High calibre PhD students that aspire to conduct research in diverse disciplines that address some of the most important problems facing society today are invited by the University of Sydney to participate in its Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Postgraduate Research Scholarship for the academic year 2022-2023.

The scholarship application can be made by all interested domestic and international students who have to undertake a PhD degree study at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the University of Sydney in an eligible field of research. The applicants must have an honours or master’s degree in a relevant field of study to be considered for this scholarship award comprised an annual stipend worth $35,950 and tuition fee coverage for up to 3.5 years of study.

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Application Deadline:  All applications must be received by 31^st October 2022.

Brief Description

• University or Organization: University of Sydney
• Department: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
• Course Level: PhD
• Award: $35,950
• Number of Awards: NA
• Access Mode: Online
• Nationality: Domestic and International
• The award can be taken in Australia.

Eligibility

• Eligible Countries: All Australian and foreign students are eligible to apply.
• Eligible Course or Subjects: PhD programme of choice taught at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the University of Sydney can be applied for.
• Eligibility Criteria: To be eligible, the applicants must meet all the following/given criteria:
• The applicants must be a PhD students in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
• The applicants must hold honours or Master’s degrees or have sufficient professional experience.
• The applicants must undertake research in Equity and Inclusion in the Metaverse, Understanding Early Medieval Friendship, Computational Social Science Lab, Spillover Effects of Single-use Plastic Regulations on Consumer Behaviour, Understanding spatial inequalities: mechanisms and implications, Economics of firming electricity supply in the age of renewable, Modern Sinophone Australia, The Poetics of Social Change in Late Antiquity (250-750 AD), Mathematics Education & Engagement, Community Languages education in a globalised world, Informal Care in the Context of Intellectual Disability, Micro-biopolitics and the deep relationality of (self)care, or Seventies Sydney & the Queer Creative Economy.

How to Apply

• How to Apply: Applicants must first apply for admission via the official online portal of the university. Domestic and international students must submit separate scholarship application forms if interested to apply.
• Supporting Documents: The students are required to present the following documents to the university:
• Academic transcripts
• Degree certificates
• Scholarship documentation
• Marriage/change of name certificate
• Admission Requirements: The applicants must hold either an honours degree (first class or second class/division 1), a master’s degree with a significant research component, or demonstrate appropriate professional experience and alternative qualifications in the field of study.
• Language Requirement: The students must submit scores on the following English language proficiency tests:
• IELTS – 6.5

Benefits

The PhD students selected to be awarded this scholarship will be provided with the following by the University of Sydney:

• stipend allowance of $35,950 per annum for up to 3.5 years
• Student Services Amenities Fee (SSAF) for up to 14 research periods
• 100% tuition fees for up to 14 research periods (international students only)
• Single Overseas Health Cover (OSHC) for up to 55 months (international students only)

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