Amount: $28,092 Per annum, for three and a half years. Fee relief additional.

Who is it for?

Future graduate researchers. Future PhD candidates

Where is it available?

Melbourne

How is it paid?

Fortnightly stipend

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Background

This scholarship is offered as part of the Australian Research Council Linkage Project, ‘The ACTU in the Making of Modern Australia.’ It will be awarded to a candidate wanting to study modern Australian history of labour, and is open to any aspect of 20th century labour. Proposals are particularly welcomed that explore women’s or Indigenous labour history, focus on workplace issues and conflicts, or themes of gender, leadership or activism within organisations or communities.

Benefits of the scholarship include:

• a La Trobe Research Scholarship for three and a half years, with a value of $28,092.00 per annum, to support your living costs (2020 rate)
• a fee-relief scholarship for up to four years to undertake a PhD at La Trobe University
• opportunities to work with La Trobe’s outstanding researchers, and have access to our suite of professional development programs.

Are you eligible to apply?

To be eligible to apply for this scholarship, applicants must:

• a Masters by research degree in a relevant discipline completed within the last ten years assessed at a La Trobe Masters by research standard of 75 or above;
  OR
• an Honours degree, Masters by coursework or ungraded Masters by research degree completed within the last ten years where you achieved a weighted average mark of 70 or above across any coursework subjects;
  AND
• any of the following assessed at a La Trobe Masters by research standard of 75 or above:
  • a research thesis of approximately 15,000-20,000 words; or
  • the degree includes a written research component comprising at least 3/8 of one year; or
  • you are the lead author of a peer-reviewed publication or other research published within the last ten years

How to apply

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• If you wish to apply for this scholarship, follow these steps:
  review details on how to apply for candidature, contact the project supervisor, Diane Kirkby (diane.kirkby@latrobe.edu.au) with any enquiries or to express an interest in the project.
• when you have received in-principle agreement for supervision, complete and submit your application by 30 September 2020 (for international applicants) and 31 October 2020 (for domestic applicants) for admission into La Trobe’s PhD program, indicating you wish to be considered for this scholarship on the application.

Who to contact for further information

Diane Kirkby, diane.kirkby@latrobe.edu.au