Category Archives: PhD/post doctoral

UNIVERSITY OF ST. ANDREWS GLOBAL FELLOWSHIP SCHEME

Application Deadline: 17:00 (GMT) on 3 March 2025.

LOCATION: United Kingdom

Applicants to the Global Fellowship Scheme should be recognised as significant scholars in their field or emerging leaders who have made a contribution to original research that extends the frontier of knowledge. Global Fellows are expected to hold an established academic position.

ELIGIBILITY:

Candidates must have completed a PhD degree or equivalent before submitting an application to the scheme.

Candidates must also be based outside the UK and be employed in a university, research institute or similar.

Global Fellows will be expected to engage virtually with students and colleagues throughout the 2025-2026 academic year, and participate in one visit of up to four weeks between 1 August 2025 and 31 July 2026. Applicants not available during this time should consider applying in a future round of the scheme.

Before applying, applicants are encouraged to identify shared research interests and alignment with their proposed host school. They may also wish to contact St. Andrews academics to discuss the proposed collaboration and Global Fellowship application.

Applicants should send a completed Global Fellowship application form (Word) and an academic CV to globalfellows@st-andrews.ac.uk by 17:00 (GMT) on 3 March 2025.

BENEFIT:

The University provides all Global Fellows with:

a stipend of £1000 per 28-day visit (or per-day sum for shorter visits)

self-catered accommodation in a one-bedroom apartment or equivalent

return airfare in economy class, booked by the University

airport transfers to and from St. Andrews

access to University IT and library facilities

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TASMANIA GRADUATE RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP (TGRS)

Application Deadline: 13th April 2025

LOCATION: Australia

Tasmania Graduate Research Scholarships are available across all research disciplines at the University of Tasmania and will be awarded to applicants with demonstrated research ability.

ELIGIBILITY:

To be eligible to hold a Tasmania Graduate Research Scholarship, applicants must:

Be eligible to enrol in a full-time Masters by Research or Doctoral degree at the University of Tasmania in 2025; and,

Not be receiving equivalent income to support their general living costs from another source related to their proposed research degree (equivalent being defined as greater than 75% of the base stipend rate).

The scholarship holder is expected to diligently pursue the degree for which they are enrolled. Continued payment of the scholarship is therefore subject to the scholarship holder making satisfactory academic progress and terminates on the expiry of the scholarship or on submission of the thesis for examination, whichever is the sooner.

Standard Duration: PhD: 3.5 years FTE. It is important to be aware that the duration of the scholarship is less than the maximum length of candidature, which is 4 years.

Masters: 2 years FTE.

For detailed information about eligibility and conditions of award please see the University:

Tasmania Graduate Research Scholarship (TGRS) Conditions of Award () PDF 150.1 KB

Please Note: The TGRS does not cover costs and fees, such as the Student Services and Amenities Fee, Overseas Health Cover, and visa costs. These are the candidate’s responsibilities.

BENEFIT:

Living Allowance: AUD $33,511 per annum (2025 rate). This rate is indexed annually on 1st January.

Relocation Allowance: The TGRS provides an allowance to assist with costs associated with relocating to Tasmania to undertake a Higher Degree by Research up to AUD $2,000.

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