FAQ: What is available for a Masters or a PhD?
3rd February 2006
Answer:
Scholarships available for European students coming to Australia
The first step for finding support for your PhD or your Master in an Australian university is to check in your own country. So visit the websites from the National Department of Education, regional or State agencies, your home university and other foundations. They are most likely to have support available. Having a look at EURAXESS can be very useful to guide you: ec.europa.eu/euraxess.
The next step, would be to check with the Australian Higher Education’s institution you want to go to. Have a look at the “Prospective Students” pages. Some (read most) universities offer scholarships for postgraduates students, generally for PhD, including international students and generally in the form of a tuition fee rebate for excellent candidates.
Finally here is a list of some opportunities:
- Endeavour International Postgraduate Research Scholarships (IPRS)
- The IPRS provides 330 scholarships each year. Scholarships are available for a period of two years for a Masters by research or three years for a Doctorate. The Scholarship covers tuition fees and health cover costs for Scholarship holders, and health cover costs for their dependents.
www.dest.gov.au - Endeavour Europe Awards
- A maximum of a one year stipend of AU$50,000 tax free, in monthly payments (also inclulding travel allowance). Each year up to 14 scholarships are offered. For a PhD or a Masters.
www.dest.gov.au - Endeavour Research Fellowships
- Provide financial support for postgraduate students and postdoctoral fellows to undertake research in Australia. In 2007 4 awards will be available to applicants from Europe. Awards are valued at up to A$25,000 including a travel allowance of A$5,000, an establishment allowance of A$5,000; and a monthly stipend of A$2,500 for up to six months.
www.dest.gov.au - IDP Education Australia Limited (IDP)
- The organisation co-administered some programmes in different countries.
www.idp.com/students/scholarships/scholarships.asp
