Purpose: To provide a living allowance for high-quality domestic research higher degree candidates.
Value: $22,500 per annum (2010 rate). The APA is indexed annually.
Closing Date: None. All domestic applicants who request living allowance financial support on their Application for Admission and Enrolment are considered for this scholarship.
Source of Funding: Australian Federal government.
Basis of Award: Academic merit; research experience and/or potential; match with University research strengths.
Eligibility: To hold this scholarship, you must
- be a domestic applicant.
- have an academic qualification equivalent to a Bachelor's degree with Honours Class I.
- not already have an academic qualification equivalent to or at a higher level than the research higher degree program you are undertaking.
- not have previously held a research higher degree scholarship funded by the Australian Federal government (other than the IPRS) for six months or more.
Scholarship Rules: This scholarship confirms to the UQ Research Scholarship General Conditions except as follows.
- Scholarship Structure: Periods of enrolment in your research higher degree program before commencing your scholarship and while on leave without stipend from your scholarship are deducted from the duration of the scholarship.
- Employment and Other Funding: APA holders may not receive funds from other awards, scholarships or living allowances in excess of 75% of the APA stipend rate.
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