Considering a Masters or a PhD but worried about your finances? These programs can help!
If you want to get paid to do further study, you’ve landed on the right page. Below, we’ve dug up some excellent initiatives that’ll keep you in research while building your industry links and knowledge – all while being supported financially!
Australian Postgraduate Research Intern (APR.Intern)
APR.Intern is all about strengthening industry-university collaboration, and empowering students to thrive in a practical research environment.
The program works with Australian universities to streamline pathways for postgraduate research students to be industry and career ready, to expand university research collaborations, and to connect businesses with emerging research talent.
Participating universities include Edith Cowan University (ECU), Monash University, QUT, the University of New South Wales (UNSW), and the University of Technology Sydney (UTS).
As for industry, APR.Intern has partnerships with STEM employers like the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Defence Science Technology Group and the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre.
They offer short three to five month internships that’ll allow you to experience a practical research environment, apply your skills to an industry challenge and get comfortable in the workplace. This will boost your employability, and you’ll receive a $3,000 monthly student scholarship.
To find your next big opportunity, visit their Available Internships page and filter by discipline or partnership.
You can also check out some awesome intern case studies here.
The Australian Research Council Early Career Industry Fellowships
Earlier this year, The Australian Research Council (ARC) announced $22.5 million in research funding under the Industry Fellowships Programs to help build innovation in the industry, community organisation, not-for-profit, and other government and publicly funded research sectors, and to facilitate the adoption, translation and commercialisation of Australian research over time.
Up to 50 Early Career Industry Fellowships can be awarded each year providing salary contribution for up to three years and project costs up to $150,000.
The aim is to help researchers from industry as well as university settings. If you’re interested in pursuing a fellowship, talk with your University Research Office. They can assist you in preparing and submitting an application through ARC.
You can information on the different type of schemes offered on ARC’s Grants Calendar. This includes important dates, like opening and closing for submissions and when announcements are made about who is receiving fellowships.
Looking for a STEM scholarship?
We’ve made a big list of postgraduate STEM scholarships over here. These include:
- QUT Postgraduate Research Award
- Elevate: Boosting Women in STEM
- CSIRO Industry PhD scholarship program
- University of Sydney Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Mathematics and Statistics
For more programs, scholarships, internships and advice, check out the Careers with STEM Graduates hub. Want the latest opportunities delivered straight to your inbox? Subscribe to our Graduate Options e-newsletter.
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