International Postgraduate Research Scholarship, Australia 2016

The IPRS are open to international students. Successful applicants must have achieved a first class Honours degree or equivalent. Awards are only available to those who will be undertaking a Masters or Doctoral degree full-time in 2015 and have applied for, or are currently enrolled in, a Higher Degree by Research. Applicants who have commenced their research degree must have at least 12 months full-time or equivalent candidature remaining. Applicants who have previously held an IPRS for six months or more cannot be considered for another IPRS, APA or DUPR.

The primary criterion is a high standard of Honours (a year of assessed research following an undergraduate course) or its equivalent. Equivalence could include:

• research Masters' degree with at least 2/3 of the degree comprising a thesis graded at 80%+
• coursework Masters' degrees or graduate diplomas which includes a research project or thesis of 10,000 to 20,000 words to 80%+ standard and research methodology units
• comparable qualifications from international universities including a research project or thesis of 10,000 to 20,000 words and GPA 80%+ standard
• relevant postgraduate research experience
• independently refereed journal articles, publications, or conference papers
• professional reporting or prior learning
• research related awards or prizes
• other evidence of research ability.