Scholarships: Postgraduate
Scholarships are available competitively for students enrolling in postgraduate
research degrees. Full details of these scholarships are set out below
or refer to the University website at http://www.scu.edu.au/services/scholarships/
or contact the Graduate Research College on (02) 6620 3172.
Research Scholarships and Research Support Scholarships
Conditions of Award
1. Eligibility for Scholarship
To qualify for a scholarship, applicants should hold or expect to complete,
within two months of the closing date for applications, a degree or
other qualification which, in the opinion of the Scholarships Sub-Committee,
is equivalent to a degree.
2. Closing Date for Applications
Applications shall close with the Graduate Research College on 31st
May and 31st October each year.
3. Duration of Scholarship
In the case of a Masters candidate the scholarship may be held for
a maximum of one year; and in the case of a PhD candidate the scholarship
may be held for a maximum of three years provided that, in the case
of a Masters or PhD candidate, an extension of a scholarship for one
further period of up to six months, to be sought before the end of the
period of scholarship, may be granted at the discretion of the Scholarships
Sub-Committee. Applications for an extension will only be considered
where the research has been delayed due to circumstances beyond the
awardee's control and where the delay is related to the research rather
than being of a personal nature.
The award will cease on expiry of the award or two weeks after submission
of the thesis, whichever occurs first. However, if the award has not
expired, it may be re-instated, upon the work being returned to the
candidate for amendment, and continued until it either reaches that
limit or the thesis is re-submitted, whichever occurs first. Periods
of study already undertaken towards the degree or undertaken during
suspension of the award will be deducted from the period of tenure.
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4. Mode of Study
Scholarship holders will be required to pursue their course of study
on a full-time basis, and may not engage in any academic course of study
leading to a qualification which is not an essential part of their research
programme.
5. Allowances
Research awards and research support awards shall carry a stipend and
other allowances outlined in a schedule of benefits available from the
Graduate Research College.
6. Other Awards
Scholars may not hold a research award or support award concurrently
with any other award, without the approval of the Dean of the Graduate
Research College.
7. Employment
(a) Scholarship holders may be appointed to undertake casual teaching
or other duties equivalent to not more than 20% of the normal teaching
load of a Level A academic.
(b) A scholarship holder must not undertake any further form of employment
during the term of the scholarship except with the approval of the principal
supervisor, the School Director of Postgraduate Studies and Research
or College director and the Dean of the Graduate Research College.
8. Leave
Scholars are entitled to 20 days paid recreation leave a year calculated
on a pro-rata basis. No more than 20 days recreation leave may be accumulated
and leave must be taken during the tenure of the scholarship. The principal
supervisor's agreement must be obtained before leave is taken. Any other
absence from studies in excess of 2 weeks must be reported to the Dean
of the Graduate Research College. A student who fails to do this and
subsequently claims an extension to the period of scholarship as set
out in Rule 3 on the grounds of unreported absence, cannot expect favourable
consideration of such a request. At the discretion of the Chair of the
Scholarships Sub-Committee, a scholar may have up to 3 months paid sick
leave and up to 3 months paid maternity leave within the tenure of the
scholarship.
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9. Interruption of Scholarship
A scholar may apply for interruption to the scholarship for a period
or periods of up to 12 months in total. During this period benefits
are not payable and the period will be added to the tenure of the award*.
Any further period of interruption will be subject to the approval of
the Academic Board. Where permission for interruption is sought, scholarship
holders must consult the Administrative Officer of the Graduate Research
College.
* Where candidature continues part-time, the equivalent period will
be deducted from the tenure of the scholarship.
10. Contact with Supervisor
A scholar is required to maintain regular contact with the supervisor.
Details of supervisory provisions governing particular degrees are available
from School Secretaries and the Secretary of the Higher Degrees Committee
(Research).
11. Enrolment in Other Courses
A scholar who wishes to enrol in a course other than the one for which
the scholarship was offered is required to submit a formal application
for transfer of the scholarship to the other course through the principal
supervisor and School Director of Postgraduate Studies and Research
or College director to the Chair of the Higher Degrees Committee (Research).
12. Progress Report and Renewal of Scholarship
Scholars will be required to submit two (2) progress reports each year.
An unsatisfactory report may result in cancellation of the scholarship
or the scholarship holder being placed on probation.
13 Conversion from Masters to PhD
Where a Masters candidature is converted to a PhD candidature, the
scholarship awarded in respect of the Masters candidature will convert
automatically to a PhD scholarship, from the date the Higher Degrees
Committee (Research) agrees to the conversion, subject to the tenure
of the upgraded scholarship being reduced by any period of candidature
occurring between the commencement of the Masters tenure and the date
of conversion. The total period of scholarship tenure for both Masters
and PhD candidature combined will not exceed three years unless an extension
is approved in accordance with the Conditions of Award.
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