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Vice Chancellor and President’s Scholarships 2021
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Description
The Vice Chancellor and President’s Scholarships are awarded each year to the top PhD students in each Academic Unit at the University of South Australia. Seven scholarships are awarded per annum.
The award is valued at $10,000 and supports students whose research project exemplifies the objectives of the Transformed PhD and who can demonstrate how they would use the scholarship to further these objectives. These may include, but are not limited to:
- overseas and domestic trips for the purpose of collecting data with an end user or industry partner,
- engaging with an end user from government, industry and/or community on the research project
- activities that broaden the student’s focus on entrepreneurship and innovation,
- transferable skills development
- opportunities to present their research at a conference
The Vice Chancellor and President’s Scholarship will provide funding towards the research project activities identified in the student’s application and approved by the selection panel.
As UniSA’s top PhD students, recipients will be expected to be part of a cohort of Ambassadors for the Transformed PhD, advocating for significance and innovation in their research findings, and participating in promotional and media activities. In preparation, recipients of the scholarship will be provided media training and support by UniSA’s Communication and Marketing Unit. Scholarship recipients will have access to a media education workshop focused on engaging with media audiences across radio, print, television and social media platforms. The training will explore:
- news values
- how to identify the news in your research
- writing for media
- interview preparation
- tips for radio and TV interviews
- developing social media profile and engagement
- new platforms for presenting research and ideas
Eligibilities
The scholarships are available to commencing international and domestic students undertaking a PhD at the University of South Australia.
To be eligible, students must be:
- Enrolled in a PhD at UniSA
- Within 12 months of commencement at the time of application
- In receipt of a Commonwealth or UniSA funded scholarship*
- Highly ranked amongst other scholarship applications
Note: It is expected that the student’s supervisory panel will comprise at least 3 supervisors including an end-user advisor students who meet the eligibility criteria will be invited to apply in June each year.
Benefits
The award provides $10,000 to support PhD students with their transformed PhD as outlined in their application.
Program Venue
Adelaide
Australia
Eligible Regions
All Regions
All Countries
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Eligible Countries
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Argentina, Angola, Africa, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic, Costa Rica, Cote d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar (formerly Burma), Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, North Macedonia (formerly Macedonia), Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tunisia, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, UAE, UK, USA, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City (Holy See), Venezuela, Vietnam, Western Sahara, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Hungary, Cook Island, Congo (Republic)
Application Process
Conditions
The Vice Chancellor and President’s Scholarship is competitive and selection is based on:
- Meeting the eligibility criteria
- Academic and research standing as reflected in the student’s application for admission and scholarship awarded at UniSA
- the student’s ability to demonstrate how their research exemplifies alignment with the objectives of the ‘Transformed PhD’ and how they will use the scholarship to further these objectives,
- the student’s supervisory panel
- Principal supervisor’s supporting statement on behalf of the supervisory panel
Process of awarding the scholarship
Students who meet the eligibility criteria will be identified by the University and invited to apply in June.
Applications will be assessed by a sub-committee of the University’s Research Degrees Committee (RDC). The sub-committee includes the Dean of Graduate Studies and Deans of Research (or delegates) from each Academic Unit and the Manager: Scholarships and Candidature, Student and Academic Services (or delegate).
Students will be notified of the outcome of their application towards the end of August/beginning of September.
How to apply
Upon invitation, applicants will need to complete the application form provided. The application will require:
- A one page proposal outlining their research project and how it exemplifies the objectives of the Transformed PhD. The proposal must also clearly describe how the scholarship will be used to achieve these objectives, and
- The Principal supervisor’s supporting statement on behalf of the supervisory panel
Applications will be due 31 July each year
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Students must have their research proposal approved within 6 months full-time study, or up to 12 months where specified by the student’s Academic Unit. The scholarship will be paid upon confirmation of candidature.
As recipients also have an ambassadorial role to play in advocating for the significance of their research and the transformed PhD, they will be required to participate in the University’s promotion of the Transformed PhD, including media activities.
By the end of the third year of candidature or when the total of the Scholarship funds have been spent (whichever comes first) a written report must be submitted to Student and Academic Services, detailing how the Scholarship funds were expended.
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Vice Chancellor and President’s Scholarships 2021
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Opportunity Type
Scholarship
Full Time
PhD
Description
The Vice Chancellor and President’s Scholarships are awarded each year to the top PhD students in each Academic Unit at the University of South Australia. Seven scholarships are awarded per annum.
The award is valued at $10,000 and supports students whose research project exemplifies the objectives of the Transformed PhD and who can demonstrate how they would use the scholarship to further these objectives. These may include, but are not limited to:
- overseas and domestic trips for the purpose of collecting data with an end user or industry partner,
- engaging with an end user from government, industry and/or community on the research project
- activities that broaden the student’s focus on entrepreneurship and innovation,
- transferable skills development
- opportunities to present their research at a conference
The Vice Chancellor and President’s Scholarship will provide funding towards the research project activities identified in the student’s application and approved by the selection panel.
