Details:
The Tuition Fee Scholarship offers a tuition fee exemption (valued at $20k p.a.) for up to four years for doctoral studies and two years for Masters by research. This scholarship is open to international students. Students are automatically considered for this scholarship as part of the application for candidature process.

How To Apply:
The application form and information regarding admission to Research Higher Degrees is available from the Research Higher Degrees website. Please note that the same application form is used to apply for Research Higher Degree candidature and research scholarships.

Last Date To Apply: 28.5.2011

Contact:
Phone: 1800 SWIN RES
Fax: (03) 9214 5267
Email: research@swin.edu.au

Source: http://www.research.swinburne.edu.au/

About National Library of Australia:
The National Library of Australia is the country’s largest reference library. Our role is to ensure that documentary resources of national significance relating to Australia and the Australian people, as well as significant non-Australian library materials, are collected, preserved and made accessible either through the Library itself or through collaborative arrangements with other libraries and information providers.

Details:
The National Library of Australia offers annual fellowships to established researchers and writers. Established by the Council of the National Library of Australia in 1983 as the National Library Fellowships, the first Fellows commenced their research at the Library in 1984. The fellowships were renamed in honour of Sir Harold White CBE (1905-1992), the first National Librarian, in 1985.
The fellowships scheme aims to promote the Library as a centre of scholarly activity and research, encourage scholarly and literary use of the Library’s collections and production of publications arising from that scholarship, and to promote the Library’s rich and varied collections.
Four to seven fellowships, of periods from three to six months, are awarded annually.

Eligibility:
Fellowships are open to established Australian and international researchers and creative writers in any discipline in which the Library has strong collections. Successful applicants are generally senior scholars or writers with a strong publication track record, including publication of full length monographs. Fellowships are not intended for post-doctoral or early career researchers. More than 100 Fellowships have been awarded to scholars from a wide variety of disciplines, and to several award winning Australian creative writers, including Frank Moorhouse, Sara Dowse and David Foster.
Fellowships are not provided to assist with the completion of degree studies and applications from currently enrolled students will not be considered.  Fellowships are awarded once only to each individual; subsequent applications from previous recipients will not be considered.

Benefits:
The Library’s Fellowships give scholars and writers the means and the uninterrupted time to work with the Library’s rich collections of books, journals, newspapers, maps, music, manuscripts, pictures and oral histories.  Fellows have privileged access to the Library’s materials and facilities, as well as sustained interaction with many of its staff.

Selection:
Fellowships are awarded by the National Library Council, on the advice of an independent committee of representatives from Australia’s learned Academies, the Independent Scholars Association of Australia, the Australian Society of Authors and the Australian Library and Information Association.
The Committee assesses applications against specified criteria, including:
1.the capacity of the Library’s collections to support the proposed research, especially the extent to which the research might be uniquely supported by the collections
2.the scholarly or creative record of the applicant as shown by publication record and – for academic applicants – positions held; and
3.referee reports.
The Committee is not bound by national research priorities, and does not consider current topicality of the proposed research.  The Committee does not take into account place of residence, employment status or other support available to the applicant, with the exception that Fellowships are not awarded to applicants with a current Australian Research Council grant for the same research project.

Award:
Fellows are provided with a return economy airfare to Canberra, an honorarium of $850 per week for the period of the Fellowship in Canberra, use of a fully equipped office, 24 hour access to the Library, and free photocopying and interlibrary loans.
The Library also awards Honorary Fellowships to scholars and writers who do not require financial assistance (i.e. airfare and honorarium) but who would benefit from the other privileges of the Fellowships.

Last Date To Apply: 1.4.2011

Contact:
Phone + 61 (0)2 6262 1111
Fax +61 (0)2 6257 1703

Source: http://www.nla.gov.au/

About Department of Education and Training (DET) Queensland Government Australia:
Our purpose is to engage Queenslanders in lifelong learning through education and training to enrich their lives.

