Australian Postgraduate Award (APA)

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University of Sydney

Scholarship Details

Provider Name: University of Sydney

Scholarship Name: Australian Postgraduate Award (APA)

Description: Australian Postgraduate Awards (APA) are designed to assist with general living costs and are awarded to students of exceptional research potential to undertake a higher degree by research at the university.

Study Level: Doctor Degree (By Research), Master Degree (By Research)

Study Fields: General

Support Type: Allowance, Scholarship

Offer Frequency: Annual

Annual Amount: $25,849

Annual Comment: The scholarship provides a stipend of $25,849 per year (2015 rate, indexed annually). Tenure is 3 years for a PhD and 2 years for a master by research, with a possible a 6-month extension for PhD students. The scholarship also provides a thesis allowance and, where applicable, a relocation allowance.

Length: 3 year(s)

Gender: Co-Ed

Eligibility: The awards are open to Australian citizens and permanent residents or New Zealand citizens, who hold a bachelor degree with first class honours or an equivalent qualification. Applicants cannot: previously have held an Australian Government Research Scholarship for more than 6 months; be in receipt of an equivalent award (greater than 75 per cent of the base stipend); or, have completed a degree at the same level or higher than that proposed.

Study Location: Australia - NSW: Sydney Metropolitan

Closing Date: End October; Mid June

Other Details: Applications for semester 1 of the following year close at the end of October; applications for semester 2 close mid June.

Number Per Year: 320

Scholarship Website: http://sydney.edu.au/scholarships/research/postgraduate_awards.shtml (opens in new window)