PhD Write Up Award

The award is designed to support the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology Graduate Researchers enrolled in a PhD program who require two to three months to write up research from their thesis or furthering their PhD research through publications once they have submitted their thesis.

Eligibility

To be eligible for this scholarship, you need to:

  • Have submitted your thesis for examination and be awaiting the examination result
  • Not have been awarded a similar award
  • Not undertake full-time or substantial regular part-time employment (> 0.2 FTE) during the tenure of the award
  • Have submitted your thesis within three years and 6 months (FTE) candidature period
  • Have the support of your supervisors.

Recipients must commit to spending all of their time in Melbourne during the tenure of the award. Students returning to their home country following submission of their thesis are not eligible to apply.

Selection criteria

Selection criteria in descending order of priority:

  • Quality of the research proposal
  • Likelihood of top-tier publications arising from the proposal
  • Financial need.

What are the benefits?

The award is up to $10,500 and paid over a maximum of 12 weeks.

Applications

Applications are now open.

This application requires the following attachments:

  • Endorsement by supervisor
  • CV
  • Publications

Apply

For any queries regarding the PhD Write Up Award please contact the FEIT Graduate Research team: FEIT-GR-Candidates@unimelb.edu.au