The Australian Postgraduate Awards (APA) and the Deakin University Postgraduate Research Scholarship (DUPRS)
The APA are funded by the Australian Federal Government while the DUPRS are funded by Deakin University.
Both awards are available to domestic and international students. Only the top ranked applicants in a scholarship round will be offered an APA.
Application Deadlines
- Domestic - (Australian citizen or PR; NZ citizen)
- Applications open 1 May and close 31 October
- International
- Applications open 1 February and close 31 July
Benefits & Conditions
- a stipend of $24,653 per annum (2013 rate)
- a relocation allowance up to $1840 (2013 rate) awarded to students who are moving from interstate or overseas in order to study at Deakin
- Paid sick, maternity and parenting leave
- Only an APA may be transferred to another university.
Terms and conditions (131 KB) for international applicants
Terms and conditions (131 KB) for domestic applicants
Eligibility criteria
Successful applicants must have achieved a first class Honours degree or equivalent. Awards are only available to those who will be undertaking a Masters or Doctoral degree in 2013 and have applied for, or are currently enrolled in, a Higher Degree by Research. Applicants who have commenced their graduate research degree must have at least 12 months full-time or equivalent candidature remaining. Applicants who have previously held an APA or DUPR for six months or more cannot be considered for another APA or DUPR.
The primary criterion is a high standard of Honours (a year of assessed research following an undergraduate course) or its equivalent. Equivalence could include:
- research Masters' degree with at least 2/3 of the degree comprising a thesis graded at 80%+
- coursework Masters' degrees or graduate diplomas which includes a research project or thesis of 10,000 to 20,000 words to 80%+ standard, and research methodology units
- comparable qualifications from international universities including a research project or thesis of 10,000 to 20,000 words and GPA 80%+ standard
- relevant postgraduate research experience
- independently refereed journal articles, publications, or conference papers
- professional reporting or prior learning
- research related awards or prizes
- other evidence of research ability.
Please refer to the entry pathways to higher degrees by research for further information.
Selection criteria
Selection for scholarships is based on academic merit, research experience, publications relative to opportunity, alignment of the project with strategic priorities and the supervisory experience/support of the potential supervisors. For further information on the ranking process, please refer to the HDR Scholarship Ranking Guidelines.
Application process
Please refer to the Apply Now webpage for application information.
For further information
Please contact the Deakin Research Scholarships office
