Partially Funded Scholarship for PhD Students in Malaysia at Monash University
Applicant criteria
- No specific age required
- Both
Opportunity criteria
Opportunity description
Monash University offers a partially funded scholarship for Ph.D. students in Malaysia. The Global Excellence and Mobility Scholarship (GEMS) program aims to bring the best and brightest Ph.D. students to Monash University Malaysia, where they can work with top-class research teams on some of the world's core challenges. The GEMS program offers 15 scholarships each year from 2022 to 2024, and scholarship recipients will be funded for 39 months. Each Ph.D. student will be supervised by a team of staff in Malaysia and Australia, and as such, the program will include a paid placement in Australia for up to 12 months. The duration of this opportunity: Three years and three months (27 months in Malaysia and up to 12 months in Australia).
Benefits
- This scholarship will cover a 100% tuition fee waiver for three years and three months.
- It will cover the following stipend and benefits:
- The period in Malaysia: a monthly stipend of RM 2,800 for 27 months.
- The period in Australia: a monthly stipend of RM 7,000 for up to 12 months.
- A grant to cover travel and the initial cost of living expenses in Australia.
Eligibility criteria
- Registration fees (once only) are RM200.
- General amenities (per semester) are RM100.
- You are permitted to select up to 2 preferred research topics only. A research proposal for each selected research topic must be submitted with your application.
- You must satisfy particular academic and English language requirements.
- You must possess a minimum academic qualification of First Class Honours (H1) or its equivalence (H1E) recognized by Monash Malaysia.
- You are required to contribute a maximum of 10 hours per week to academic support and/or research support activities.
About Monash University:
It's one of the top universities in Malaysia and an example of transnational education. Monash has achieved an enviable reputation for research and teaching excellence in a short 50 years and is consistently ranked in the world's top 100 universities.
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