Applications are now open for four (4) scholarships to conduct a Master’s by Thesis in History at
the School of Law and Social Sciences (SoLaSS). This scholarship will cover tuition fees for either full-time or part-time studies at the USP, starting Semester 2, 2023.
- Must be a citizen of one of the member countries of USP
- Must satisfy the admission requirements specified by the USP Handbook and Calendar
- Must not have received a scholarship for Master’s study before
- Must not have completed
- Master’s studies before (currently enrolled Master’s students are eligible to apply)
Applications are now open for four scholarships for Master’s by Thesis in History in the School of Law and Social Sciences (SoLaSS), The University of the South Pacific (USP). Funding for these scholarships is being provided by the Department of Pacific Affairs (DPA) at The Australian National University.
Through this scholarship opportunity, DPA will fund the tuition fees for up to four Master’s students at the USP to undertake either full-time or part-time studies under SoLaSS. Applicants proposing a Master’s thesis in History are preferred, although we welcome applicants from Diplomacy & International Affairs, Development Studies or Governance. The students will be expected to apply for
admission into a new programme through the normal USP processes, and are advised to contact a potential supervisor before applying for the scholarship.
Additional supervisory support may be available from DPA on a case-by-case basis, although the principal supervisor must be a member of USP staff.
WHAT IS THE CRITERIA FOR APPLICANTS?
must be a citizen of one of the member countries of USP (i.e. no international students)
must satisfy the admission requirements specified by the USP Handbook and Calendar (H&C)
must not have received a scholarship for Master’s study before must not have completed Master’s studies before (currently enrolled Master’s students are eligible to apply)
The following conditions apply to applicants:
HOW LONG DOES THE SCHOLARSHIP LAST?
According to USP’s 2023 H&C, completion of a Master’s by Thesis degree normally takes 2 years full-time and 4 years part-time. If students exceed this time period, they will be expected to pay their own tuition fees for the remainder of their programme. Furthermore, funding is only available until 30 June 2026, and so any students still completing their programme past this deadline will be required to
self-fund the completion of their programme.
WHAT ARE THE SCHOLARSHIP REQUIREMENTS?
Recipients of the scholarship will be expected to follow the usual USP postgraduate research policies and guidelines.
SoLaSS students are required to give a presentation outlining their research proposal to the School Research Committee (SRC) within the first six months (full- time) or twelve months (part-time). Failure to do so may result in their programme and scholarship being terminated.
SoLaSS students are required to submit progress reports to the SRC at the end of every semester. If their progress is deemed unsatisfactory by their supervisory panel, the scholarship may be terminated.
HOW DO I APPLY?
Please email a CV and a Statement of Intent to the Chair of the Scholarship
Selection Committee (nicholas.halter@usp.ac.fj) by 5 June 2023. (Ph: +679 3232629)
For more information about the Statement of Intent Postgraduate Application Form.
For more information about potential SoLaSS supervisors, click here.
If you are awarded the scholarship, you will be notified before the deadline for
applications for new admissions to USP on 7 July 2023. Successful applicants are encouraged to begin studies in Semester 2 (10 July 2023).
APPLY Now visit : Official Website
Due date : 5 June 2023