Griffith University International Postgraduate Research Scholarship is currently open for applications from motivated and outstanding students who wish to enrol in a postgraduate research program holding at the University for 2024 – 2025 academic session.
The Griffith University International Postgraduate Research Scholarship is available to apply for during the University’s Continuous Scholarship Round. The GUIPRS covers tuition fees for the applicant for up to three years for doctoral candidates and up to two years for research Masters candidates.
Scholarship Sponsor(s): Griffith University, Australia
Host Institution(s): Griffith University, Australia
Scholarship Worth: Full tuition fee
Number of Awards: Several
Study Level: Post-graduates
Nationality: International Students
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In addition, the scholarship covers Overseas Student Health Cover for the applicant and any dependant/s for the duration of the scholarship.
Research candidates are required to hold a visa for their program length plus an additional eight 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 the first 42 months of their program and will be required to pay the remaining 15 months (and provide evidence of coverage) at the time of accepting their offer.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for Griffith University International Postgraduate Research Scholarship, applicants are expected to meet the following conditions:
- 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.
- 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
- 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 scholarship’s 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.
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Application Procedures
How-to-Apply: Interested applicants seeking for Griffith University International Postgraduate Research Scholarship should please follow the process for submitting an online application for a higher degree by research program, which also includes a section for scholarship application. You can access the online application here.
Current research candidates are required to follow a different process for submitting a scholarship application. Details can be found here.
Applicants may only apply a maximum of two times in a five-year period for consideration in the scholarship ranking and selection process.
Application Deadline: Not Specified