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AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT RESEARCH TRAINING PROGRAM (AGRTP) STIPEND SCHOLARSHIP

Application Deadline: 31 August, 2024

LOCATION: Australia

Each year the Commonwealth Department of Education and Training provides funding to Universities to award scholarships to domestic and international students undertaking Higher Degree Research programs. 

ELIGIBILITY:

The Commonwealth Scholarship Guidelines (Research) 2017 set the basis for the conditions of award and outline the basic eligibility requirements for this scholarship. 

The ANU has established an RTP Policy & Procedure which outlines the standards, processes and conditions for this scholarship.  These documents are available from the reference document section of this page.

In order to be considered for this scholarship in Round 1,  International students are required to apply for admission by  31 August.  Domestic students are required to apply for admission by 31 October.   Applications must be complete by the Scholarship deadline, including all supporting documentation and referee reports, in order to be considered in the scholarship ranking process.

BENEFIT:

Stipend scholarship for three years, with the possibility of:

VALUE: $ 36,652 per annum. Payments made fortnightly

Payments made for 3.5 year

Six month standard extension; and

Another six month extension if the reason for request falls within the additional eligibility criteria under Item 15. Period of Support, of the AGRTP Procedure.

Travel and removal allowances for students relocating to Canberra to commence their research program.

Thesis allowance

Dependant child allowance (International students only).

Paid medical, maternity and parental leave (See sections 51-68 of the Research Training Program Scholarships procedure).

Suspension of Scholarship (See sections 43-48 of the Research Training Program Scholarships procedure).

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UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX AFRICA POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP

Application Deadline: 14 July 2024 (for October 2024 start) or 13 October 2024 (for January 2025 start)

LOCATION: United Kingdom

If you’re an international student from a member state of the African Union and are self-funding your postgraduate studies, you could be eligible for a scholarship of £4,500, paid as a discount on your first year’s tuition fee.

ELIGIBILITY:

These scholarships are restricted to students who are overseas fee payers and are entirely self-funded*.

Students must be ordinarily resident (see below for the definition of ordinary residence) in a member state of the African Union.

Applicants must have been awarded an undergraduate degree (this includes integrated Masters degrees) with the grade specified or above. A higher Masters grade cannot be taken to compensate for a lower Bachelors grade;

Students must register at the University of Essex in October 2024 or January 2025 for the first year of a full-time Masters course in academic year 2024-25 only, leading to the degree of: ̶ MA, MSc, LLM, MRes, MPP, MBM

These scholarships may be awarded to applicants who have completed relevant school or university studies in one of the specified countries above.

The award cannot be held in conjunction with any other University of Essex scholarships. Students who are eligible for this award and are joining Essex through a link agreement, which includes a discounted fee, will receive the award which is greater in value.

This scholarship is available for the first year of Masters study at Essex only;

Successful applicants should be available for promotional activities. 

Nigeria: CGPA 3/5 or above or CGPA 2.50/4.0, or 4.00/6.00 or 4.00/7.00
OR A pass grade for Medical Degrees awarded by an approved Nigerian Institution

Ghana: 2:1, or CGPA 3.0/4.0 or above or CGPA 3.5/5.0

Other member states of the African Union: 2:1 or above (or equivalent as defined by our Postgraduate Admissions selection criteria)

For more details: file:///C:/Users/probook/Downloads/Africa-PG-Scholarship-2024-25%20(1).pdf

BENEFIT:

A scholarship of £4,500, paid as a discount on your first year’s tuition fee.

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