As UniSA’s top PhD students, recipients will be expected to be part of a cohort of Ambassadors for the Transformed PhD, advocating for significance and innovation in their research findings, and participating in promotional and media activities. In preparation, recipients of the scholarship will be provided media training and support by UniSA’s Communication and Marketing Unit. Scholarship recipients will have access to a media education workshop focused on engaging with media audiences across radio, print, television and social media platforms. The training will explore:
- news values
- how to identify the news in your research
- writing for media
- interview preparation
- tips for radio and TV interviews
- developing social media profile and engagement
- new platforms for presenting research and ideas
Eligibilities
The scholarships are available to commencing international and domestic students undertaking a PhD at the University of South Australia.
To be eligible, students must be:
- Enrolled in a PhD at UniSA
- Within 12 months of commencement at the time of application
- In receipt of a Commonwealth or UniSA funded scholarship*
- Highly ranked amongst other scholarship applications
Note: It is expected that the student’s supervisory panel will comprise at least 3 supervisors including an end-user advisor students who meet the eligibility criteria will be invited to apply in June each year.
Benefits
The award provides $10,000 to support PhD students with their transformed PhD as outlined in their application.
Program Venue
Adelaide
Eligible Regions
All Regions
Eligible Countries
All Countries
Application Process
Conditions
The Vice Chancellor and President’s Scholarship is competitive and selection is based on:
- Meeting the eligibility criteria
- Academic and research standing as reflected in the student’s application for admission and scholarship awarded at UniSA
- the student’s ability to demonstrate how their research exemplifies alignment with the objectives of the ‘Transformed PhD’ and how they will use the scholarship to further these objectives,
- the student’s supervisory panel
- Principal supervisor’s supporting statement on behalf of the supervisory panel
Process of awarding the scholarship
Students who meet the eligibility criteria will be identified by the University and invited to apply in June.
Applications will be assessed by a sub-committee of the University’s Research Degrees Committee (RDC). The sub-committee includes the Dean of Graduate Studies and Deans of Research (or delegates) from each Academic Unit and the Manager: Scholarships and Candidature, Student and Academic Services (or delegate).
Students will be notified of the outcome of their application towards the end of August/beginning of September.
How to apply
Upon invitation, applicants will need to complete the application form provided. The application will require:
- A one page proposal outlining their research project and how it exemplifies the objectives of the Transformed PhD. The proposal must also clearly describe how the scholarship will be used to achieve these objectives, and
- The Principal supervisor’s supporting statement on behalf of the supervisory panel
Applications will be due 31 July each year
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Students must have their research proposal approved within 6 months full-time study, or up to 12 months where specified by the student’s Academic Unit. The scholarship will be paid upon confirmation of candidature.
As recipients also have an ambassadorial role to play in advocating for the significance of their research and the transformed PhD, they will be required to participate in the University’s promotion of the Transformed PhD, including media activities.
By the end of the third year of candidature or when the total of the Scholarship funds have been spent (whichever comes first) a written report must be submitted to Student and Academic Services, detailing how the Scholarship funds were expended.
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Vice Chancellor and President’s Scholarships 2021
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Opportunity Type
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PhD
Description
The Vice Chancellor and President’s Scholarships are awarded each year to the top PhD students in each Academic Unit at the University of South Australia. Seven scholarships are awarded per annum.
The award is valued at $10,000 and supports students whose research project exemplifies the objectives of the Transformed PhD and who can demonstrate how they would use the scholarship to further these objectives. These may include, but are not limited to:
- overseas and domestic trips for the purpose of collecting data with an end user or industry partner,
- engaging with an end user from government, industry and/or community on the research project
- activities that broaden the student’s focus on entrepreneurship and innovation,
- transferable skills development
- opportunities to present their research at a conference
The Vice Chancellor and President’s Scholarship will provide funding towards the research project activities identified in the student’s application and approved by the selection panel.
As UniSA’s top PhD students, recipients will be expected to be part of a cohort of Ambassadors for the Transformed PhD, advocating for significance and innovation in their research findings, and participating in promotional and media activities. In preparation, recipients of the scholarship will be provided media training and support by UniSA’s Communication and Marketing Unit. Scholarship recipients will have access to a media education workshop focused on engaging with media audiences across radio, print, television and social media platforms. The training will explore:
- news values
- how to identify the news in your research
- writing for media
- interview preparation
- tips for radio and TV interviews
- developing social media profile and engagement
- new platforms for presenting research and ideas
Eligibilities
The scholarships are available to commencing international and domestic students undertaking a PhD at the University of South Australia.
To be eligible, students must be:
- Enrolled in a PhD at UniSA
- Within 12 months of commencement at the time of application
- In receipt of a Commonwealth or UniSA funded scholarship*
- Highly ranked amongst other scholarship applications
Note: It is expected that the student’s supervisory panel will comprise at least 3 supervisors including an end-user advisor students who meet the eligibility criteria will be invited to apply in June each year.
Benefits
The award provides $10,000 to support PhD students with their transformed PhD as outlined in their application.
