Flinders University 2023 PhD Scholarship– Social Policy - ARC Discovery Grant

Outstanding candidates are sought for a three-year PhD scholarship for full-time research on an Australian Research Council (ARC) funded research project “Young People with Disability & Young Carers: Opportunities & Contributions". This ground-breaking project in social policy is a partnership between Flinders University and Lancaster University, UK. It is co-designed with young people as community researchers and advisors.  

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About Flinders University 2023 PhD Scholarship

Opportunity Details

  • Date Published: May 19, 2023
  • Category: PhD
  • Oppotunity Locations: Australia
  • Eligible Locations: Global

The Australian Research Council (ARC) is offering a full-time PhD scholarship to a highly qualified individual to work on the research project “Young People with Disability & Young Carers: Opportunities & Contributions” for a period of three years. Flinders University and Lancaster University (UK) have collaborated on a groundbreaking social policy project. Young people are involved in the design process both as community researchers and as advisors.  

Benefits of Flinders University 2023 PhD Scholarship

  • A stipend valued at $33,000* per annum tax free 
  • A Research Training Program Fee Offset to cover all tuition fees (applies only to domestic students).
  • Flexible financial support to cover fieldwork costs, conferences or editing.

Flinders University 2023 PhD Scholarship Requirments

To be eligible for the award of this scholarship a student must:

  • Be an Australian citizen; a New Zealand citizen or an Australian permanent resident at the closing date for applications; or an international student who meets the postgraduate entry requirements and the English proficiency levels set by Flinders University for international students at the time of application; and
  • Be enrolled or be able to commence a research higher degree at Flinders University in Semester 2, 2023, or Semester 1, 2024; and
  • Have completed a Bachelor degree with Second Class (Division A) Honours or above, or an equivalent level of academic attainment in a relevant field.
  • Meet the other general conditions of the award which will be as per current conditions of award for Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarships.

Application Date and Process

Applicants must first contact Prof. Gerry Redmond ([email protected]).

Should you be invited to apply you will be asked to provide some supporting documents.  You may use the application form below as a covering document for your application.

For full details of the Flinders application for admission procedure, see https://www.flinders.edu.au/study/apply/apply-research-degree/how-to-apply

Successful candidates will be able to apply for a $5,000 per year scholarship top-up.

Applications close Monday 5 June 2023 at 5:00pm.

Start date is negotiable, but preferably by September 2023.

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For more details, visit Flinders University website.

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