Postgraduate Research Support Scheme (PRSS)

Postgraduate Research Support Scheme (PRSS) Application form for 2015 School of Economics

Please read the Postgraduate Research Support Scheme (PRSS) 2015 – Information for Students document (available on http://sydney.edu.au/scholarships/research/prss.shtml) to determine your eligibility before completing this application.

Closing date: 18 May 2015, 4pm Late applications will not be accepted.

Please submit (no.) sets of the completed application and attachments to: Bart Ahluwalia ([email protected])

1. PERSONAL DETAILS Family Name: Other Names: Title: Student No:

Contact Address: Contact Telephone Number/s:

Email:

2. CURRENT ENROLMENT Department / School: Degree: Attendance: Research Doctorate or Full-time or Part-time Masters by research

Number of full-time equivalent (FTE) semester/s you have enrolled in this course (including any upgrade from a Masters by research to a Research Doctorate) at the closing date for PRSS applications: ______FTE semester/s since ______(month and year).

Name of your Supervisor:

3. SCHOLARSHIP/S CURRENTLY HELD Name of Award (list all scholarships currently held): Commenced from: Value of Award: (month and year)

4. PRSS APPLICATIONS to 31 Dec 2014 (You are ineligible to apply if you are a Masters candidate and had one successful PRSS application or if you are a Research Doctorate candidate and had three successful PRSS applications.)

No. of successful PRSS application/s in total did you have during your candidature to 31 Dec 2014? 0 or 1 or 2 5. FUNDING SOUGHT Amount: Please tick (you may indicate more than one category)*: a. Presenting at conferences b. Use of specialist services, visit to use specialist facilities or to learn specialist technique/s c. Field expenses d. Purchase of specialist books, software e. Computers or other equipment f. Thesis production expenses (not applicable to Faculty of Education and Social Work)

* Attach a separate sheet containing details of AND justification for the need and proposed use of the funding sought. Include all relevant information, together with details on any other funding you have already obtained (or likely to obtain) for the activity that is the focus of this application.

6. ACHIEVEMENT RELATED TO RESEARCH (IF ANY)

List details of any prizes, seminars, conference presentations/posters, publications (state whether published, in press or submitted only) and internal reports that have resulted from your Research Doctorate/Masters research to date? Attach a separate sheet if required.

7. SUPERVISOR’S SUPPORT

A statement in support of applications requesting funds for Category (b) – use of specialist services, or a visit to use specialist facilities or to learn specialist technique/s – must be attached.

I support the application for funds by the applicant who is undertaking a Research Doctorate/Masters by research degree under my supervision. (Additional comments should be made on a separate sheet and attached to the application.)

Signature of Supervisor: ………………………………………………………. Date: ……………………..…….

8. APPLICANT’S SIGNATURE

I have read and checked the eligibility criteria in the Postgraduate Research Support Scheme (PRSS) 2015 – Information for Students document. I declare that the information provided by me on this PRSS application form and supporting documentation is complete, true and correct.

Signature of Applicant: …………………………………………………………. Date: ……………………..…….