UWA Postgraduate Research Scholarships for 2009

UWA Postgraduate Research Scholarships for Local Students

The University of Western Australia has a range of postgraduate research scholarships available for local (domestic) students, including Australian Postgraduate Awards (APA), University Postgraduate Awards (UPA) and prestigious University scholarships funded from bequests. These awards are tenable at The University of Western Australia for up to two years for Masters by research candidates and three years for Doctoral candidates. PhD scholarships may be extended to a maximum of three and a half years.

Mid-Year 2009 Australian Postgraduate Awards - Apply NOW

Applications are now open for Australian Postgraduate Awards (APAs), UWA Top-Up Scholarships and Indigenous Top-Up Scholarships, for commencement in Semester 2 2009. University Postgraduate Awards are not available for the Mid-Year round.

Please read the Advice For Applicants sheet for details.

In the mid-year round, eligible applicants may also apply for:

• Centre for Mining, Energy & Natural Resources Law Scholarship, valued at $25,427pa in 2009
• Benthic Geotech Scholarship, valued at $30,427pa in 2009
• Green Tea Breast Cancer Scholarship valued at $25,427pa in 2009

Applications for all UWA scholarships are by online form through the iAthena Scholarship System. Click HERE for iAthena Login

Australian/University Postgraduate Awards

Australian and University Postgraduate Awards valued at $20,427pa (tax-free) in 2009 are awarded in all disciplines.

The APA/UPA stipend will be increased to $22,500pa in 2010.

UWA  $5000pa 'Safety-Net' Top-Up Scholarships

UWA Safety Net Top-Up Scholarships valued at $5,000pa (tax-free) in 2009 are  awarded in conjunction with Australian and University Postgraduate Awards to new students without other Top-Ups of $10,000pa or more. The combined value of the APA/UPA and Top-Up stipend is $25,427pa in 2009.

The annual UWA Top-Up stipend for 2010 will be reviewed once the 2010 APA stipend has been confirmed by DEEWR.

Prestigious Scholarships - Multiple Disciplines Awarded in the main end of year round

• Valued at up to $110,000 over 3 and a half years
• Hackett Postgraduate Scholarships for all disciplines
• Prescott Postgraduate Scholarships for all disciplines
• Eric & Shirley Barrington Scholarships for financially disadvantaged students with demonstrated high academic achievement
• Baillieu Research Scholarships for Medicine, Law, Business or Architecture
• Robert and Maude Gledden Postgraduate Scholarships for research in applied science, particularly relating to surveying, engineering, mining or cognate subjects
• Jean Rogerson Postgraduate Top-up Scholarships for all disciplines 

Please see the UWA Prestigious Postgraduate Research Scholarships page for more information on the value and conditions attached to these scholarships.

A separate application form is not required and your mid-year application can be transferred across to the main round. However you may need to provide extra information for specific scholarships (for example, the Gledden scholarships and others). Any mid-year awardees who are successful in being awarded a prestigious award will receive the higher stipend and entitlement to additional allowances, from 1 January 2010.

Engineering, Computing & Mathematical Sciences Scholarships

• William & Marlene Schrader Postgraduate Scholarships for research in Biomedical Engineering, with preference given to students establishing financial need.
• Samaha Research Scholarships - full and supplementary scholarships for research in Engineering.
• Julian & Irena Hunka Memorial Trust Scholarships for research in Mechanical Engineering.
• Ernest & Evelyn Havill Shacklock Scholarships supplementary scholarships for research in Civil & Resource Engineering.
• Othman Frank Blakey Scholarships supplementary scholarships for research in Civil & Resource Engineering.
• William Lambden Owen Scholarships supplementary scholarships for research in Engineering.
• AF Pillow Postgraduate Top-Up Scholarship for research in the field of applied mathematics. Please note that a separate application form must be completed, in addition to the main APA/UPA online application. Further details on the scholarship and application process are available.

Medicine, Dentistry & Health Sciences Scholarships

• Richard Walter Gibbon Medical Research Scholarship for research in a field related to cancer or Parkinson's disease, for science graduates or medical and dental graduates.
• Warren Jones/UWA Postgraduate Research Scholarship for PhD research supervised and undertaken at Fremantle Hospital.
• Olive Anstey Nursing Scholarship is awarded to encourage Registered Nurses to undertake PhD research of relevance to clinical nursing practice and/or nursing’s role in patient outcomes.
• Community Council Scholarship in Knowledge Transfer and Indigenous Health is for an Indigenous student to undertake a Master of Public Health (by research) in the area of "Knowledge Transfer and Indigenous Health". Further details on the scholarship and application process are available.
• Stan & Jean Perron Awards are for students to conduct the research principally within the Telethon Institute of Child Health Research under the supervision of one or more of the Institute’s researchers. Further details on the scholarship and application process are available.
• Genetic Epidemiology PhD Top-Up Scholarships are for students to conduct research with the UWA Centre for Genetic Epidemiology and Biostatistics (CGEB). Further details on the scholarship and application process are available.

Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences Scholarships

• Ferry Postgraduate Philosophy Scholarship is available to undertake PhD research in the field of "Hard Determinism" in the Discipline of Philosophy. More information on how to apply for this scholarship is available here.
• Theresa Symons Scholarships in Philosophy is available to students undertaking research in the area of Philosophy. More information on how to apply for this scholarship is available here.

• Nakashima Foundation Japanese Studies Scholarship is available to undertake PhD research in contemporary Japanese studies, with preference given to research projects within the discipline of Asian Studies. More information is available here.

Natural and Agricultural Sciences

• CTW Dr Margaret Feilman Postgraduate Scholarship is available to a female graduate to undertake PhD research on 'The Natural and Agricultural Sciences' related to one or more fields of botany, zoology, surface hydrology, physical geography or soils as they relate to the land mass of WA. More information is available here.

Business

• BHP Billiton Postgraduate Research Scholarships are available to pursue research in economic, business or management issues relevant to the resources sector.

Awards for Indigenous Applicants

• Indigenous Postgraduate Research Supplementary Scholarships are top-up scholarships valued at $10,000 per annum, awarded to all indigenous applicants who are awarded either an Australian or University Postgraduate Award (view scholarship flyer).
• Community Council Scholarship in Knowledge Transfer and Indigenous Health is awarded to an Indigenous student to undertake a Master of Public health in the School of Population Health. Applicants must complete the online application form and also contact Dr David Preen in the School of Population Health. More details on the scholarship and application process are available here.

Some of the above awards make provision for a relocation allowance for interstate transfers and a thesis allowance within the time limit specified (see individual Conditions of Award). Please see column on the right (entitled "stipends and conditions") for scholarship value and other specified allowances.

An Establishment Allowance of $2,000 will be paid to highly ranked applicants relocating from interstate and overseas (Australian Citizens and Permanent Residents only) in addition to relocation allowances provided by the various scholarship schemes, as listed above.

Application instructions and extensive information on scholarships is found on the Advice to Applicants sheet. Further information about prestigious scholarships can be obtained here.

Application Procedure

Applications are now closed.

Applicants for Postgraduate Courses in Psychology

Please note that all applicants for postgraduate degree courses in Psychology may also need to complete a separate application form to be submitted directly to the School of Psychology. For details please see the Psychology website at: http://www.psychology.uwa.edu.au/for/prospective_postgraduates

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible to apply for postgraduate research scholarships an applicant must:

• be an Australian citizen, an Australian Permanent Resident or a New Zealand citizen.

An applicant must also:

• have obtained, or expect to obtain at least an upper division Second Class Honours degree* or equivalent;
• be undertaking a Masters by Research or Doctoral degree in 2009;
• be enrolling as a full-time student. Approval may be given for a part-time award where an applicant is able to demonstrate heavy care commitments or a medical condition which would preclude full-time study;
• not have completed a degree at the same level or higher level as the proposed candidature;
• not expect to receive another equivalent award, scholarship or salary to undertake the proposed study which is greater than 75% of the stipend rate;
• be free to take up a postgraduate award if offered, by 31 March 2009.  Special approval may be granted on written application for a later commencement date for candidates with unavoidable commitments but any awards offered will lapse if not taken up before 30 June 2009.

* Please note: Australian Postgraduate Awards (APAs) are only awarded to applicants with First Class Honours or equivalent results. To be eligible for an Australian Postgraduate Award, you cannot have held an APA, an APA (Industry) or an Australian Postgraduate Research Award previously, unless it was terminated within six months of commencement.

Closing Dates & Enquiries

MID-YEAR APA APPLICATIONS CLOSE ON FRIDAY 17 JULY 2009

APPLICATIONS FOR 2010 CLOSE ON FRIDAY 30 OCTOBER 2009

Enquiries not answered by the Advice For Applicants sheet should be directed to the Graduate Research and Scholarships Office:

Email: help@scholarships.uwa.edu.au
Telephone: (08) 6488 1584 or (08) 6488 3738
Fax: (08) 6488 1919 

Postal address (for original documents):
Graduate Research and Scholarships Office – M358
G13 Hackett Hall
The University of Western Australia
35 Stirling Highway
CRAWLEY WA 6009

Please note that ALL applications must be submitted through the online application form.