ACAMAR is delighted to offer SKA scholarships for Chinese Ph.D students to visit or enrol at selected Australian universities and research institutes. These scholarships, of which up to 20 per year are available, are funded by Australian institutes and the China Scholarship Council (CSC), managed by the National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. There will be normally two rounds per year, with only the first round offering the full 4-yr scholarships. This scheme is open to students of Chinese nationality up to 35 years old.
All PhD projects will be related to SKA radio astronomy.
OPTION 1: 4-yr scholarships (deadline 8 March 2019)
Applications are invited only once per year for 4-yr SKA scholarships for enrolment at eligible Australian universities. Applications are restricted to Chinese students who are finishing their Masters degree at a Chinese university. ACAMAR no longer has pre-allocated scholarships for this option, but our Chinese ACAMAR colleagues are able to guide potential applicants through the China Scholarship Council application system.
Australian universities currently offering projects are ANU, Curtin University, Melbourne University, Swinburne University, University of Sydney, University of Tasmania, and The University of Western Australia. CSIRO projects may also be selected, but enrolment is only possible at a university, so an official university supervisor must also be arranged. Applicants who wish to enrol at an Australian university will need to pass the eligibility requirements (including IELTS) of the host university.
OPTION 2: 2-yr scholarships (deadline 8 March 2019)
Applications are invited for the following:
PhD students are required to be enrolled in China at one of: the University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Peking University, Tsinghua University, Beijing Normal University, Nanjing University, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Guangzhou University, Yunnan University or the University of Science and Technology of China at Hefei.
An approved project with an Australian co-supervisor must be selected. Australian universities and institutes currently offering projects are ANU, CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science, Curtin University, Melbourne University, Swinburne University, University of Sydney, University of Tasmania, and The University of Western Australia.
Joint enrolments are currently only possible for ANU, Curtin University and The University of Western Australia. Applicants who wish to enrol at an Australian university will need to pass the eligibility requirements (including IELTS) of the host university.
Funding
The CSC will provide a AUD 20,700 pa living allowance and return travel. For students who enrol at an Australian university (i.e 2+2 or 4-yr Ph.Ds), the hosting university in Australia will provide:
*Overseas Health Cover contribution will be available at all participating institutions except Curtin University.
Timeline
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