Pathways to doing a PhD in the Dynamics and Neural Systems Group
Doing a PhD with me at Sydney Uni
General information about doing a PhD at The University of Sydney is here and the application process for graduate research is described here. The fundamental requirement to be admitted to a PhD is an academic qualification that included a significant research component. Winning a PhD scholarship is very competitive, especially for international students. Options are summarized here. If you're unsure about your competitiveness, feel free to contact me and I can help you to navigate the application process.
For the RTP scholarship, make sure learn about it and apply by the deadlines listed here.
I have funding available to provide additional support to talented PhD students who are able to obtain competitive scholarship funding.
Full list of scholarships
A full list of research scholarship funding for the Faculty of Science at Sydney University is here.
Funding for Local (Australian) PhD Students
You would typically apply for a Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship.
Funding for International PhD Students
International RTP Scholarship. International Scholarships for Australia (Research Training Program or University of Sydney International Scholarship) are especially competitive. High marks are a prerequisite for obtaining PhD funding; only applicants with a weighted average mean in excess of 80 (corresponding to a first-class honours) are considered, and typically the threshold is far, far higher than this minimum (90+ as minimum competitive level). As well as high marks, students typically require some research experience (such as a published paper), and students from highly-ranked institutions have an additional advantage.
Some details of the criteria used are here. Some additional examples of funding sources for postgraduate research study are here. Australia Awards are available for students from countries with which Australia has a bilateral aid program: list of countries.
CSC Scholarships. There is also PhD funding for Chinese nationals via the Chinese Scholarship Council (CSC).
ARC Scholarships. Alternative sources to joining the Science Faculty for a PhD are via the list of Australian Research Council-funded projects (which are funded by individual research groups to typically work on a pre-defined project) are listed here: https://www.sydney.edu.au/scholarships/d/arc-postgraduate-research-scholarship.html
Preparing your application
Details for admission into a PhD program at Sydney University are here). Your PhD application will need to include a research proposal, which I will help you write around a specific research project, as well as two academic references.
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