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AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT RESEARCH TRAINING PROGRAM SCHOLARSHIP (INTERNATIONAL)

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Application Deadline: 18-08-2024

LOCATION: Australia

The Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarships (AGRTPS) (International) are specifically intended to support international students to undertake a Higher Degree by research at Flinders University. The AGRTPS includes an international tuition fee offset, a living stipend and Overseas Health Care cover.

ELIGIBILITY:

Awards will only be available to those who:

Are a citizen of any overseas country except New Zealand, and do not hold Australian citizenship, Australian permanent resident status or New Zealand citizenship; and

Intend to commence full-time study for a higher degree by research in Australia for the first time, in the year for which the award is to offered. Students who commenced their higher degree by research in the previous year but who, due to the timing of their application for admission and subsequent enrolment, were unable to apply for an AGRTPS in that year, or, commenced a higher degree by research and terminated that enrolment within six months of commencement, may be considered; and

Intend to enrol in an area of research concentration.  These are areas in which the University has particular strength, has concentrated its research resources and has attracted external funding; and

Satisfy all entry requirements for a higher degree by research, including the English proficiency levels in accordance with the English Language Proficiency Requirements for HDR Candidature at the time of application.

BENEFIT:

The AGRTPS pays a stipend at the standard rate set by the Australian Government of $33,990 pa tax free (2024 full time rate). The AGRTPS also includes a Research Training Program place (RTP), which provides an off set for tuition fees for up to 4 years.

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master's, Opportunities, PhD/post doctoral, Scholarships

MOFCOM SCHOLARSHIP-CSC PROGRAM FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, CHINA

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Application Deadline: Varies by participating Institutions

LOCATION: China

Degree Education Programs sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce of People’s Republic of China is designed to foster high-end business officials and managerial personnel for the recipient countries, offering one-year and two-year master programs as well as three-year doctoral programs for the purpose of educating high-end and inter-disciplinary talent working in the applied fields of government, trade, foreign affairs, agriculture, technology, education, culture and health, building intellectual capacity and facilitating the economic and social development of the recipient countries.

ELIGIBILITY:

To be eligible, applicants must:

be a citizen of a developing country other than the People’s Republic of China, and under the age of 45;

be healthy physically and mentally with a physical examination report issued by a local public hospital, and not having any disease or situation listed below:

Diseases prohibited by Chinese Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Laws and Regulations

Other severe chronic diseases like high blood pressure, cardio-cerebrovascular disease, diabetes; psychological diseases; or other infectious diseases which may harm public health

In recovery period after major surgery or acute disease attacks

Severe physically challenged

Pregnancy

with at least three years’ working experience, and be a bachelor’s degree holder when applying for master’s program; be a master’s degree holder when applying for doctoral program;

be incumbents with a relevant educational background or working experience to the applied program are preferred;

be public officials of division level and above (or corresponding level) in government sectors, or senior management staff of organizations and enterprises, or academic backbones of universities and research institutions;

be sufficient in English which meets the academic requirements of the program, be equivalent to IELTS 6.0 or TOEFL 80 and above level;

be with the potential of professional development, and is committed to promoting the friendly exchanges and cooperation between the host country and China;

be neither studying in China nor being admitted to other scholarship programs provided by Chinese government.

BENEFIT:

Students are exempt from tuition fee, teaching material fee, research and survey fee, allowance of English-taught program, dissertation guidance fee;

Free on-campus accommodation;

Monthly stipend:

36000RMB per year per master student,

42000RMB per year per PhD student;

One-off resettlement fee: 3000RMB per person;

Free medical insurance for international students;

One-time round-trip international airfare for all the students (First time fly to China after enrollment, and Fly back to home country while graduation), and a maximum of “n-1” (“n” is for the length of schooling year which is set while the student was enrolled by the program, “n” is maximally to three) round-trip international airfares for home visits (one time per year set at the end of an academic year);

The annual review is compulsory for all students. Those who pass the review may continue to enjoy full scholarships in the next year.

Other expenses shall be managed and used by the Ministry of Commerce or the universities as a whole, and shall not be distributed to students. The Ministry of Commerce only provides students with financial assistance within their enrolled academic duration. Students who postpone their graduation will not receive the continuing sponsorship.

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