ARSA Travel Scholarships for Commonwealth Citizens (Graduate Research)

The Association of Rhodes Scholars in Australia (ARSA) runs a Scholarship Fund that brings a student from a Commonwealth country outside Australia to carry out research in Australia and meet leading scholars in their field. The grant is meant to support work tied to the applicant's current thesis project.

The selected scholar spends six to twelve months as a visiting postgraduate scholar at an Australian university, between 1 March 2014 and 28 February 2015, doing research that counts towards the research higher degree they are already enrolled in.

Australian Universities

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Citizens of Commonwealth Countries

The award is a grant-in-aid of up to AU$20,000, and that figure includes the contribution towards the holder's travel costs to and from Australia.

As a rule, the person who receives the Scholarship is already receiving a stipend from their home university while they study.

You must be enrolled in a research higher degree programme at a Commonwealth university outside Australia, and that university must be approved by the Committee that administers the Scholarship.

In general, the award is not given to students who will be in the first ten (10) months or the final six (6) months of their candidature when they visit Australia.

Applicants have to be Commonwealth citizens, and they cannot hold a degree from an Australian or New Zealand university. Current and former Rhodes Scholars cannot apply.

The Scholarship does not support students who want to enrol for a degree at an Australian university. Holders stay enrolled in their research higher degree programme at an overseas Commonwealth university.

Send the application form, your supporting material and referee's reports through the ARSA website before the closing date. Write everything in English, and do not handwrite it. Applications that arrive late or are incomplete will not be considered. The deadline for receipt is 5pm, Friday 8 November 2013 (Australian Easter Summer Time).

Go to the official website (link below) to download the application form and read the full instructions on how to apply.

• Host: Australian Universities
• Level: Graduate Research
• Study in: Australia
• Deadline: 8 November 2013
• Course starts March 2014
• Value: up to AU$20,000, including travel costs
• Open to: Citizens of Commonwealth Countries

This suits a research higher degree student who is enrolled at a Commonwealth university outside Australia and wants to spend six to twelve months in Australia working on their thesis. You need to be a Commonwealth citizen, and you cannot already hold a degree from an Australian or New Zealand university.

It is a poor fit if you want to enrol for a degree in Australia, if you are in the first ten (10) months or final six (6) months of your candidature, or if you are a current or former Rhodes Scholar.

• Who can apply? Commonwealth citizens enrolled in a research higher degree at a Commonwealth university outside Australia, approved by the Committee. Graduates of Australian or New Zealand universities and current or former Rhodes Scholars cannot apply.
• What does the scholarship cover? A grant-in-aid of up to AU$20,000, which includes the contribution to travel costs to and from Australia.
• How long is the visit? Between six and twelve months, taken between 1 March 2014 and 28 February 2015.
• When is the deadline? Applications must be received by 5pm, Friday 8 November 2013 (Australian Easter Summer Time).
• How do I apply? Submit the application form with supporting material and referee's reports via the ARSA website. Applications must be in English and not handwritten.

• Read the official guidelines and the application form carefully before you start writing.
• Prepare your supporting documents and referee's reports early so nothing is missing at submission.
• Check any language requirements for your host university and allow time for test results.
• Write your application in English and type it, since handwritten forms are not accepted.
• Submit before the deadline, as late or incomplete applications are not considered.