Aberdeen Curtin Alliance PhD Scholarships at Curtin University, Australia

Curtin University, Australia

Here are PhD Scholarship opportunities for International Students to Study in Australia. Teh Aberdeen Curting Alliance PhD Scholarships are Curtin University in Australia are now open. About : The Aberdeen-Curtin Alliance was established in early 2017, combining 500 years of academic strength, history and tradition at Scotland’s University of Aberdeen with the ambition and innovation of the rapidly growing Curtin University, based in Perth, Western Australia. The alliance offers students the opportunity to undertake a collaborative PhD in projects across a broad range of focus areas including energy and engineering, health and medicine, and business.

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Scholarship Program

The available PhD scholarships for 2019 are:
Field of Study 
Theme: Energy
Area of Research: WASM: Minerals, Energy and Chemical Engineering
Project: Pore Scale Modelling of Multiphase Reactive Systems
Curtin Supervisor: Dr Ranjeet Utikar, Dr Monica Gumulya and Prof Victor Calo 
Aberdeen Supervisor: Prof Jos Derksen

Theme: Energy 
Research Area: Civil and Mechanical Engineering
Project: New Techniques/Technology/Devices for Wave Energy Extraction
Curtin Supervisor: Prof Ian Howard and Dr Andrew King
Aberdeen Supervisor: Prof Marian Wiercigroch and Dr Peter Dunning

Theme: Energy
Research Area: Environment
Project: The Implications of Renewable Energy for Sustainable Rural Development
Curtin Supervisor: A/Professor Amanda Davies
Aberdeen Supervisor: Dr Lorna Philip

Theme: Creative Arts
Research Area: Humanities
Project: Into the New World: Diaspora in Australian and Scottish Writing 
Curtin Supervisor: Dr Rachel Robertson
Aberdeen Supervisor: Professor Alison Lumsden

Theme: Global Health 
Research Area: Health Sciences 
Project: Exploring health issues associated with rotation/FIFO work employing intensive longitudinal assessment methods.
Curtin Supervisor: Dr Dominika Kwasnicka and Professor Suzanne Robinson
Aberdeen Supervisor: Dr Daniel Powell

Faculty of Study 

• Humanities
• Health Sciences
• Science & Engineering

Course type
Postgraduate Research

Nationality

• New Zealand Citizen
• Permanent Humanitarian Visa
• International students
• Australian Citizen
• Australian Permanent Resident
• Scholarship base
• Merit Based

Maximum number awarded:   5

Scholarship Benefits 
Students undertaking a collaborative PhD under the alliance are offered a seamless international experience as well as a fully funded scholarship with living stipend. You will spend time at each institution and will be supervised by both Aberdeen and Curtin research staff.

Living stipends will be awarded to the successful applicants. The living stipend is paid by the home institution when the student is studying at the home institution, and then by the host when the student is offshore at the host institution. The stipend rates are payable at the rate for each country. Curtin University will pay it’s stipend at the Australian Government RTP scholarship base rate of AU$27, 596.00 (2019) per annum. The University of Aberdeen will pay the UK Research and Innovation National Minimum Doctoral Stipend for 2018/19 of £14,777 per annum.


Eligibility criteria
Meet the standard PhD course entry requirements for both institutions. If English is not your first language, please visit the following link for details of the requirements : https://international.curtin.edu.au/apply/english-prerequisites/

How to apply

• Application process
• Provide an Expression of Interest (EOI) reflecting your academic background in the area of study, and why you are interested in pursuing a PhD in this field. The EOI should be a maximum of 500 words that must include your name, your project of interest in addition to your academic background and suitability. It would be great to attach your CV/Resume with your EOI and send these two files in PDF format on email to ac-alliance(at)curtin.edu.au

 
Apply Now             or visit : Official Website 

Status: Open
Applications open: 20/11/2018
Applications close: 10/01/2019

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