ELIGIBILITY:

To be eligible for a GUIPRS, an applicant must:

not be a domestic student, as defined as being a student who is an Australian citizen; or an Australian permanent resident or holder of an Australian Permanent Humanitarian visa; or a New Zealand citizen.

Be commencing or enrolled in an HDR program (for which GUIPRS support is available) at Griffith University.

To be considered for a GUIPRS, an applicant must:

Hold a Bachelor Degree (AQF 8) with First Class Honours (Class I) or be regarded by Griffith University as having an equivalent level of attainment, as specified on the Equivalent qualifications for HDR program admission webpage.

Have not completed a degree at the same or higher level as the HDR program to which the applicant is commencing or enrolled.

If seeking recognition for prior candidature in the HDR program, have not completed more than 12 months (equivalent full-time) of candidature at Griffith University or another Australian or overseas institution.

Have not previously held the same or an equivalent scholarship for which they are applying unless it was terminated within six months of the scholarship’s payments commencing; it was held for a degree at a lower level to which the applicant is applying; or the applicant is applying to transfer the scholarship (refer to Section 3.6 of the HDR Scholarship Procedure).

Have not held a Commonwealth Government Australia Award scholarship in the two years prior to the point of commencing the award, unless approval for this course of action has been granted by the appropriate branch of the Commonwealth Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Not be in receipt of an equivalent award or scholarship from the Commonwealth Government designed to offset research program tuition fees.

BENEFIT:

Tuition fees: Covers tuition fees for up to three and a half years for doctoral candidates and up to two years for research master’s candidates.

Fee offset: The fee offset provided by the GUIPRS removes the liability of the awardee to pay program tuition fees for the tenure of the award.

Allowances: The following ancillary costs of undertaking the HDR program are provided for under the terms of this scholarship:

The cost of a standard Overseas Student Health Cover policy, which covers the candidate for up to 57 months; and

The Student Services and Amenities Fee for which the scholarship recipient would otherwise be liable during the tenure of the scholarship.