ICRAR/UWA China SKA Scholarships
Description
The University of Western Australia (UWA), the National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NAOC/CAS) and the China Scholarship Council (CSC) are offering up to ten postgraduate research scholarships each year to students from the People's Republic of China who intend to undertake a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree at UWA to study in an area relevant to Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio astronomy science. Applicants who are citizens and normally residing in China at the time of application, and enrolled or registered in a Chinese University, may apply for an ICRAR/UWA China SKA Scholarship.
The CSC will provide a living allowance as prescribed from time to time by the Chinese Government, a return airfare to Perth, Australia by the most economical route, and visa application fees. For further details of CSC funding please refer to the NAOC coordinator, DrLingmei Cheng ().
UWA will provide a top-up scholarship, medical insurance, and a scholarship to cover tuition fees for 4 years. For further details of ICRAR/UWA funding please refer to the ICRAR/UWA coordinator, Prof Gerhardt Meurer ().
Eligibility
Applicants must meet the eligibility criteria for enrolment in a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) at UWA, including a high level of English language proficiency. The current requirement is for IELTS (Academic): 6.5 (no band lower than 6.0). For further details, see:
Applicants must comply with the Australian Government's English proficiency requirements for the issue of a student visa. Candidates should check those requirements with the nearest Australian diplomatic post or the relevant website:
Applicants should be intending to pursue a PhD in science related to the Square Kilometre Array (SKA). Projects should be selected from the list of UWA postgraduate research projects at: Applicants should preferably contact potential supervisors in advance of their application;
Applicants will be encouraged to consider co-supervision at Universities or Institutes such as NAOC in China with SKA research interests;
Further program information is available from Prof Gerhardt Meurer (ICRAR/UWA) or DrLingmei Cheng() at NAOC.
Application Process and approximate Timeline.
Please refer to the Postgraduate Research Applications website for details of the application process:
December 2014 to 16 February 2015: Applicants to contact NAOC coordinator to check eligibility, and to contact potential ICRAR/UWA supervisors.
17 February 2015: Deadline for prospective candidates to apply directly to UWA International Centre for admission (for commencement in second half of 2015). Applicants will need to complete the Postgraduate International Student Application Form and attach a brief research outline (one to two pages) and details of any publications in learned journals or copies of any published papers. Please indicate that you are applying for a China SKA Scholarship. Applications should be copied to the NAOC coordinator.
20 March 2015: UWA will send out offer letters.
July 2015: Successful applicants will be expected to enroll and start their PhD study at UWA from July 2015 onwards.
Nationality
Chinese Citizen
Study area
Radio astronomy