About the Australian Postgraduate Awards
The main objectives of the Australian Postgraduate Awards (APA) programme are to:
- support postgraduate research training in the higher education sector; and
- provide financial support to domestic postgraduate students of exceptional research promise who undertake their higher degree by research at an eligible Australian higher education provider.
Participating providers are provided with Commonwealth funding for continuing and new awards each year under the APA programme.
Awards are available for a period of two years for a Masters by research degree or three years, with a possible extension of six months, for a Doctorate by research degree. Award holders receive an annual stipend and may also be eligible for other allowances.
The allocation of funding to participating providers is based on a formula that is reflective of their overall research performance.
Applications by students for an APA should be made directly to a participating provider. Each provider has responsibility for determining the selection process by which awards are allocated to applicants.
Guidelines, Conditions and Process for determining APA grant amounts
The requirements for the Australian Postgraduate Awards (APA) are in Chapter 3 of the Commonwealth Scholarships Guidelines, which can be downloaded from the Australian Government’s Federal Register of Legislative Instruments at:
Stipend Rates
APA stipend rates for 2007 are $19,616 for full-time students and $10,480 for part-time students.
APA stipend rates for 2008 are $20,007 for full-time students and $10,710 for part-time students.
Contact: RBGrants@dest.gov.au
More scholarships for postgraduate research students
Please refer to http://www.goingtouni.gov.au/