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Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
One
Grant
$28,854 per annum
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
- travel expenses
- other
Description
A PhD Scholarship is offered by the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific, which is to conduct research on the Austronesian language Kara, spoken in New Ireland, Papua New Guinea.
The successful applicant will produce a fieldwork based grammatical description of the Kara language, from a usage-based and discourse-oriented perspective. The PhD project will be part of a research group consisting of a researcher at ANU, as well as the project leader, a postdoc and a PhD candidate at the University of Oslo (UiO) in Norway.
Benefits
The ANU College of Asia and the Pacific provides additional top-up funds to support fieldwork, travel, and conference attendance of $7,500 plus $800 for thesis copy editing for the period of scholarship.
Additional funding for fieldwork and other relevant research travel
Eligibility
- Applicants must hold a bachelor's degree with at least upper second-class honours (first class honours is preferred) or equivalent, or a Graduate Diploma or Master's degree with a significant research thesis component and/or relevant experience. Previous fieldwork experience is an advantage.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
Australia
Nationality
Australian
Study experience required
Bachelor
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
30 Oct 2026
Academic Transcript
CV
A one-page document outlining your interest in this research topic and why you are applying for this program; along with evidence of meeting the eligibility criteria criteria for PhD candidature at the Australian National University