Grants, Scholarships and Facilities for Research Students

A range of finanical and other resources are available to assist research students.

Australian Postgraduate Award

Australian Postgraduate Awards (APA) pay tuition fees, and a non-taxable living allowance for up to three years. These are open to Australian and New Zealand citizens. The MCD University of Divinity has been awarded an average of three new APAs annually since 2002.

International Postgraduate Research Scholarship

International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (IPRS) pay tuition fees and health cover costs for scholarship recipients, and health cover costs for their dependants, and are open to International Students only.

Doctoral Tuition Fees

A tuition scholarship is normally granted to domestic doctoral students.

Conference Travel Grant

Research students may apply for a Conference Travel Grant (up to $2,500) to cover registration and conference costs for a conference where they will be delivering a peer-reviewed paper.

Grant and Scholarship Applications and Information

Contact the Associate Dean (Postgraduate and Research) or visit the MCD University of Divinity website.

Study Carrels

A number of lockable study carrels are available in the Mannix Library for use by research students.  Allocations are made at the beginning of each year, on payment of the annual charge.  Applications should be made to the Deputy Master by the end of November.

EndNote

EndNote is a program for recording and managing quotations and references used in research. Licences for EndNote have been purchased for all MCD University of Divinity staff and graduate and postgraduate students.

Doctoral Students Lunches

Doctoral students and their supervisors are invited four times a year to a luncheon provided by CTC. Round table discussions over lunch include updates of progress, raising of issues, and sharing of experiences and challenges. This is a valuable collegial event. See the Research Calendar for 2012 dates.

MCD University of Divinity Postgraduate Research Seminars

Both masters and doctoral candidates are encouraged to take an active role in MCD University of Divinity Postgraduate Seminars, and are expected to present their research at least once in this forum. For more information see the MCD University of Divinity website.