The Lisa Fox Indigenous Fellowship Program to New York University

A new fully-funded, postgraduate fellowship opportunity is now being administered by the Aurora Project. The Lisa Fox Indigenous Fellowship Program will enable one Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander postgraduate each year to undertake a Masters (MA) or Doctoral (PhD) program at New York University (NYU), commencing in September 2012. The Fellowship is tenable for up to four years and covers course fees and travel, plus an annual stipend of approximately US$30,000 (A$29,394) for accommodation and living expenses.

Only applicants who have been accepted by a faculty at NYU can be awarded a Lisa Fox Indigenous Fellowship. In most instances, this will require a First Class Honours degree or a strong Second Class Honours degree.

In future years, applicants will need to apply directly to the relevant faculty at NYU for admission to study and also to Aurora in order to apply for the Fellowship. In this first year, as applications have closed for most of these faculties, it is only necessary to apply for the Fellowship and Aurora will work with the faculties to gain admission for the successful candidate.

The Aurora website provides comprehensive information on each faculty with links to their selection criteria, how to apply, key dates, etc. at http://www.auroraproject.com.au/lisafoxfellowship.

Copy of the scholarship flyer in PDF can be downloaded here.

Before applying, interested candidates should contact the Aurora scholarships team at scholarships@auroraproject.com.au for further information and to discuss faculty selection.

Applications will be open via the Aurora website from 9am AEST, Wednesday 21 December 2011 and closed at 5pm AEST on Friday 27 January 2012.