Value and duration
The scholarship provides tuition fees and the cost of an Overseas Student Health Cover policy for the duration of your program. (This is normally three years for a research doctorate degree and two years for a research master degree.)
Eligibility
To be eligible for this scholarship you must:
- be an international student, hold an Australian student visa for the term of the scholarship and comply with the conditions of the visa
- have achieved excellent academic results
- have been offered a place in a higher degree research program at an Australian RMIT campus commencing in 2013
- have been offered a place that is not conditional on meeting English language requirements OR provide evidence of English language proficiency and meet the English language requirement of the HDR program before the closing date of the scholarship application
- not already hold a research qualification equivalent to an Australian research doctorate or research masters (if applicable)
- willing to be an ambassador for the Research Scholarships
- be studying in one of RMIT’s areas of research strengths
- Provide details of any external funding for tuition or living expenses that you have received or applied for.
There are additional eligibility requirements for IPRS which are listed below.
You must:
- be an overseas student as defined in the Act
- meet the Department of Immigration and Citizenship’s international student visa requirements - this includes purchasing and maintaining a standard Overseas Student Health Cover policy approved by the Commonwealth Government of Health and Ageing
- meet the Department of Immigration and Citizenship’s international student visa requirements - this includes purchasing and maintaining a standard Overseas Student Health Cover policy approved by the Commonwealth Government of Health and Ageing
- not have held an Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) scholarship in the two years before taking up the IPRS
- not be receiving a scholarship for which course tuition is a component under any other scholarship scheme to which the Australian Government makes a substantial contribution
- not have previously received an IPRS for a research doctorate unless you are converting to a research masters degree under paragraph 3.25.15 of these Guidelines
- not have previously received an IPRS for a research masters degree, unless you have completed your masters and are immediately undertaking a research doctorate degree or you have converted your IPRS under paragraph 3.25.15 of these guidelines.
RMIT may also consider you if:
- you commenced your HDR program in Semester 1 or 2 2012, but applied for the program after the 2012 IPRS closing date (28/10/2011)
- you are a non-RMIT student who commenced an HDR program at another eligible institution but terminated your enrolment within six months of starting
- you are applying for or have received external funding for your living expenses.
Preference will be given to students from Asia, Europe, North and Latin America and the Middle East.
How to apply
Important: all applicants wishing to apply for a International Research Scholarship via RMIT must have received an offer letter for an RMIT Research program before making an online application. To apply for admission into an RMIT program please visit: How to Apply
Scholarship applications are now closed, when application opens in 2013 (for 2014 rounds) please complete the online application form and upload your supporting documents:
- a copy of your offer letter from RMIT University
- official certified copies of all academic transcripts, including a university explanation of the grading system. Please send copies in English and the original language (where applicable)
- a certified copy of graduation certificate
- evidence of English language proficiency (applicable for offer letter conditional on English)
- your research proposal outlining the objective, methodology and expected outcomes (no less than 200 words)
- a statement indicating why you wish to undertake this research
- your resume (Curriculum Vitae)
- evidence of your employment history on a company letterhead (if applicable)
- a copy of any relevant publications, unpublished thesis or essays you have completed (if applicable)
- a letter from any scholarship provider (if applicable)
- two Academic Referee Reports
- a certified copy of your passport and visa (if applicable)
- For Art and Design related programs (if applicable), please also include: a portfolio of 12 slides or a CD Rom including annotation introducing the work
The documents that you are unable to upload, send directly to our office.
If you have received a firm offer or a conditional offer that does not stipulate the English pre-requisite you do not have to provide an IELTS or TOEFL test
Please make sure you submit all the necessary documentation before the closing date. You may wish to include extra documents to support your application.
We cannot return your documents or portfolio items to you.
We will inform you by the end of December 2012 to confirm whether you have been awarded a scholarship.
Open date
2013 rounds: 17 September 2012
2014 rounds: TBA
Close date
31 October 2012, 4:00 pm Australian Eastern Standard Time.
2014 rounds: TBA
Terms and conditions
As the holder of this scholarship you must:
- commence your studies by 31 August 2013
- not defer your studies to another year
- apply again the following year if you are unable to take up your award.
Successful applicants usually become members of a research team working under the direction of senior researchers.
If you have dependants, the IPRS will provide an Overseas Student Health Cover policy to cover them too.
Applicants will be informed by email of the results by the end of December 2012.
As a guide, RMIT University requires the following English language requirements for entry into research programs:
- IELTS - 6.5+ (no band less than 6.0)
- TOEFL – Paper based = 580+ (TWE4.5+)
- TOEFL – Computer based = 237+ (TWE4.5+)
- REW – English for Academic Purposes Advanced 2
Your IELTS/TOEFL result must be current, i.e. you took the test no more than two years before your research program commences.
Your RMIT English test result must also be current i.e. you took the test no more than one year before your research program commences.
Some programs have higher English language requirements.
Source: http://rmit.com.au/browse;ID=d7epp9e09vaw