The University of Queensland, Australia is offering Graduate school international travel award. Applicants must be a confirmed RHD candidate enrolled full-time at UQ (part-time students are eligible to apply but must be enrolled full time while overseas). This award does not support travel to attend overseas conferences, complete courses and visiting an advisory team. The award  is of Up to AUD$3000 for travel in the Pacific region (eg. Indonesia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea) and up to AUD$5000 for travel elsewhere in the world.

Study Subject(s): Award is provided to study any course offered by the University of Queensland in Australia.
Course Level: This award is available for research higher degree (RHD) candidate enrolled full-time at UQ (part-time students are eligible to apply but must be enrolled full time while overseas).
Scholarship Provider: The University of Queensland in Australia
Scholarship can be taken at: Australia and Abroad

Eligibility: To be eligible, you must:
-Be a confirmed RHD candidate enrolled full-time at UQ (part-time students are eligible to apply but must be enrolled full time while overseas)
-Be a confirmed candidate with no overdue milestone at the time of application
-Travel before the Thesis Review milestone
-Not have previously held a UQ Graduate School funded travel grant
-Demonstrate that additional funds are available if required
-Undertake at least 10 days of research related activity
-Plan your departure date to be after the outcome of the travel award application is announced as retrospective funding will not be approved.

Scholarship Open for International Students: Australian and international students can apply for this award.

Scholarship Description: Graduate School International Travel Awards are awarded to support overseas travel for at least one distinct study related purpose that is relevant and academically justifiable but not essential to the completion of your thesis.  Acceptable travel purposes include accessing research material or facilities that are unavailable in Australia (e.g. libraries, archives, laboratories) and working in a research environment with resources not currently available to the candidate.  This award does not support travel to attend overseas conferences, complete courses and visiting an advisory team.

Number of award(s): Not Known

Duration of award(s): Not Known

What does it cover? Up to AUD$3000 for travel in the Pacific region (eg. Indonesia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea) and up to AUD$5000 for travel elsewhere in the world.

How to Apply: Submit a complete GSITA application form and GSITA budget spreadsheet by the close of the scholarship round.

 Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadlines are:-
-Round 1: 22 February 2013
-Round 2: 22 June 2013 {offers to be sent 12 July}
-Round 3: 27 September 2013 {offers to be sent 18 October}

Further Official Scholarship Information and Application