarship is:
- The MQRTPMRES Year 2 full-time stipend rate is $26,682 per annum (2017 rate) tax exempt
- The MQRTP full-time stipend rate is $26,682 per annum (in 2017 tax exempt, for up to 3 years (indexed annually)
- The scholarship is comprised of a Tuition Fee Offset and a Living Allowance Stipend.
The Big History Institute Scholarships are Cotutelle scholarships that include:
- Tuition fees at Macquarie for up to 3 years
- Financial stipend as per 2016 RTP rate of $26,288 p.a. This is payable while at Macquarie University only.
- Airfare provided by two institutions
Scholarship can be taken in Australia
Eligibility: To be eligible for a scholarship, applicants are expected to have a record of excellent academic performance and preferably, additional relevant research experience and/or peer-reviewed research activity, awards and/or prizes in line with the University’s scholarship rating guidelines. Refer to the Rating Scholarship Applicants section for more information about these guidelines. Macquarie University will advise the successful applicant of entitlements at the time of scholarship offer.
Eligible Nationalities: Scholarships are open to domestic and international students.
Application Procedure: Applicants will need to complete HDR Candidature and Scholarship Application Form and arrange for two academic referee reports to be submitted to the Higher Degree Research Office.
Deadline: The application deadlines are:
- Australian Institute of Health Innovation: January 31, 2018
- Biological Sciences: December 2018
- Biomedical Sciences: September 15, 2017
- Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences: December 31, 2017
- Cognitive Science: January 31, 2018
- Environmental Science: December 15, 2017
- History: Open until filled