Details:
The Department of Education and Training (DET) is offering primary teachers the opportunity to gain postgraduate qualifications in science in 2011. The Primary Science Scholarship program is aimed at assisting primary teachers to increase their science content knowledge and their confidence to teach the primary science curriculum. Primary teachers, currently employed in a Queensland state school and who wish to develop expertise in primary science are encouraged to apply for these scholarships.

Scholarship Support and Conditions:
Primary Science Scholarship recipients will be required to complete a Graduate Certificate program from a Queensland Higher Education Institution. DET will provide recipients with a range of support directly related to their studies, including:
1.payment of fees associated with enrolment in the Graduate Certificate program, and
2.non-contact time of up to 5 (five) days per semester to undertake study and complete assessment items.

How To Apply:
Scholarship applicants must meet the specified eligibility criteria and be willing to commit to the scholarship conditions, including continuing to teach in Queensland state schools, for a minimum of two (2) years, after completing the Graduate Certificate.

Last Date To Apply: 18.10.2011

Contact:
scholarships@deta.qld.gov.au

Source: http://education.qld.gov.au/

About The Australia – Japan Research Centre:
The Australia-Japan Research Centre (AJRC) conducts research to explore and improve understanding of the economies and economic policy processes in Australia and Japan and both countries’ strategic interests in the Asia Pacific economy. Its policy-oriented areas of interest cover developments in regional economic cooperation and integration and encompass research on trade, finance, macroeconomics and structural and regulatory reform, as well as international economic relations.

Details:
The Australia-Japan Research Centre (AJRC) at the ANU is offering a scholarship for an Australian student to work towards a PhD in Economics on a topic related to the Japanese economy or related to some aspect of Australia-Japan relations. This scholarship has been fi nancially supported by the Australia-Japan Business Cooperation Committee, it will be known as the ANU AJBCC Scholarship. The scholarship provides an opportunity for the successful candidate to be involved in a new project at the AJRC on a
comprehensive study of the Japanese economy.

Eligibility:
Applicants should apply as soon as possible online for admission to the PhD program. Please indicate your interest in the PhD in Economics with the College of Asia & the Pacifi c, Crawford School (course 9540) and also state your interest in a topic relating to Japan:
http://studyat.anu.edu.au/graduate_research.htm

How To Apply:
The PhD program commences from February 2011, and we are encouraging immediate applications for a 2011 start. On the online form you should indicate that you wish to be considered for all available ANU PhD scholarships. Please then email your inter

Last Date To Apply: 31.10.2011

Contact:
Australia-Japan Research Centre
Crawford School of Economics and Government
ANU College of Asia & the Pacific
J.G. Crawford Building No. 132
Lennox Crossing Road
The Australian National University
Canberra ACT 0200 Australia
Tel: +61 2 6125 3780 or 6125 0168
Fax: +61 2 6125 8448
email: ajrc@anu.edu.au

Source: http://www.crawford.anu.edu.au/research_units/ajrc/

About University of Western Australia:
The University of Western Australia acknowledges that it is situated on Noongar land, that the Noongar people remain the spiritual and cultural custodians of their land and continue to practise their values, languages, beliefs and knowledge. The University of Western Australia (UWA) is a leading Australian research university and has an international reputation for excellence, innovation and enterprise.

Details:
Applications are invited from suitably qualified international students for scholarships to undertake the degree of Master by Research or Doctor of Philosophy at The University of Western Australia. The purpose of the IPRS and the UWA SIRF scheme is to attract top quality international postgraduate students to areas in which the University has specialised research strengths and to support Australia’s research effort. Successful applicants can expect to become members of a research team working under the direction of senior researchers and in an area which has attracted external resources.

