The aim of the NHMRC Postgraduate Scholarships scheme is to support outstanding Australian health and medical graduates early in their career so that they can be trained to conduct research that is internationally competitive and to develop a capacity for original independent research. This is usually achieved by NHMRC funding its scholars to attain a PhD, a PhD equivalent degree or Masters degree, all of which must be by full-time research.
Application procedures
Applicants need to refer to the NHMRC application instructions prior to submitting their application. Applications can only be submitted using NHMRC’s Research Grants Management System (RGMS). The Instructions to Applicants document, provides detailed information on how to answer the questions on the RGMS application form.
University Closing Date
Wednesday 14 July 2010.
Note: MRGS has set an earlier closing date as each application need to be certified by the RAO before the NHMRC closing date of 30 July 2010.
Submission of application
Applicants are required to undertake the following steps by the University closing date of 14 July 2010:
- Complete the Application Certification section of the application. Note: certification should only be requested when the application is complete as certification will lock down the application and prevent further editing.
- Provide a hard copy of the application (including all attachments) to MRGS.
- Sign the University Certification Form and organise for the proposed supervisor and head of department to sign the form.
- Attach the completed University Certification Form to the hard-copy of the application. The University Certification form must include original signatures.
IMPORTANT: Referee reports need to be submitted directly to NHMRC by the referees (via email to scholarships@nhmrc.gov.au) by the NHMRC closing date of 30 July. Applicants are responsible for ensuring the referee reports are submitted by the closing date. Refer to page 20 of the Scholarship Advice and Instructions to Applicants. As outlined on page 20 do not use the upload facility to attach the reports to RGMS.
Eligibility
Applicants must meet the following criteria, as well as any additional criteria specific to the scholarship type, as outlined in Section 4 of the Funding Policy. To be eligible to apply, applicants must, at the time of application:
- be Australian citizens or permanent residents or New Zealand citizens holding a Special Category Visa. Applicants who have applied for but not yet been granted permanent residency or a Special Category Visa may apply for the award. Evidence of the appropriate status must be provided before the start of the award
- be enrolled or be intending to enrol in a doctoral degree (with 100% research component only) and
- have made prior arrangements with the Head of Department or Institution in which they propose to study.
Reasons for ineligibility to apply include, but are not restricted to, the following:
- applicants in the final year of an honours degree
- applicants already in receipt of an Australian Postgraduate Award or equivalent Australian Government funded scholarship
- applicant is in, or will be entering their 3rd full-time (or full-time equivalent) year of their PhD studies on or after 1 March in which the award is to commence.
Contact
Mr Arun Kumar
Senior Research Awards Officer
Monash Research Graduate School
Monash University
Building 3D, Clayton, VIC 3800
Phone: (03) 9905 2070
Email: arun.kumar@adm.monash.edu.au
Ms Vesna Nikolovski
Senior Research Scholarships Officer
Monash Research Graduate School
Monash University
Building 3D, Clayton, VIC 3800
Phone: (03) 9905 1471
Email: vesna.nikolovski@adm.monash.edu.au