Guidelines
Monash University and Museum Victoria Collaborative Research – PhD Scheme
1. Monash-Museum Victoria PhD Top-Up Scholarships
For full-time PhD candidates who hold a central scholarship such as an APA or
MGS’ and whose projects are either co-supervised by the University and the
Museum, or are substantially focused on some aspects of the Museum
collection.
2. Monash-Museum Victoria PhD Bursary Awards
For all other PhD candidates who do not have any scholarships and whose
projects are either co-supervised by the University and the Museum, or are
substantially focused on some aspects of the Museum collection.
Benefits
1. Monash-MV PhD
Top-Up Scholarships
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An annual stipend top-up of $5,000 for up to 3 years. A further 6month extension may be granted to the value of $2,500.
2. Monash-MV PhD
Bursary Awards
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An annual bursary award of $5,000 for up to 3 years. A further 6month extension may be granted to the value of $2,500.
Note: If enrolled part-time, the annual bursary will be apportioned
accordingly.
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Number offered
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Up to two (2) scholarships may be offered in the PhD category for
commencement in 2016 – one in the Humanities and Social
Sciences (HASS) disciplines and one in the Science, Technology,
Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines - subject to
suitable applicants
Selection
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Relevance of the project to the Monash-Museum Victoria
collaborative research program; or ability to foster research
collaboration
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Quality and achievability of the research project
Applicant’s record of achievement
Applicants with joint Monash-Museum Victoria supervision will be
highly regarded
1. Conditions that must
be met for MonashMV PhD Top-Up
Scholarship
applicants only
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Must hold or successfully applied for an Australian Postgraduate
Award (APA) or an equivalent Monash University PhD Scholarship
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Full-time enrolment status
2. Conditions that must
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Australian or New Zealand citizen, holder of an Australian
permanent resident visa or permanent humanitarian visa, or an
International student
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PhD candidates working on projects which are either co-supervised
by Monash and the Museum, or are substantially focused on some
aspects of the Museum collection
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Commencing or continuing PhD students and enrolled in Research
Quarter 1 or 2 2015, at a Monash campus in Australia
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Applicants must be in the first two years of candidature and must
meet all course requirements in a timely manner (eg. Milestones)
Eligibility
be met for all
applicants
Retention
You must maintain full-time enrolment at Monash University and
make satisfactory progression in your course
Application and other
information
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The scholarship cannot be deferred and must commence by 31
March in the year of the award
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Scholarships will be awarded for a maximum of 3 years 6 months
(or part-time equivalent), inclusive of any period of intermission
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Applications should be no more than two A4 pages in length (12
point font), detailing the project, its relevance to fostering MonashMuseum Victoria's collaborative research activities, relevance to
the Museum Victoria collections and intended outcomes of the
project
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The application should include a written recommendation
(Maximum 1 A4 page) from the proposed/current PhD supervisors
regarding the relevance and quality of the project
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A summary academic record should be provided
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It is recommended that applicants discuss their project with a
relevant Museum Victoria curator prior to applying for the
scholarship. Should no pre-existing relationship with a Museum
Victoria Curator exist, applicants should contact: Christine Tipton,
Business and Grants Manager, Collections, Research and
Exhibitions Directorate, Museum Victoria, by email
(ctipton@museum.vic.gov.au)
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All scholarship queries should be directed to: Arun Kumar, Monash
Institute of Graduate Research, arun.kumar@monash.edu, Ph: (03)
9905 2070
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Scholarship selection will be undertaken by a joint MonashMuseum Victoria selection committee
Full details on the Museum Victoria collection can be found at:
http://museumvictoria.com.au/collections-research/
Conditions of the
Scholarship
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You must be enrolled at Monash University in a PhD for the
duration of the scholarship
You must maintain the required enrolment status for your PhD
course for the duration of the scholarship
Recipients are required to comply with the Monash University
Institute of Graduate Research “Scholarship Conditions of Award”
Leave provisions are available as per the “Scholarship Conditions
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Closing date
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of Award”
Recipients will be encouraged to participate in activities
showcasing the Monash-Museum Victoria collaboration e.g.
research seminars, promotional events
31 October 2015
Applications will be accepted by email to: Arun Kumar, Monash
Institute of Graduate Research, arun.kumar@monash.edu
Late applications will not be accepted