Future Research Students
Faculty of Arts Graduate Research Programs
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
- Frequently Asked Questions for Future Research Students
- Masters by Research
- PhD Top-up Scholarships
| Research Excellence |
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Melbourne Arts has an international reputation for research excellence and holds strategic alliances with leading universities and eminent research bodies around the world. The Faculty is home to numerous specialist inter disciplinary research centres with outstanding success in winning highly competitive Australian Research Council grants. The Faculty of Arts attracts high calibre research students and staff who inspire original and innovative research across a wide range of disciplines. Our research funding and industry links allow you to work with leading academics and on well-resourced, high profile research projects in an internationally-recognised learning environment. |
| Graduate Research Programs Available |
Our graduate research programs offer you the opportunity to specialise and explore critical thinking in a particular Arts discipline.
Local students do not pay tuition fees for research study. These students are offered graduate research places under the Commonwealth Government's Research Training Scheme (RTS). Research Training Scheme places are Commonwealth supported with a Commonwealth Support Place (CSP) exemption for the normal duration of the course. |
| Research Student Facilities and Support |
Arts Research provides an inviting and supportive working environment for our students and staff. Key support services for research students include:
In addition, Faculty of Arts Schools also provided further support services and programs to research students. |
| Research Degrees and Supervision |
Arts offers Masters by Research and PhD degrees in more than 40 areas of study across the humanities, social sciences and languages. More than 200 Arts academic research staff currently supervise graduate research students. |
| Finding a Supervisor and Research Proposals |
To assist you in researching potential supervisors, the University's Find an Expert website lists the contact details and research areas and enables you to search by topic, name, faculty or school. In applying for a research degree you are also required to submit a 2,500 word research proposal of the intended project and a writing sample. For further details please see the Guidelines for RHD proposals |
| Closing Dates |
(Process for Local Applicants)Applications for admission into the Research Programs offered by the Faculty of Arts in Semester 1, 2010 close on Friday 30th October 2009. Applicants will be informed of the outcome of their application from Monday 21 December 2009 . All PhD and Master of Arts by Research applications must be lodged with the Arts and Music Student Centre by 5pm on Friday 30th October 2009: Arts Research Arts and Music Student Centre (Process for International Applicants)Applications for admission into the Research Programs offered by the Faculty of Arts are accepted at any time of the year. Please contact the International Office for further information on the application process. For general admission queries, please email arts-research@unimelb.edu.au |
| Scholarships |
Available scholarships for Graduate Research Students can be found on the Melbourne Scholarships Office website. Please note Local Applicants must lodge an application form for entry into the course and a seperate application form to be considered for a scholarship by the closing date. In 2010, the Faculty of Arts is offering top-up scholarships to selected outstanding interstate PhD applicants who are successful Australian Postgraduate Award (APA) recipients. All eligible PhD applicants will automatically be considered for a top-up scholarship when applying for an Australian Postgraduate Award scholarship. Further information on the top up scholarship. |
| Further Information |
For more information contact the Faculty of Arts: Faculty of Arts The University of Melbourne |
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