Scholarship
Skellern Scholarship
University of Sydney
Award
Not specified
Closing date
Closed
Location
Global
For
Individuals
About this opportunity
The Skellern Scholarship has been established to provide financial assistance to a PhD student who is undertaking research in the Sydney Nursing School, Faculty of Medicine and Health at the University of Sydney. This stipend scholarship is funded by the Skellern Family Foundation and provides financial support for doctoral research in nursing. The scholarship provides a stipend allowance equivalent to the University of Sydney Research Training Program (RTP) Stipend rate for up to 3.5 years, subject to satisfactory academic performance. Recipients must be enrolled full-time in a PhD program within the Faculty of Medicine and Health and must be conducting research specifically in the Sydney Nursing School. The scholarship includes provisions for recreation leave, sick leave, parental leave, and the possibility of conducting research overseas after the first six months.
36 - 43 mo
1 award
45 days
Who can apply
Applicant Types
individual
Project Locations
🇦🇺 Australia
Region
Australia
How to apply
Stages
- 1 single_stage
Required documents
research_proposal · cv
Review process
Candidates are assessed and ranked against paid work experience (20%), publications (60%, with most points for first authored Q1 journal publications), and other research outputs (20%). Student assessment accounts for 60% of final score, with remaining 40% based on supervisor's professionalism and collegiality rating.
Restrictions
- no_concurrent_funding
- reporting_requirements
Post-award obligations
- final_report