Australia Awards Scholarships 2024 and the application procedure

Australia Awards Scholarships(AAS)for study commencing in 2025 About Australia Awards Scholarships Australia Awards Scholarships (AAS) are a set of long-term programs sponsored by the Australian Government's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). The primary objective of these scholarships is to support the development needs of Australia's partner countries, in line with bilateral and regional agreements. This award program provides full-time undergraduate or postgraduate study opportunities for future global leaders from developing countries, particularly those located in the Indo-Pacific region, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, at participating Australian universities and Technical and Further Education (TAFE) institutions. The study and research opportunities provided by Australia Awards Scholarships aim to develop individuals' skills and knowledge to drive change and contribute to their countries' development. In a nutshell, the Aus

2021 HDR Curtin-Lynas PhD Scholarship-Fully Funded

PhD fully funded scholarships

This is a Fully Funded PhD Scholarship in the field of Science and engineering and is being sponsored by Australia giant mineral company Lynas Corperation.

About 2021 HDR Curtin-Lynas PhD Scholarship

The curtin-lynas PhD research scholarship is open to an outstanding and innovative PhD candidate with a strong research background and skills. The focus of the research would be on rare earths element processing. Successful candidates will be conducting research on leach behaviour, by-product generation, recycling of waste streams and rare earth recovery from solution.

Scholarship Benefits

  • Scholarship Value: scholarship base rate of AU$28,597 (2021) per annum pro rata.
  • Scholarship type: PhD by research full time
  • Faculty: Science and Engineering
  • Student: International and Domestic student

Eligibility criteria for HDR Curtin-Lynas PhD Scholarship

  • You must first of all meet the standard PhD course entry requirements for Curtin University.
  • Have a BEng (Hons), BSc (Hons) or MSc (preferred) in metallurgy, metallurgical engineering, minerals engineering, chemical engineering
  • You must demonstrate an ability to conduct scientific research through either refereed journal publications or excellent project marks
  • You must possess strong oral and written communication skills 
  • Meet English Language requirements (min. IELTS total band of 6.5 and min. Writing 7.0; Speaking 6.0; Reading 7.0; Listening 6.5) 
  • Must be having a strong ability to work independently and to meet deadlines during the course of the project.
  • Get  recommendations letters from previous referees (Academic or professional)
Read more about other general Research Degree scholarship requirements to study in Australia

How to apply for HDR Curtin-Lynas PhD Scholarship

The application procedure for HDR Curtin-Lynas PhD Scholarship is straight forward

Contact  Dr. Laurence Dyer via email with an expression of interest accompanied with

  •  Curriculum vitae
  • Academic transcripts 
  • A brief cover letter explaining your skills and experience to demonstrate your suitability.

Email:  laurence.dyer@curtin.edu.au 

Learn more  how to contact potential supervisors when seeking for a PhD position and  a scholarship sponsor. Get straight to the main points they want to hear so that your email won't be forwarded into the trash box.

Also check Australia Awards Scholarships(AAS) 2021

Who to contact for more information

For further enquiry on this scholarship opportunity please contact

Dr Laurence Dyer. Email is provided above

Visit the official scholarship website for more details

Some  essential  tips for successful scholarship application

    As a general tip, when Applying for a scholarship ,you must keep in mind that ,this is not just about meeting the eligibility requirement .There are many other things you must consider. Find out below some of the things you need to know on how to successfully apply for a scholarships

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