If you are an international student commencing a higher degree by research (masters or PhD) at RMIT in 2014, the International Postgraduate Research Scholarship could pay your tuition fees for the normal duration of your program.

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 2014
  • 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 2013, but applied for the program after the 2013 IPRS closing date (31/10/2012)
  • 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 an 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
Please complete the online scholarship application form and upload any additional documents listed below Optional if not previously provided at the time of lodging your application for the research program. You must provide all documents listed below
Compulsory:
  • 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)
  • 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

Optional:
  • 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)

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 evidence of your English Test Results.
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 2013 to confirm whether you have been awarded a scholarship.

Open date

4 September 2013

Close date

31 October 2013, 4:00 pm Australian Eastern Standard Time.

Terms and conditions

As the holder of this scholarship you must:
  • commence your studies by 31 August 2014
  • 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 2013.
As a guide, RMIT University requires the following English language requirements for entry into research programs, please refer to the English language requirements and equivalency information webpage.
Your test 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.

Contact

Channel Management , RMIT International
Phone (+61 3) 9925 5135 / 9925 5184 / 9925 1348
  Fax (+61 3) 9663 6925
Email ISscholarships@rmit.edu.au
Visit us Level 1, Info Corner, RMIT Building 22
330 Swanston Street
Melbourne VIC 3000