Melbourne International Research Scholarships (MIRS)
Course(s) Offered: All fields
Course Level: Graduate (masters, PhD)
Provider: Australian Government
Country to Study in: Australia
Scholarship Description
IMPORTANT NOTICE: From 2016, the Melbourne International Research Scholarship (MIRS) is utilization of the Melbourne Research Scholarship program. Read total details here.
Foreign students from countries worldwide are awarded The Melbourne International Research Scholarships (MIRS) to undertake graduate question marking studies at the University of Melbourne.
MIRS scholarship awards are funded past times the University of Melbourne alongside each faculty having a express number to award.
Eligibility
To hold out considered for the MIRS, you lot must:
Course(s) Offered: All fields
Course Level: Graduate (masters, PhD)
Provider: Australian Government
Country to Study in: Australia
Scholarship Description
IMPORTANT NOTICE: From 2016, the Melbourne International Research Scholarship (MIRS) is utilization of the Melbourne Research Scholarship program. Read total details here.
Foreign students from countries worldwide are awarded The Melbourne International Research Scholarships (MIRS) to undertake graduate question marking studies at the University of Melbourne.
MIRS scholarship awards are funded past times the University of Melbourne alongside each faculty having a express number to award.
Eligibility
To hold out considered for the MIRS, you lot must:
- be an international applicant (ie. a citizen of a province other than Commonwealth of Australia or New Zealand, too non an Australian permanent resident);
- have completed 3rd studies that are at to the lowest degree equivalent to a 4-year honours marking at an Australian academy alongside a minimum final result of get-go cast honours;
- have applied for admission to undertake a master copy or doctorate past times question marking or hold out currently enrolled inwards a question marking at the University of Melbourne
- have non already completed a question qualification at the same or higher flat every bit the course of pedagogy for which a scholarship is sought.
Selection is based on eligibility criteria, academic merit too question potential.
Eligible groups
Citizens of whatever nationality may utilise (EXCEPT Commonwealth of Australia or New Zealand)
Participating Institution
University of Melbourne, Australia
Fields of study
All graduate question marking courses offered at the University
Number of awards
About 200 novel Melbourne Research Scholarships (MRSs) are offered every year, of which nigh 150 are commonly awarded to international students every bit MIRSs.
Sponsorship duration
The duration of the MIRS is upward to 2 years for pupil project a master copy past times question marking too upward to 3 years, alongside a possible vi calendar month extension, for students project a doctorate past times question degree.
Scholarship benefits
The next benefits apply:
- in describe of piece of job alongside Commonwealth of Australia Postgraduate Award:
- fortnightly living allowance;
- relocation grant for students moving to Melbourne from interstate or from exterior Australia;
- thesis Allowance; and
- limited paid sick, motherhood too parenting leave.
- Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) (single membership)
To hold out considered for a MIRS award, applicants postulate to utilise for too hold out given an offering inwards a graduate question marking course of pedagogy (eg. masters past times research, PhD or other question doctorate), too every bit good utilise for the scholarship at the University of Melbourne.
Current University of Melbourne students who are enrolled inwards a question marking for which they wishing to have an Commonwealth of Australia Postgraduate Award must utilise through the 'Student Portal'.
All other students must consummate an 'Application for Admission to Graduate Research Degree Candidature too Scholarship' (the online cast establish on the official website). Applicants must guide keep applied for admission to undertake a master copy or doctorate past times question degree.
It is of import to view the official website (see here too every bit good below) for links to online forms too every bit good for consummate data on how to apply.
DEADLINES:
Applicants are encouraged to submit their admission too scholarship applications too all required documents good earlier the closing date(s). Applications submitted afterwards the deadline appointment volition alone hold out considered for whatever MIRS that rest at the fourth dimension the application is assessed for scholarship.
The closing appointment is 31 Oct (Round 1) or 31 May (Round 2). However, the next faculties guide keep to a greater extent than than 2 rounds: Engineering; too Medicine, Dentistry too Health Sciences.
PLEASE NOTE:
Applicants volition hold out advised via e-mail every bit before long every bit an number to their scholarship application is determined. The University assesses applications for scholarships on an ongoing basis. As a full general rule:
- applications submitted earlier 31 October (Round 1) volition hold out finalised past times xv Feb of the next year, and
- applications submitted earlier 31 May (Round 2) volition hold out finalised past times 31 July.
Application Deadline: 31 Oct 2014 / 31 May 2015
Open to International Applicants: Yes
More Scholarship Information too Application
Related: Scholarships inwards Commonwealth of Australia for International Students
Buat lebih berguna, kongsi: