University of New South Wales - Graduate Research School

Various travel scholarships are available for students undertaking postgraduate research programs at UNSW.

Fulbright Scholarships provide the opportunity for Australian citizens to undertake 8-12 months research in the United States related to their Australian PhD. Australian PhD students can now stop the clock on their Australian Postgraduate Scholarship (APA, APIA or university based) to undertake international research with a Fulbright Scholarship.

It provides easy and cost effective access to U.S. research institutions – Scholars are welcomed as Visiting Research Fellows. Fulbright Scholars undertaking research do not

need to sit U.S. university entrance exams;
apply for admission to the U.S. university;
pay U.S. university tuition fees.

Scholars arrange affiliation through personal approaches to U.S. researchers, or links their supervisors or universities have with U.S. universities. This also provides the opportunity for Australian universities and research groups to establish or enhance their collaborative links in the United States.

Applications for the 2010 Fulbright Scholarships are now open. See www.fulbright.com.au for more information, application forms and stories of Fulbright Scholar’s experiences.

The Solander Program

Applications for 2010 Solander Program grants are now closed.

The Solander Program was established in 2004 to assist young scholars to travel between Australia, New Zealand and Sweden to participate in both established and new research projects. The Solander Program at UNSW enables young scientists to undertake collaborative research projects at the University of Lund, Sweden (one to six months). Alternately, scientists may undertake a number of intensive, high quality short courses related to their research.

The University of New South Wales is one of the five participating universities in the Solander Program who are members of Universitas21, an international network of twenty leading research-intensive universities in eleven countries.

Eligibility

Postgraduate research students enrolled in a Masters by Research or PhD at the University of New South Wales are normally eligible to apply.

Scholarship Types

Solander Travel Grants

These grants are intended for shorter visits of one to six months. Up to $4,000 (AUD) may be awarded.

Application Procedures

For details on future application periods and procedures please visit the Solander Program website.

Solander Travel Grants

Applications for Solander Travel Grants normally include the following documents:

A completed Application Form
A copy of your current CV
A maximum one A4 page description of your proposed activities (and detailing the size of grant required)
A letter of recommendation from Lund University
A letter of recommendation from your UNSW supervisor