Scholarships (Beasiswa), Fellowships, and Grants

PhD Scholarships tenable at the University of Queensland

MASCOS offers PhD scholarships for PhD students attached to the Centre. Alternatively, candidates may arrange to be supervised jointly with another member of staff, provided that:

1. their work is cognate to one of the four themes of the Centre (Complex Networks, Critical Phenomena, Dynamical Systems, Risk Analysis)
2. their Principal Advisor is a member of the Discipline of Mathematics,
3. their Principal Advisor is happy for them to hold a MASCOS PhD Scholarship, and thus be wholely associated with the Centre of Excellence, and to take part in MASCOS activities and events.

In such cases, Prof. Pollett, or one of the full-time Centre Research staff, shall be appointed as joint Principal Advisor (that is, Associate Advisor with supervision load equal to that of the named Principal Advisor— usually 50%). All publications, patents, et cetera, derived from the student’s candidature, will be included the Centre’s annual reports.

Conditions of award. The following conditions apply to MASCOS PhD scholarships, and are additional to the General Conditions of Award of UQ Research Scholarships:

• Candidates must be enrolled 100% in the School of Physical Sciences (fractional enrolment with another school is not permitted).
• In all published papers, posters, abstracts, talks, patents, et cetera, derived from their candidature, PhD scholars shall acknowledge the support of ARC Centre of Excellence for Mathematics and Statistics of Complex Systems, and all shall be reported to the Director. All posters shall bear the MASCOS Logo.
• PhD scholars shall take part in the local MASCOS meetings (usually fortnightly).
• PhD scholars shall play an active role in national and local MASCOS events.
• Scholarships shall be offered on a yearly basis with renewal subject to satisfactory research progress and involvement in MASCOS activities and events. (Note that renewal into 2009-2010 will be subject to continued funding of MASCOS to 2010.)
• Scholarships cannot be held beyond three years full-time candidature.

Application procedure. Applicants should send one hard copy of each of (i) a full curriculum vitae, (ii) a brief covering letter and (iii) the names and contact details of two referees (e-mail addresses are essential) by normal mail to:

   Prof. Phil Pollett
   ARC Centre of Excellence for
      Mathematics and Statistics of Complex Systems
   Discipline of Mathematics
   The University of Queensland
   Queensland 4072
   AUSTRALIA

(Do not ask referees to send their references directly, and do not include open references or testimonials with your application. We will contact referees.)  For current UQ students, one referee must be their Principal Advisor.

Special conditions. Candidates must apply separately for, or hold, a local scholarship or international scholarship:

• Candidates who are Australian or New Zealand citizens, or permanent residents of Australia, should apply for either an Australian Postgraduate Award (APA), a UQ Postgraduate Research Scholarships (UQPRS), a UQ Mid Year Scholarship (UQMYS), or some other equivalent award.
• Candidates who are not Australian or New Zealand citizens, nor permanent residents of Australia (International Students), should apply for an International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (IPRS) together with a University of Queensland International Living Allowance Scholarships (UQILAS) (closing date: usually end of August). Competition for these scholarships is fierce, and are generally only awarded to applicants who have a first division or first class honours degree completed at a very high level, with publications in international refereed journals and excellent referees’ reports. There are also English language requirements to be met.

Please refer to the Graduate School website for details on how to apply for these, and other scholarships. Closing date for MASCOS PhD Scholarships.