Job Description To be eligible for a GUIAPRS, an applicant must: be of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, who identify themselves as such, and are accepted by the community with which they are associated with as an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
be commencing or enrolled in a HDR program (for which GUIAPRS support is available) at Griffith University.
not be receiving income from another source to support the candidate's general living costs that provides a benefit greater than 75% of the GUIAPRS stipend rate to undertake the proposed program.
Income unrelated to the candidate's HDR program, or income received for the candidate's HDR program but not for the purposes of supporting general living costs, is not to be taken into account.
Applicants must meet the admission requirements for the program to which they have applied.
Applicants who do not hold the required academic qualification may seek admission on the basis of equivalency.
Applicants will need to complete an equivalency case statement and provide it with the application.
Refer to the Equivalent Qualifications for HDR Program Admission webpage for further information.
Qualifications Applications are considered on the basis of academic merit, research potential, and the quality of the research training environment in which their research project will be undertaken, taking into account the University's strategic priorities.
The HDR Scholarship Committee approves the award of scholarships.
The Chair of the HDR Scholarship Committee may act executively on behalf of the Committee in approving the award of scholarships.
Applications for research scholarships as part of the Continuous Scholarship Round at Griffith University are firstly processed within the Griffith Graduate Research School.
It is at this point that applications are initially reviewed for eligibility for entry into Griffith research programs.
Following this initial review, applications are then forwarded to the appropriate schools, departments or research centres for academic staff to assess applications for both entry into Griffith research programs, and for consideration for a scholarship.
All applications are then assessed by the Dean (Research) of the relevant Group and the Dean, Griffith Graduate Research School, to arrive at an outcome against the eligibility and selection criteria.
Applications that meet the criteria for scholarship consideration are then assessed and ranked in an order of merit, as outlined in Section 3.2.7 of the Higher Degree by Research Scholarship Procedure and takes into consideration: Academic merit, with emphasis on the results attained in the qualification with the substantial research component but also taking into account the grades of any other eligible qualification, or evidenced equivalence of research excellence capability as applicable The international standing of the institution at which the qualification with the substantial research component was completed Research background, including: the quality of the eligible research outputs included as evidence in an application, as well as the applicant's contribution to these outputs the level and duration of sustained research experience and evidence of how the research activity undertaken bears upon and enhances the applicant's research capacity, with regard to the proposed research The compatibility/fit between the applicant, research environment, and the supervision team.
The compatibility/fit of the proposed research with university/academic group research priorities The University's HDR Scholarship Committee considers applicants and awards scholarships based on the University-wide Order of Merit List.
Additional Information About the scholarship The 2024 Griffith University Indigenous Australian Postgraduate Research Scholarship has an annual stipend of $52,000 (full time rate). The Scholarship duration is for the full length of the program, 4 years for Doctoral and 2 years for Masters. The Scholarship also includes generous paid leave provisions, including recreation, sick, parental, cultural and partner leave.
What Griffith offers As a scholarship holder, you will study with a University that ranks among the top 2% worldwide and spans across campuses in South East Queensland.
At Griffith University, we've worked hard to create a culture that will challenge you to be curious, creative and courageous.
We also support the professional and personal development of all our HDR candidates and invest in the skills of our people.
Griffith University values diversity, inclusion and flexibility and we encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, and people of all backgrounds to apply.
Griffith's strategic goals are to also increase the proportion of women in senior academic and administrative roles and in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medicine (STEMM).
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