Melbourne International Fee Remission Scholarships (MIFRS), Australia

Melbourne International Fee Remission Scholarships,University of Melbourne,Australia

Job Description: The Melbourne International Fee Remission Scholarship (MIFRS) is awarded to international students wishing to undertake graduate research degree studies at the University of Melbourne. MIFRSs are funded by the University with each faculty having a limited number to award.

Eligibility Criteria
a) Applicants must be intending to undertake a graduate research degree at the UoM.

The only exceptions are as follows:

* applicants enrolled in the MPsych/PhD or the SJD are eligible to apply for the APA, MRS/MIRS and MIFRS/IPRS from the second year of their course.
* applicants enrolled in the DEd are only eligible to apply for the MRS/MIRS and MIFRS/IPRS.

b) A scholarship will not be offered if the applicant has already completed a qualification at the same or higher level as the course for which a scholarship is sought. The only exception is as follows:

* if the student currently holds a masters by coursework they can be considered for a scholarship for masters by research studies.

c) Applicants who have commenced the graduate research degree for which they are seeking scholarship must have at least 12 months full time or equivalent candidature remaining from January 1st in the following year. A scholarship will not be offered to a student who, as a result of prior candidature and/or prior scholarship, is entitled to a maximum tenure of less than 12 months.

The only exception to this is where a fee remission scholarship other than an IPRS/MIFRS was held previously and the student requires an MIFRS for less than 12 months.

d) Applicants will only be considered for an IPRS in one selection round. Students who commenced their course in the year immediately before the current round of IPRS offers, and who were not considered in the previous round of IPRS offers, will be automatically identified by the MSO, considered for an IPRS and notified if they are to be offered a scholarship. An additional scholarship application is not required of these students.

e) Students who are seeking an MIFRS following the commencement of their course must submit an additional scholarship application (see section 2 for application details). Each faculty / graduate school will determine whether to award MIFRSs to students who have commenced the course for which a MIFRS is sought.

f) Applicants will only be considered for scholarship in one department at any one time.

Applicants who are interested in applying for a scholarship in more than one department should discuss research and scholarship options with the departments of interest before lodging their application for scholarship.

g) Cotutelle students should visit the Melbourne School of Graduate Research website for information regarding scholarship eligibility.

h) Students must inform the MSO immediately of any changes in their enrolment status. For example, changing from full-time to part-time study or from ‘on-campus’ to ‘off-campus’ enrolment status.

Application Deadline 31 October2010

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