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China Scholarship Council - UOW
Joint Postgraduate Scholarships Program
The China Scholarship Council (CSC) and the University of Wollongong (UOW) are jointly offering postgraduate research scholarships to students from the People’s Republic of China who intend to undertake a postgraduate research degree at the University of Wollongong.
UOW will provide an International Postgraduate Tuition Award (IPTA) to each student selected under this program. This IPTA will pay the full tuition fees.
CSC will provide each student selected under this program with a living allowance for the term of the Scholarship, a return airfare to Australia, visa application fees, and the cost of the Australian Government approved Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC).
Only candidates undertaking a Doctor of Philosophy program are eligible. If the selected Chinese students successfully complete the requirements of the program, they will be conferred with a Doctor of Philosophy degree by the University of Wollongong.
Scholarships under this program will be for up to four years, subject to satisfactory academic progress, an extension beyond three (3) years requires the approval of both CSC and UOW.
Visiting Postgraduate Research Students
UOW may also accept students from Chinese University partner institutions for visiting research training programs whereby CSC students will be enrolled at the Chinese institution but will spend a component of their degree (6-24 months) at UOW. Please see the 'Application Procedures' link in table below for the Application Form
Research at UOW
The University of Wollongong has an international reputation for world-class research.
Our superior research training is conducted through holistic and student based programs, which allows you to work with recognised experts.
UOW is recognised as a leading University via:
- Being placed in the top 2% of Universities in the world by its performance in both the 2008 Shanghai Jiao Tong Academic Ranking of World universities and the Times Higher Education – QS World University Rankings 2008.
- Received 5 stars for research intensity in The Good Universities Guide, 2009
- Establishment of the Innovation Campus at North Wollongong at which the Intelligent Polymer Research Institute and the Institute for Superconducting Materials are located.
- Establishment of the Illawarra Health & Medical Research Institute (IHMRI) SMART Infrastructure Facility.
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