Program Venue
Adelaide
Eligible Regions
All Regions
Eligible Countries
All Countries
Application Process
Conditions
The Vice Chancellor and President’s Scholarship is competitive and selection is based on:
- Meeting the eligibility criteria
- Academic and research standing as reflected in the student’s application for admission and scholarship awarded at UniSA
- the student’s ability to demonstrate how their research exemplifies alignment with the objectives of the ‘Transformed PhD’ and how they will use the scholarship to further these objectives,
- the student’s supervisory panel
- Principal supervisor’s supporting statement on behalf of the supervisory panel
Process of awarding the scholarship
Students who meet the eligibility criteria will be identified by the University and invited to apply in June.
Applications will be assessed by a sub-committee of the University’s Research Degrees Committee (RDC). The sub-committee includes the Dean of Graduate Studies and Deans of Research (or delegates) from each Academic Unit and the Manager: Scholarships and Candidature, Student and Academic Services (or delegate).
Students will be notified of the outcome of their application towards the end of August/beginning of September.
How to apply
Upon invitation, applicants will need to complete the application form provided. The application will require:
- A one page proposal outlining their research project and how it exemplifies the objectives of the Transformed PhD. The proposal must also clearly describe how the scholarship will be used to achieve these objectives, and
- The Principal supervisor’s supporting statement on behalf of the supervisory panel
Applications will be due 31 July each year
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Students must have their research proposal approved within 6 months full-time study, or up to 12 months where specified by the student’s Academic Unit. The scholarship will be paid upon confirmation of candidature.
As recipients also have an ambassadorial role to play in advocating for the significance of their research and the transformed PhD, they will be required to participate in the University’s promotion of the Transformed PhD, including media activities.
By the end of the third year of candidature or when the total of the Scholarship funds have been spent (whichever comes first) a written report must be submitted to Student and Academic Services, detailing how the Scholarship funds were expended.
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The Vice Chancellor and President’s Scholarships are awarded each year to the top PhD students in each Academic Unit at the University of South Australia. Seven scholarships are awarded per annum.
The award is valued at $10,000 and supports students whose research project exemplifies the objectives of the Transformed PhD and who can demonstrate how they would use the scholarship to further these objectives. These may include, but are not limited to:
- overseas and domestic trips for the purpose of collecting data with an end user or industry partner,
- engaging with an end user from government, industry and/or community on the research project
- activities that broaden the student’s focus on entrepreneurship and innovation,
- transferable skills development
- opportunities to present their research at a conference
The Vice Chancellor and President’s Scholarship will provide funding towards the research project activities identified in the student’s application and approved by the selection panel.
As UniSA’s top PhD students, recipients will be expected to be part of a cohort of Ambassadors for the Transformed PhD, advocating for significance and innovation in their research findings, and participating in promotional and media activities. In preparation, recipients of the scholarship will be provided media training and support by UniSA’s Communication and Marketing Unit. Scholarship recipients will have access to a media education workshop focused on engaging with media audiences across radio, print, television and social media platforms. The training will explore:
- news values
- how to identify the news in your research
- writing for media
- interview preparation
- tips for radio and TV interviews
- developing social media profile and engagement
- new platforms for presenting research and ideas
BENIFITS
The award provides $10,000 to support PhD students with their transformed PhD as outlined in their application.
Eligibilities
The scholarships are available to commencing international and domestic students undertaking a PhD at the University of South Australia.
To be eligible, students must be:
- Enrolled in a PhD at UniSA
- Within 12 months of commencement at the time of application
- In receipt of a Commonwealth or UniSA funded scholarship*
- Highly ranked amongst other scholarship applications
Note: It is expected that the student’s supervisory panel will comprise at least 3 supervisors including an end-user advisor students who meet the eligibility criteria will be invited to apply in June each year.
For Further Queries:
For more queries, email at research.degrees@unisa.edu.au
Eligible Regions:
Program Venue:
APPLICATION PROCESS
Conditions
The Vice Chancellor and President’s Scholarship is competitive and selection is based on:
- Meeting the eligibility criteria
- Academic and research standing as reflected in the student’s application for admission and scholarship awarded at UniSA
- the student’s ability to demonstrate how their research exemplifies alignment with the objectives of the ‘Transformed PhD’ and how they will use the scholarship to further these objectives,
- the student’s supervisory panel
- Principal supervisor’s supporting statement on behalf of the supervisory panel
Process of awarding the scholarship
Students who meet the eligibility criteria will be identified by the University and invited to apply in June.
Applications will be assessed by a sub-committee of the University’s Research Degrees Committee (RDC). The sub-committee includes the Dean of Graduate Studies and Deans of Research (or delegates) from each Academic Unit and the Manager: Scholarships and Candidature, Student and Academic Services (or delegate).
Students will be notified of the outcome of their application towards the end of August/beginning of September.
How to apply
Upon invitation, applicants will need to complete the application form provided. The application will require:
- A one page proposal outlining their research project and how it exemplifies the objectives of the Transformed PhD. The proposal must also clearly describe how the scholarship will be used to achieve these objectives, and
- The Principal supervisor’s supporting statement on behalf of the supervisory panel
Applications will be due 31 July each year
