Grant for PhD Students at the University of Melbourne in Australia

The University of Melbourne is calling PhD international students for its Faculty of Arts PhD Fieldwork Grant for the academic year 2021-2022. There are 20 PhD scholarships awarded per year for fieldwork support to Faculty of Arts Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) researchers, in which the primary data for the PhD thesis can be collected only in a field location (particular communities, physical landscapes, indigenous languages, archaeological sites, or oral histories).

If you are eligible for this grant, you will get:

• A maximum of $10,000 over the duration of the PhD candidature (whether in one long trip, or several repeat trips) that usually funded:

1. The costs of return fare to the primary site of field research.
2. Domestic travel and transport costs.
3. Government Fees & Research Visas.
4. Access fees (i.e. costs of community access, gatekeeping, interpreting in the field, etc.).
5. The cost of accommodation at the research site(s) is significantly more expensive than the usual cost of accommodation in Melbourne; If the applicant must maintain their accommodation in Melbourne (for example because of family or dependents), the budget can include the cost of fieldwork accommodation.

You must be: 

1.  a PhD graduate researcher enrolled in the Faculty of Arts or MA graduate researcher who has been given provisional approval to convert to PhD.
2. able to demonstrate that the primary data collection for your PhD requires fieldwork methodology.
3. undertaking fieldwork for a single period of three months or more duration, or for several periods that together total three months or more. Each trip must be elements of the same fieldwork plan, essential to the PhD research.
4. submit an initial application to the PhD Fieldwork scheme within two years (equivalent full-time) of commencement – applications for subsequent/follow-up trips can be submitted after this point.
5. able to present a reasonable and justifiable budget.
6. have school support for 25% of the total budget requested. Your School Funding will be the source of this contribution.

Please note: The Committee may choose to award less than the allowable maximum or requested amount, based on the quality of the application relative to the pool of applications and available funds.

About University of Melbourne:

 The University of Melbourne founded in 1853, is the second oldest research university in Victoria that offers high-quality education at affordable tuition fees with degrees. It has 13,000 international students from over 130 countries around the world. The University helps to build initiative and academic skills that can be used for life. Melbourne prepares students to make their own impact, offering education that stimulates, leading to meaningful careers and the skills to make profound contributions to society.

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