Scholarships for Timely PhD Completion

Nominations from Schools are invited for the following incentives to encourage timely PhD completions.

UWA Completion Scholarships

Round 2 2008 Completion scholarship applications are NOW OPEN and will close on FRIDAY 29TH AUGUST 2008. Approximately 20 Completion Scholarships will be awarded to full-time PhD students for up to a maximum of 20 weeks. Priority will be given to applicants who have not previously, or recently, received scholarship support and Completion Scholarships should not be viewed as a second extension of a current scholarship. As limited funds are available, priority will be given to applications for funding for periods of less than the full 20 weeks. Selection will be based on thesis progress to date, strength of recommendation from the School, details of completion plan, and publications record (if applicable). These scholarships are available only to  those students completing a PhD - they are not available to Masters students.

Completion Scholarships will be paid at the current rate of the University Postgraduate Award of $20,007 per annum and will initially be paid from School/Faculty accounts. Please note that revised conditions, as determined by the Scholarships Committee, apply to all new Completion Scholarship awards in 2008. If the thesis is not submitted by the due date, there will be a financial penalty to the School and 100% of the funding will be lost - there will be no reimbursement from central scholarship funds.

Please also note that the earliest start date for payment of Completion Scholarships is Monday 1 September 2008. Payment cannot be backdated beyond this date. However, if Schools wish to provide 'bridging scholarship support' until the commencement of a Completion Scholarship, an Ad Hoc Scholarship Proposal Form may be submitted to the Scholarships Office. There will be no reimbursement to the School for Ad Hoc scholarship payments made in the period prior to 1 September 2008.