Flinders University Research Scholarships (FURS)

Opening Date
01-09-2020

Flinders University Research Scholarships are awarded to postgraduate students on the basis of academic merit and research potential. The scholarships enable suitably qualified applicants to proceed to a full-time Masters degree by research or Doctorate by research.

Flinders University Research Scholarships are tenable at Flinders University for up to three years for a Doctorate by research, or up to two years for a Masters degree, subject to satisfactory progress. Periods of study already undertaken towards the degree will be deducted from the maximum period of tenure.

Benefits
The scholarship pays an indexed stipend of $28,092 p.a. tax free (2020 rate). Recipients who are Australian citizens, New Zealand citizens, or hold Australian Permanent Residency status will be provided a RTP fee Offset which covers tuition fees charged by the university for up to four years. A limited number of fee waiver scholarships may be available for International students. International students who are not in receipt of a fee waiver scholarship will be required to pay the normal tuition fees.

Application
To apply for an Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship (AGRTPS) and the Flinders University Research Scholarship (FURS), you will need to first submit an application for admission to a Research higher degree (PhD or Master of Arts by research) followed by an application for the Higher Degree by Research Scholarship Main Round on the student information system, which will produce an application for all of the RHD scholarships that are available for award in this main round.

You will need to have an active Flinders Authentication Name (FAN) to complete this process.

If you have never studied at, or made an application to Flinders University, you can register and submit your application for admission to a Research higher degree using the application portal.

After completing your registration you will receive a confirmation email, this will arrive within 1 hour to your nominated email address and will contain your login details and instructions on how to activate your FAN.

If you have studied at Flinders University within the last 12 months you can submit your application for admission to a research higher degree, and for a scholarship via the Student Information System.

You will find the application forms by selecting the My Applications tab at the top of the page; selecting the degree you wish to be admitted to, and completing the form. Once you have completed the application for admission, you will need to complete an application for the scholarship. To do this, continue by selecting the My Scholarship tab and then create a new scholarship application. The scholarship application is called Higher Degree Research Scholarship Main Round and lists all of the HDR scholarships on offer.

Completing both applications will ensure you are assessed for both the group of scholarships on offer, and admission to the Higher Degree by research you plan to undertake with the scholarship.

If you have studied at Flinders University but graduated more than 12 months ago you will need to reactive your FAN via the FAN reactivation page. With an active FAN you will then be able to submit your application for admission via the Student Information System as advised above.

If you have previously applied to study at Flinders, you will be able to reactive your FAN via the FAN reactivation page, you will need to enter your Fist name, Last name, date of birth and your student ID, normally found on any letters sent by the university to you. The system will be able to identify you more accurately if you can enter your student ID.

Once your application is complete, including all mandatory questions and documentation, your application will be assessed. Assessment will commence once applications have closed.

Scholarship Type
Research, academic merit, commencing, continuing,