Australian Scholarship -International Postgraduate Research Scholarships (IPRS)

Australian Government offers IPRS with following objectives :

• attract top quality international postgraduate students to areas of research strength in Australian higher education providers (HEP) ; and
• support Australia's research effort.

Scholarships are open to international students of all countries (except New Zealand) and are available for a period of two years for a research masters degree or three years for a research doctorate degree. The scholarship covers tuition fees and health cover costs for scholarship holders, and health cover costs for their dependants. A total of 330 IPRS places are awarded to HEPs each year at a cost of around $20m per annum.

Details are available at : http://www.innovation.gov.au/Research/ResearchBlockGrants/Pages/InternationalPostgraduateResearchScholarships.aspx

For more information, please email RBGrants@innovation.gov.au with "IPRS" as the subject line.