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Each year, the Australian Government Department of Industry provides a number of International Postgraduate Research Scholarships (IPRS) to eligible candidates. These scholarships allow students of exceptional research promise to undertake full-time postgraduate study in Australian universities.
The UTS Research Strengths are at the forefront of developing innovative solutions to real world problems as well as developing international research linkages.

Value and duration

The IPRS covers the annual tuition fees in a Doctoral or Masters Degree by research, as well as covering the cost of a standard Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) for the awardee and their dependants. The duration of a full-time scholarship is 3 years for a PhD candidate and 2 years for a Masters candidate.
The IPRS is extremely competitive and only a few are awarded per year.

Who is eligible?

To be eligible to apply for the IPRS, you must be an overseas student (as defined in the Higher Education Support Act 2003 (Cth)) and meet international student visa requirements as specified by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP), including the requirement to purchase and maintain a standard Overseas Student Health Cover policy approved by the Australian Government Department of Health.
Applicants awarded the IPRS must enrol to undertake a higher degree by research candidature within UTS's areas of research strengths and commence their studies in the year of award. Successful applicants must be able to commence in full time enrolment for the first time in the year for which the IPRS is awarded, unless they:
  • commenced their HDR a year before, and due to the timing of their application and subsequent enrolment were not able to apply for the IPRS for that year, or
  • previous commenced an HDR and terminated that enrolment within six months of commencement
Applicants will not be considered for this scholarship if they:
  • already hold a research qualification regarded by UTS as equivalent to the commencing HDR course.
  • have held an Australia Award (AusAID) scholarship within the two years prior to commencing the IPRS
  • have been receiving a scholarship for which course tuition is a component under any other scheme to which the Australian Government makes a substantial contribution
  • previously have received an IPRS for a research degree
For a copy of the full scholarship eligibility, conditions and benefits, please refer to the International Research Scholarships page on the Graduate Research School website.

Course area(s)

All courses.

Other information

Where applicants meet the eligibility conditions for award, they will also be considered for the following scholarships when they apply for the IPRS:

Applications

New Research Students:
Please refer to How to Apply and International Research Scholarships in the Research Scholarships sections of the UTS Future Researchers website for conditions of award, eligibility and application closing dates. If you wish to be considered for an IPRS and all associated scholarships, tick YES box in the SCHOLARSHIP/SPONSORSHIP INFORMATION section of this form.
Applicants must submit their completed application by the relevant application deadline. Incomplete and late applications will not be considered.
Outcomes of the IPRS will be sent out in November each year.
Currently Enrolled Research Students:
Please refer to Research Scholarships on UTS Staff Connect for conditions of award, eligibility and application closing dates.

For further information contact

UTS Graduate Research School
Phone: +61 2 9514 1336
Email: research.scholarships@uts.edu.au
New research students: UTS Future Researchers website