University of Tasmania 2021 Master’s and PhD Scholarships for International Students

Brief Description:

The University of Tasmania offers the Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) scholarships and the Tasmania Graduate Research Scholarship (TGRS) to both domestic and international students wishing to pursue a research degree at master and Ph.D. level in Australia. The applications for 2020-2021 intake are OPEN now.

There are scholarships awarded to cover a part or all the following;

·        living stipend

·        tuition fees

·        relocation allowance

UTAS Scholarships are awarded competitively based on academic excellence, experience, prior learning, and other relevant achievements.

Scholarship Details:

Opportunity Type: Partially Funded

Application deadlines: the UTAS scholarships are available at different colleges; therefore, applicants should check college-specific closing dates, rounds, and eligibility for domestic or international students as below:

Host University: University of Tasmania (UTAS)

Location: Australia

Levels: Master and PhD

Fields: Different (college level)

Language Requirement:

·        TOEFL

·        IELTS

·        PTE Academic

·        Cambridge qualification

Level of study:

·        Master Degree

·        PhD Degree

Fields of study:

·        Art and Humanities 

·        Business and Law 

·         Education and Languages 

·         Social Science

Benefits of Scholarship:

Both scholarships provide a living allowance of AUD $28,092 per year (2020 rate).

Standard Duration for both

Ph.D.: lasts for 3.5 years with no extension available.

Masters: lasts 2 years with no extension available.

Tuition Fees

International students: Unless a Tuition Fee Scholarship has been granted, international HDR candidates will have to pay tuition fees for the duration of their research course. International candidates pay an annual fee. Please see here for information on tuition fees.

Relocation Allowance

The RTP Allowance can assist with costs relating to relocating to Tasmania to commence a Higher Degree by Research up to AUD 2,000.

Eligibility:

To be eligible for an RTP Stipend, and RTP Allowance, a candidate must:

·        Be either a domestic candidate or a foreign candidate enrolled in an accredited Higher Degree by Research degree at the University.

·        More specifically, to be eligible for an RTP Stipend, candidates must not be receiving an equivalent award, scholarship or salary to pursue the proposed program or income from another source to support the candidate’s general living expenses while undertaking their Higher Degree By Research if that income is more than 75 percent of the candidate’s RTP Stipend rate. Income unrelated to the candidate’s current degree (e.g., employment income) or income received for the candidate’s ongoing academic degree but not for the purposes of supporting general living costs is an exception to the above case.

·        RTP Scholarship students should accept and commence by the dates stated in their letter of offer.

·        The period of support of an RTP Scholarship is always subject to the scholar’s satisfactory academic improvement and terminates on the expiry of the Award or on submission of the thesis for examination, whichever is the sooner.

In particular, the criteria for TGRS are:

·        Completed at least four years of tertiary education studies and have earned at least an upper second class Honors degree or equivalent

·        Awards are only available to those who will be enrolling in a full-time research Masters or Doctoral degree in 2020.

·        Candidates who have completed a degree at the same level as the proposed candidature, or at a higher level; and/or held an Australian Government or University funded Postgraduate Research Award for over six months are eligible to apply and will be considered in the competitive selection process but will not win leverage over other applicants who have not.

English language requirements

The instruction language at UTAS is English; therefore, non-English-speaking candidates are required to provide proficiency certificate in one of the following international tests:

·        TOEFL

·        IELTS

·        PTE

·        CAE

Read more about the English requirements HERE.

Evaluation criteria

In its competitive selection process, the University will give preference to applicants who:

·        Possess an Australian or New Zealand bachelor’s degree with first-class honors or qualifications and/or research experience judged equivalent by the University,

·        Have a proposed project in an area determined by the University as one of research strength,

·        Have not previously completed a Doctoral degree or equivalent,

·        Have not previously done a Master of Research degree or equivalent unless intending to undertake a Doctoral degree, and/or have not formerly held an Australian Government or University-funded.

How to Apply?

Applicants should complete an online application in association with their supervisory team from the University.

Before starting to apply, applicants should consider the following steps to completely prepare their applications to be considerable:

1st step: Know about the University of Tasmania higher degree by Research

2nd step: Complete an Expression of Interest (EOI)

3rd step: Find a supervisor to supervise you throughout your research project

4th step: Complete an application

5th step: Wait for the response

For more information about the scholarship, visit the University website.

Deadline:30 October 2020 (different according to college)