Adelaide International Postgraduate Coursework Scholarships (AIPCS), Australia

The University of Adelaide offers a targeted scholarship scheme for international students commencing postgraduate coursework study. The selection for these scholarships is extremely competitive. All scholarships in this program have the following conditions:

• 3 x 100% tuition fee waiver
• Must be a citizen of Indonesia, Korea, Thailand or Vietnam
• Available for entry into Semester 1 or 2
• Available for commencing international students only
• Benefits are the waiver of full tuition fees for the normal duration of the program, subject to satisfactory performance
• The scholarship is for a maximum of two years
• Study in any discipline accept Master of Comparative Laws program

Academic eligibility

Guide to minimum academic eligibility criteria for all University of Adelaide postgraduate coursework scholarships

Scholarship Conditions

Please download a copy of the scholarship conditions.

Open: Monday 1 October 2012
Close: Wednesday 31 October 2012 

Application process

For students seeking a scholarship for postgraduate coursework study, a separate online application for scholarships will be required.

Applicants for the AIPCS will be required to have already received a current unconditional offer of admission to the University of Adelaide to be considered.

Students wishing to apply for a scholarship should lodge their application for admission several weeks before the scholarship application closing date.

Students with a conditional offer of admission must have demonstrated that they meet all the conditions of their offer, and have received acknowledgement from the International Office that their offer is unconditional, before lodging an application for a scholarship.

For further assistance, please contact the International Office or one of the University of Adelaide's International Representative

Visit the official website at http://www.adelaide.edu.au/study/international/scholarships/aipcs/

Adelaide Graduate Research Scholarships (AGRS), Australia

A number of AGRS Scholarships may be available for international students from any country, who have recently graduated from the University of Adelaide, to undertake postgraduate research at the University of Adelaide in semester 2, 2012.

Eligibility Criteria

In order to be eligible for consideration a student must:

• be completing their four year undergraduate degree including class one honours in a research based honours program at the University of Adelaide in semester 1, 2012 OR have completed the above in 2011;
• OR be completing their masters degree with a sufficient research component to be approved by the Research Education Development Committee as a degree acceptable for entry to the PhD (refer to theAcademic Program Rules) at the University of Adelaide in semester 1, 2012 OR have completed the above in 2011;
• be eligible to enrol as a commencing student in a full-time postgraduate research program at the University of Adelaide by 30 November 2012;
• be an international student; and
• not be currently enrolled in the higher degree by research program at the University of Adelaide for which the student is applying for a scholarship.
• Currently enrolled PhD students and applicants who applied in previous international scholarship rounds are not eligible to apply again.

Recipients MUST be able to commence their research program by 30 November 2012. Under no circumstances can the scholarship be deferred to 2013.

The offer of a scholarship is contingent upon a student not being offered another award by the Commonwealth of Australia, The University of Adelaide, or an overseas sponsor. The University reserves the right to withdraw an offer of a scholarship at any time prior to enrolment if it is advised that an awardee has been offered a scholarship equal to or in excess of the financial value of the award offered by the University.

Benefits

Benefits are payment of full tuition fees for the normal duration of the program and an annual living allowance ($23,728 in 2012). The allowance will be paid 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). No other allowances will be paid. The scholarship does not provide an OSHC allowance.

How to Apply

There is no longer a separate AGRS application form. To apply for an AGRS scholarships all you need to do is tick the YES box to the question “Do you wish to be considered for all scholarships for which you are eligible?” in section 8 ‘Finance’ of the International Postgraduate Research Application Form when you apply for candidature. You also need to ask 2 academic referees to submit a report on your behalf: Academic Referee's Confidential Report.

You do not need to provide evidence of enrolment at the University of Adelaide, nor of any qualifications completed prior to your initial enrolment at the University of Adelaide, as we already have such records from your previous application.

Closing Date

1 May 2012. We strongly recommend that all applicants submit their application and all required documents to the Adelaide Graduate Centre well before the closing date. Incomplete applications at the scholarship application deadline will not be considered for a scholarship.

Applicants will be notified of the outcome of their scholarship application by the end of July 2012.

For further information, please visit the official website

Adelaide Scholarships International (ASI), University of Adelaide, Australia

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.

A number of ASI scholarships may be available in the mid year round of scholarships for semester 2, 2012 to outstanding international students from any country undertaking postgraduate research in any academic discipline.

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. An annual living allowance of approximately $23,728 (2012 value) for the normal duration of the program; and
3. If the award holder holds a subclass 574 visa the award covers the cost of compulsory standard Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) Worldcare policy for the student and their spouse and dependents (if any) for the period of the scholarship. If the award holder does not hold a subclass 574 visa then he/she is responsible for the cost of health insurance.

The scholarship does NOT cover visa application fees.

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.

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 holders must commence study at The University of Adelaide in semester 2, 2012. No ASI may be commenced after 30 November 2012.
• Scholarship winners will not be permitted to defer commencement until 2013.
• Applicants who applied in previous international major scholarship rounds are not eligible to apply again.
• The offer of an ASI scholarship is contingent upon a student not being offered another award by the Commonwealth of Australia, The University of Adelaide, or an overseas sponsor. The University reserves the right to withdraw an offer of a scholarship at any time prior to enrolment if it is advised that a awardee has been offered a scholarship equal to or in excess of the financial value of the award offered by the University

Closing Date: 1 May 2012. We strongly recommend that all applicants submit their application and all required documents well before the closing date. Incomplete applications at the scholarship application deadline will not be considered for a scholarship.

Application Form

For further information, please visit the official website www.adelaide.edu.au