Adelaide Graduate Fee Scholarships (AGFS)

Up to 15 AGFS Scholarships may be available for international students from any country, who have graduated from the University of Adelaide, to undertake postgraduate research at the University of Adelaide in 2010.

Eligibility Criteria

In order to be eligible for consideration a student must:

• be completing their four year undergraduate degree including class one honours in a research based honours program or masters degree with a sufficient research component to be approved by the Research Education Development Committee as a degree acceptable for entry to the PhD. ie a Masters degree including a minimum of 12 points of research at the University of Adelaide in 2009 OR have completed the above in 2008;
• be eligible to enrol as a commencing student in a full-time postgraduate research program at the University of Adelaide in 2010;
• be an international student; and
• not be currently enrolled in the higher degree by research program at the University of Adelaide for which the student is applying for a scholarship.

Candidates who have applied for Australian permanent resident status are ineligible to apply. Currently enrolled PhD students and applicants who applied in previous international scholarship rounds are not eligible to apply again.

Recipients MUST be able to commence their research program by 30 September 2010. Under no circumstances can the scholarship be deferred to 2011.

For more information please download the Conditions of the Award.

Benefits

Benefits are payment of full tuition fees for the normal duration of the program and an annual living allowance ($20,427 in 2009). The allowance will be paid for two years for a Masters degree by Research and three years for a Doctoral research degree (an extension is possible for doctoral programs only). No other allowances will be paid. The scholarship does not provide an OSHC allowance.

Closing Date: 31 October 2009. We strongly recommend that all applicants submit their application and all required documents well before the closing date. 

To apply, fill out and submit the AGFS Application Form to the International Office, Level 5, Oliphant Building, on or before 31 October 2009.

You must also forward an AGFS Referee Report Form to two referees, who will then complete your reference and submit the form directly to the International Office. Please ensure you send your Referee Report Forms well before the due date of 31 October 2009 so your referees have plenty of time to complete and submit the forms.

For more information please download the Conditions of the Award.