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Doctor of Philosophy
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Scholarships support UWA's position as one of Australia's leading research-intensive universities and the premier research institution in WA.
The range of scholarships available at UWA include those funded by the Australian Government, the University, philanthropy, external organisations and industry. Scholarship packages may be awarded that include benefits such as: tuition fee scholarship, stipend (living allowance) scholarship, travel and research support costs, a relocation allowance within Australia, and overseas student health cover for international students.
At UWA we award research scholarships through a competitive merit-based selection process which includes publicly available annual scholarship rounds and some additional selection processes. Eligible applicants are ranked according to academic achievement and research potential, based on evidence provided.
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Admission Requirements
(2) applicants who have previously undertaken work, which in the Board's opinion is of a sufficiently high standard, towards a research higher degree in this or another approved institution but have not submitted it for any degree and have had their research proposals approved by the Board; and
(3) applicants who have satisfactorily completed an acceptable preliminary program at this University or an approved institution and have had a research proposal approved by the Board.
Doctor of Philosophy
To be eligible for admission, an applicant must demonstrate:
- academic merit, and
- adequate research preparation, and
- English language competency.
1. Academic merit can be demonstrated by the completion of either:
- a UWA Bachelor Honours Degree, or Postgraduate Degree, or equivalent, with a thesis mark of at least 70% and a course WAM of at least 70%; or
- a qualification and additional demonstrable experience in a relevant field that is deemed to be of a standard comparable to at least a UWA Bachelor Honours Degree with an overall result of at least 70%.
2. Adequate research preparation can be satisfied by one of the following:
- by completing a UWA Bachelor Honours degree or Postgraduate degree or equivalent, with a research project, such as a thesis or dissertation, which is at least 25% of an annual full-time enrolment with a mark of at least 70%; or
- by having previously undertaken work towards a Higher Degree by Research at a standard acceptable to the Board; or
- by providing evidence of research preparation gained during a relevant occupation since graduation at a standard acceptable to the Board; or
- by producing scholarly papers as sole or primary author, that appear in recognised academic journals or in volumes published by recognised academic publishers; or
- by producing research reports for industry, government or business, as sole or primary author, which adhere to the broad conventions of academic publishing (i.e. contain a review of relevant literature, a description of relevant research methods and an evaluation of results); or
- by presenting a portfolio of published creative work together with published critical discussion of some or all, of that work, or of a comparable body of work by others, and which demonstrates the applicant’s development of a scholarly approach to creative work as research investigation.
English competency
English is the language of instruction and assessment at UWA and you will need to meet the University’s English language requirements to be eligible for a place.
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- Available
- Perth (Crawley campus)
- Albany
- Kalgoorlie
- Full-time
- Part-time
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- By agreement with their supervisors, students may commence at any time throughout the year, except December.
- Full-time students are expected to spend at least 30 hours per week on their research throughout the year. Part-time students are expected to spend at least 15 hours a week on their research throughout the year.
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