Australian Postgraduate Awards (APA) and Curtin University Postgraduate Scholarships (CUPS) opportunity

Scholarships Title: 2014 Australian Postgraduate Award (APA)/ Curtin University Postgraduate Scholarship (CUPS)- 40

Status: Open

About this scholarship

Description/Applicant information

Australian Postgraduate Awards (APA) and Curtin University Postgraduate Scholarships (CUPS) are awarded to students of exceptional research potential undertaking a higher degree by research (HDR) at Curtin in 2014.

APA are government funded scholarships and CUPS are Curtin funded scholarships.

Student type

    Current Students

    Future Students

Faculty

·         Science & Engineering

·         Health Sciences

·         Centre for Aboriginal Studies

·         Humanities

·         Curtin Business School

Course type:   Postgraduate Research

Gender: Both

Nationality

a)      Australian Citizen

b)      Permanent Humanitarian Visa

c)       New Zealand Citizen

d)      Australian Permanent Resident

Scholarship base:   Merit Based

Maximum number awarded: 40

Value

The APA  and CUPS provide an annual living allowance of $24,653 (2013 value). This stipend is indexed annually and is tax-free unless taken on a part-time basis.

The APA and CUPS also provide a thesis allowance and a relocation allowance for successful applicants who relocate from another Australian state to take up these awards at Curtin University.

All successful APA applicants will receive a Curtin Research Scholarships (CRS) providing an attractive total scholarship package of $32,500 per annum tax free.

All successful CUPS applicants will also receive a Curtin Research Scholarships (CRS) providing a total scholarship package of $27,500 per annum tax free.

The tenure of these awards is for a period of two years for a Master by Research and three years for a Doctoral study.  Extension of up to six months may be applicable for a Doctoral degree only.  The tenure will be reduced by any prior studies already completed in the awarded course.

Eligible courses

Successful students must be enrolled in a Higher Degree by Research as a Masters or PhD student.

Eligibility criteria

Applicants must:

·         be an Australian or New Zealand Citizen; or

·         be an Australian Permanent Resident; and

·         have completed four years of higher education studies at a high level of achievement;

·         hold or expect to obtain, First Class Honours or equivalent results;

·         be enrolled in or accepted to enrol in a Higher Degree by Research as a full-time student in 2014.

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How to apply

Application process

Future Students and applicants with non valid admssion offer for sem 1, 2014, please apply via online e-applications.

Current Students (students with active enrolment at Curtin in a HDR course) and applicants with valid admission offer for sem 1, 2014, please submit the 'Current Student Form' attached with relevant documents to research_scholarships@curtin.edu.au  Please write in subject line: 2014 APA/CUPS application.

Please encourage your referees to send their reports to us by email: research_scholarships@curtin.edu.au but hard copies referee reports are also accepted. If by email please write in subject line: Student's name - referee report

Applications open:01/08/2013

Applications close: 31/10/2013

Need more information?

Enquiries

Scholarships Office,

Office of Research and Development,

Level 1, Building 100,

GPO Box U1987, PERTH WA 6845

Email:research_scholarships@curtin.edu.au

Phone: +61 8 9266 4906

Fax: +61 8 9266 3793

Further information

Successful applicants must be enrolled on a full-time on-campus basis whilst in receipt of a APA, unless permission has been sought to hold the scholarship on a part-time or external basis.

Successful applicants will be notify by in December 2013.

Deadline for application is 31st October 2013. No late application will be accepted.