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Value of Scholarships Choose a university • AUD$90,000 scholarship for duration of PhD The Victorian International Research Scholarships are being • Up to six scholarships are available for PhD offered in partnership with all of Victoria’s universities: candidates commencing their research in 2013 • The at one of Victoria’s universities. • Victoria University • Why choose Melbourne, Victoria • A PhD from one of Victoria’s universities will be a strong foundation for your future career. Victorian research • degrees are well-regarded internationally; the institutions • RMIT University have mutually-beneficial, collaborative research links with • Swinburne University institutions and industry around the world. • University of Victoria’s research community is dynamic and enjoys • Australian Catholic University. technically advanced research infrastructure. Each of Victoria’s nine universities is eminent in their field and collectively offers excellent doctoral opportunities across Eligibility science, engineering, medicine, the social sciences and To be eligible for the Victorian International Research humanities, business studies, education and the arts. Scholarships, you must be:

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