Deadline- 1st of November 2012
Countries/Region- All Countries
Griffith University and The University of Queensland jointly offers Australian Water and Environment Research Alliance (AWERA) PhD Scholarship for applicants.
AWERA, the Australian Water and Environment Research Alliance was established to facilitate and support collaboration between Griffith University and the University of Queensland. PhD Candidates who are co-supervised by an academic from Griffith University and the University of Queensland may be eligible to apply for this top-up scholarship.
AWERA has a proven track record in specialist environmental research across several fields applied to themes including; Ecosystem Services, Sustainable Water Resources, Catchment Stressors and Management, Decision making tools and Coastal resilience and recovery. This expertise, spanning a diversity of disciplines, provides a broad spectrum of capacity to drive change based on high quality science.
The tenure of the scholarship is three years.
Criteria-
- Scholarships are for PhD students only.
- Applicants will need to meet the general requirements for admission into a PhD program at the University of Queensland or Griffith University and to be awarded an APA scholarship or a (merit based competitive scholarship – national or international).
- Applicants must address a topic related to an AWERA research theme and have sought and obtained agreement on their proposed project from potential AWERA supervisors.
Eligibility
- This scholarship exists to promote excellence in the AWERA targeted research areas. The scholarships are awarded to outstanding new PhD students and cover a living stipend top-up, and are available to both international and domestic students who meet all other eligibility criteria.
- It will suit individuals with a strong interest in water or environmental sciences who have demonstrated academic distinction.
- Supervisors must have relevant expertise in the research field and have supporting research funds for operating, etc cetera to support the research.
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