Eligibility:
• Have completed a four year undergraduate degree at first-class honours level or equivalent. An applicant may be disadvantaged if the Scholarships Committee cannot make a comparison with The University of Western Australia’s standards, particularly in relation to the class of Honours achieved, ie first or second class Honours;
• Intend to enrol as a full-time candidate for a Master’s degree by research or a PhD degree;
• Will be commencing their course in the semester following the scholarship round in which they have successfully applied;
• Provide evidence of achieving English language proficiency to the following standards:
* IELTS SCORE OF 6.5, with speaking and listening no less than 6.0, and with reading and writing no less than 6.5;
* Paper-based TOEFL score of 580 or above (Computer-based TOEFL test is not acceptable) with a Test of Spoken English score of 45 and a TWE (Test of Written English) of 4.5;
* iBT TOEFL internet-based test score of 95 with 22 for reading and listening, 24 for speaking and 23 for writing;
* Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English: C grade;
* Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English: B grade;
* UWA CELT Bridging Program – ‘B+’ grade or above
Please note: Entry to a Law higher degree by research requires IELTS of 7.5, with Speaking and Listening no less than 7.0, and with Reading and Writing no less than 7.5. Education and Dentistry require an overall IELTS score of 7.0, with a minimum of 6.5 in Reading and Writing

Last Date To Apply: 1.9.2011

Contact:
Scholarships Office (M358)
The University of Western Australia
35 Stirling Highway
Crawley WA 6009

Source: http://www.uwa.edu.au/

About Monash:
Established in Melbourne in 1958, Monash is Australia’s most internationalised university. It has eight campuses including one in Malaysia and one in South Africa, and a centre in Prato, Italy. An energetic and dynamic university, Monash is committed to quality education and research.
Through collaborative research, student exchange programs and an ever-growing Alumni network, Monash has links with people and organisations throughout Asia, Europe, the Americas, Africa and the Middle East.

Details:
The Faculty of Science has established the Margaret Clayton  – Women in Research Postdoctoral Fellowship to attract female early career researchers with outstanding potential to undertake research in areas of identified faculty research strength or emerging research potential.
One award only will be made in 2010 (for 2011).

Eligibility:
Applicants must:
* be female and undertaking research or have recently undertaken research in disciplines of relevance to the faculty;
* have been awarded a PhD as of the closing date of 2 July 2010;
* be no more than five years from the date of award of a PhD as of the closing date of 2 July 2010; and
* have demonstrated potential to achieve research outcomes at an international level.
The fellowship is tenable only in the Faculty of Science at Monash University and it is expected that most of the time will be spent in the relevant school or centre.
Applicants must contact the head of the school in which they propose to undertake the research to discuss the proposed project.

Benefits:
The fellowship will be funded for up to three years, with the second and third year of funding being confirmed following consideration of a report submitted by 1 November in 2011 and 2012 detailing the progress of the research during that year.
The school in which the fellow is based will be responsible for providing office accommodation and appropriate access to facilities and services necessary for the fellow’s research program.

Selection:
Following a faculty-conducted competitive process, the successful fellow will be appointed within the Academic salary Level A/B range depending on experience. Superannuation will be provided plus, if necessary, a relocation allowance equivalent to the cheapest economy class airfare for travel to and from Melbourne. Research support will also be available from the relevant school or centre of up to $15,000 per annum.
Mid-September
Interviews will be held in person, by telephone or by video-conferencing.
Applicants not selected for interview will be notified by the Faculty of Science Research Office, on behalf of the Selection Committee.
End-October
Fellowship awardees will be sent a formal letter of offer.
Selection criteria
The selection criteria are to be addressed within a covering letter and the application form.

Application Form: http://www.sci.monash.edu.au/research/docs/clayton-form.pdf

Last Date To Apply: 15.3.2011

Contact:
Mr Tom Keegan
Manager, Research and Research Training Faculty of Science
Monash University, Clayton VIC 3800, Australia
Telephone: (03) 9905 2079
Email: tom.keegan@sci.monash.edu.au

Source: http://www.sci.monash.edu.au

About University:
The University of Tasmania (UTAS) is an international university working out of Tasmania.  The University was founded by an Act of the Tasmanian Parliament on 1 January 1890, and as the fourth oldest university in Australia we are an original ’sandstone’ university.On 1 January 1991, the Hobart-based University merged with its northern neighbour, the Tasmanian State Institute of Technology, to form a ‘new’ University of Tasmania.  UTAS again extended its state-wide representation in 1995, opening the Cradle Coast Campus in Burnie.UTAS is committed to the creation, preservation, communication and application of knowledge, as well as excellence in all teaching, research and scholarly activities.  Our research is integral to our identity and sense of purpose and we are ranked in the top 10 research universities in Australia.

Scholarship Description:The University of Tasmania has over 100 Elite Research Scholarships for PhD candidates in areas we excel in: the health and medical sciences, natural, physical and applied sciences, as well as business and management, regional development, education and the humanities.Our Elite Research Scholarships are valued at $30k per annum tax-free, and are available for three years, with a possible six-month extension.We also support our PhD candidates with a suite of practical resources throughout their Higher Degrees by Research including laptops, opportunities for performance-based scholarship top ups, cloud data storage, a conference support fund, generic skilling and supportive candidature management which help each candidate navigate their own research path.If you have an outstanding academic record and a passion for research we probably have an Elite Research Scholarship for you.Promising candidates within Australia and New Zealand are eligible for a return airfare to visit UTAS and their School of interest to help them decide. And if chosen, generous relocation support is available.The Elite Research Scholarship is restricted to exceptional applicants whose research for their PhD will occur in a well-defined and managed (supervised) project.

Scholarship Application Deadline: Applications remain open throughout 2011

Contact:
Phone Australia: 03 6226 2999
Phone International: +61 3 6226 2999
Fax Australia: 03 6226 2018
Fax International: +61 3 6226 2018

Source: http://www.utas.edu.au/contacts/

About Royal Society:
The Royal Society of New South Wales, Australia was established as the Philosophical Society of Australasia on 27th June 1821. It was the first scientific society in the British Colony of New South Wales, and was formed “with a view to enquiring into the various branches of physical science of this vast continent [Australia] and its adjacent regions”. On his arrival in Sydney late in 1821 the new Governor-General (as he was then called), Sir Thomas Brisbane, was offered and accepted the position of President.

Details:
Applications for Royal Society of New South Wales Scholarships are sought from candidates working in a science related field within New South Wales or the Australian Capital Territory. There is no restriction with respect to field of study and up to three Scholarships will be awarded each year. Applicants must be Australian citizens or Permanent Residents of Australia. Applicants must be enrolled as research students at a University in NSW or the ACT.

Award:
The award consists of a certificate acknowledging your achievement, a $500 prize and a free year of membership of the Society. The winners will be expected to deliver a short presentation of their work at the Monthly Meeting of the Society in December and may be invited to prepare a review style paper for the Society’s Journal. The awards will be presented at this meeting.

How To Apply:
There is no application form but your application should include a statement of the significance of your project, an abstract of your work (ca 500 words) and a brief curriculum vitae, including details of your undergraduate study and any professional experience. Be sure to enclose a list of your publications. A statement of support from your supervisor, confirming details of your candidature must be included. The closing date for applications is 30th September of each year. The applications will be considered by a selection committee appointed by the Council of the Society and the decision will be made before the end of October. The decision of the committee is final. The scholarships will be awarded on merit.

Last Date To Apply: 30 September of each year.

Contact:
The Honorary Secretary
Royal Society of New South Wales
Building H47, University of Sydney
NSW 2006, Australia

Source: http://nsw.royalsoc.org.au

About Australia India Institute:
The Australia India Institute invites Expressions of Interest for funding for projects which support the Institute’s key priority areas for research cooperation, professional links and cultural understanding between Australia and India.

Details:
The Australia India Institute invites Expressions of Interest (EOI) for funding projects which support the Institute’s key priority areas (listed below) to strengthen research cooperation, professional links and cultural understanding between Australia and India.

