Awards will only be available to those applicants who are Australian citizens or have been resident in Australia for the 12 months prior to the application closing date or have been granted Australian Permanent Resident status by the 31 October. Applicants should hold or expect to obtain high range first-class honours degrees or equivalent qualifications. The awards are tenable initially for one year, are subject to satisfactory progress, and may be extended annually for a second year in the case of a candidate proceeding to the Honours Degree of Master and for up to two years for a candidate proceeding to the Degree of PhD. Under special circumstances related to the research, a PhD candidate may be granted an extension of tenure for six months. There is provision for a limited number of part-time awards under special circumstances. These rates have been applicable from 1 July 2000.
Provision is made for relocation and a thesis allowance.
Holders of the award will be required to meet the cost of any Student Activities Fees, and subject to confirmation of Government funding, shall be eligible for exemption from any HECS liability. It should be noted that value and benefits of awards are subject to change. Applications must be made on the prescribed form and lodged with the Registrar and Vice-Principal no later than 31 October. These awards, which are very limited in number and for which there is considerable competition, are available for tenure by graduates who wish to undertake postgraduate research at Macquarie University. Awards will only be available to those who are Australian or New Zealand citizens or have been granted permanent residence status.