Fast track your career with an APA scholarship
Australian Postgraduate Awards available for immediate start
Deakin University is offering a rare opportunity for young researchers to fast track their careers through an Australian Postgraduate Award, starting right now.
The University has up to 20 awards available to new Higher Degree by Research candidates who are Australian/ New Zealand citizens or permanent residents.
Benefits & Conditions
- a stipend of $23,728 per annum (2012 rate)
- a relocation allowance up to $1,840 (2012 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 can be transferred to another university.
Terms and conditions for domestic applicants
Eligibility criteria
Successful applicants must have achieved a first class Honours degree or equivalent. Awards are only available to new students who will be commencing a Masters by Research or Doctoral degree in 2012. Applicants who have previously held an APA for six months or more cannot be considered for another APA.
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 scholarship assessment 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.