The Institute is interested in supporting a range of activities, for example:
1. workshops
2. seminars
3. visiting fellowships
4. scholarships (including top-up scholarships)
5. research project expenses
6. cultural events
7. exchanges

Funding:
1. Expressions of Interest forms due 5.00 pm EST on Monday 20 September 2010
2. Applicants chosen to submit a further more detailed application will be notified by email by Friday 24 September
3. The full application is due on Friday 15 October 2010
4. Applications to be funded will be notified by the end of October 2010

Selection:
All Expressions of Interest will be assessed by the Australia India Institute against the
following assessment criteria:
1. The extent to which the project’s objectives are clearly defined and consistent with
the Institute’s objectives.
2. The project’s potential to engage a wide and/or influential audience.
3. The project’s potential to establish long-term links and continuing exchanges.
4. The applicant’s ability to deliver the project successfully and the quality of the
application.
5. The relevance of the subject matter, including whether it is an existing priority area
and/or has existing or potential links to other Australia India Institute initiatives.

Last Date To Apply: 26.4.2011

Contact:
Professor John Webb OAM
Acting Director
Phone: +61 3 9035 8145
Mobile: +61 432 752 591

Source: http://www.aii.unimelb.edu.au/

About the Adelaide Graduate Centre:
The Graduate Centre is responsible for the management and administration of research education at the University of Adelaide including:
* admissions (domestic students only)
* enrolments
* candidature
* scholarships
* thesis examination
* the delivery of professional development programs for research students and supervisors
* the Integrated Bridging Program—Research (IBP-R) for international students and recent permanent residents for whom English is an alternative language.

Details:
The University of Adelaide offers a scholarships scheme for international students undertaking postgraduate research study. Its purpose is to attract high quality overseas postgraduate students to areas of research strength in the University of Adelaide to support its research effort. The selection for scholarships is extremely competitive. Up to 10 prestigious scholarships may be available in the mid year round of scholarships for 2011 to outstanding international students from any country undertaking postgraduate research in any academic discipline.

Eligibility:
Applicants should hold at least the equivalent of an Australian First Class Honours degree. This is a four year degree with a major research project in the final year. Other criteria that will be taken into consideration is undergraduate performance, bachelor and honours awards and scholarships, other postgraduate degrees, publications in internationally refereed journals, the presentation of conference papers and relevant industry experience. Applications for these scholarships are always highly competitive.  Generally ASI recipients have completed a Masters degree including a significant research component and have several publications and relevant work and research experience.

The ASI provides:
1. Course tuition fees for two years for a Masters degree by Research and three years for a Doctoral research degree (an extension is possible for doctoral programs only);
2. Health insurance cover for students; and
3. An annual living allowance of approximately $22,250 (2010 value) for the normal duration of the program.

Conditions:
* ASI Scholarship will be awarded strictly on academic merit. Extra-curricular achievements will not be considered.
* Citizens and Permanent Residents of Australia, and citizens of New Zealand are ineligible.
* Those undertaking research via remote candidature are ineligible.
* International applicants are not eligible for an ASI if they have already commenced the degree for which they are seeking an award, unless they can establish that they were unable to apply for an ASI in the last round of the previous calendar year.
* International applicants who have not provided evidence of their meeting English language proficiency requirements by the closing date are not eligible for an ASI.
* International applicants must not hold a research qualification regarded by the University of Adelaide to be equivalent to an Australian Research Doctorate degree or, if undertaking a Research Masters degree, not hold a research qualification regarded by the University of Adelaide to be equivalent to or higher than an Australian Research Masters degree.
* Candidates are required to enrol in the University of Adelaide as ‘international students’ and must maintain ‘international student’ status for the duration of their enrolment in the University.
* Scholarships are available for the normal duration of the program, subject to satisfactory progress. For students enrolled in a PhD, extensions beyond three years and six months require the approval of the Graduate Scholarships Committee and would only be approved in exceptional circumstances.
* Scholarships holders must commence study at The University of Adelaide in Semester 1 or Semester 2, 2011. No ASI may be commenced after 31 August.
* Scholarship winners will not be permitted to defer commencement until 2012.
* Applicants who applied in previous international scholarship rounds are not eligible to apply again.

Last Date To Apply: 31.7.2011

Contact:
Adelaide Graduate Centre
Level 6
115 Grenfell Street
THE UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE
SA 5005
AUSTRALIA
Telephone: +61 8 8303 5882
Facsimile: +61 8 8303 5725

Source: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/graduatecentre/