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John Allwright Fellowship Scheme
The ACIAR Fellowships Scheme was introduced in 1986 to provide the opportunity for partner country scientists involved in ACIAR-supported collaborative research projects to obtain postgraduate qualifications at Australian tertiary institutions.
The primary aim of the Scheme is to enhance research capacity in ACIAR’s partner country institutions. Whilst individual awardees will benefit from the Scheme, it is important to note that partner country institutions are the key targets.
Postgraduate studies undertaken by each awardee are based on the research work being carried out under the collaborative research project in which the awardee is engaged prior to taking up the award. However, it is important that the student’s research project forms a discrete topic related to, but not part of, the existing ACIAR project.
An ACIAR Fellowship award usually covers the cost of return airfares, a living allowance, and initial settling–in allowances, the fees charged by the tertiary institutions (including an orientation program) and miscellaneous course–related costs. In selected cases, ACIAR encourages field work in home countries. ACIAR will consider postgraduate research programs that include some fieldwork in the applicant’s home country, where in the opinion of both the Australian and overseas project leaders, it is essential for the project.
The John Allwright Fellowship Scheme has recently become available again to Chinese scientists. Potential applicants must be from north western China and intend to continue to work there, in order to be eligible.
From 2006 there are two calls for nominations per year. Candidates must submit their applications by 31 March (1st call nominations), or 21 August (2nd call nominations) of the year prior to the study taking place. An offer of an award is only valid for the Australian academic year following the calendar year in which the offer is made.
Details on eligibility criteria, together with access to application forms are included on the ACIAR website.