Enquiries: Work Experience, Internships, PhD programmes
We are delighted to have many people interested in working with us with many joining us from around the work on short and long term research projects. Generally your CV/Resume with academic details (such as you would find in a transcript) is a good starting point for us to get to know you better and see if we can find a good project match with your skills base. Please keep the following in mind before contacting us.
PhD, Masters by research
We are always on the look out for talented people interested in undertaking a PhD with us on a variety of topics. In order to gain a place in the PhD program you need to meet the following requirements.
- For overseas students you need Satisfactory English as determined by a high level of IELTS
- Have completed a research project in your undergraduate degree or masters degree which was not less than 35% of one year full time study at your university.
- Have an academic member of staff at Griffith University prepared to accept you as a research student*
- A one page project outline with time lines (we can help developp this)
- Evidence of financial resources to study in Australia for three years (For overseas applicants only)
- A valid passport with student visa for Australia, if you are accepted into the programme this can be applied for
- Two academic referee’s reports.
Funding
If you have your own scholarship and a little cash, then you have covered point 5.Alternatively there is a living allowance scholarship round, the submission deadline is 30 October each year.
Tuition scholarships are also available for international students but are quite competative
Internships, Visiting researchers
We are delighted to consider aplications for visiting internships, sabbitical leave and collabrative opportunities. In general we are unable to provide accomodation or fund living expenses, though have been able to arrange such in the past through collabrative grant applications with interested parties. While we can assist the VISA proceess many find it easier to come heer on a holiday or working holiday VISA arranged in their own country.
Work Experience
We are Brisbane based and we accept students from time to time, they are generally currently undertaking a degree. We are unable to advise on work experience at other locations sorry.
