Hi Everyone,<\/p>\n
It has been another busy month in the world of the University Higher Degree by Research Committee (UHDRC).\u00a0 The Office of Graduate Research (OGR) has now been successfully relocated, 3MT finals are complete and the HDR community across all colleges has been busy with events to support student enrolments and progressions.\u00a0 There have also been some interesting developments in relation to student scholarships and candidature management which I am very excited to share with you.<\/p>\n
Scholarships<\/strong><\/p>\n In response to student feedback, the Higher Degrees by Research Scholarships Committee has recently made some changes to the application process for Research Student Conference Travel grants.\u00a0 These grants provide Higher Degree by Research students who have completed their confirmation of candidature milestone with up to $500 for domestic travel and up to $2500 for international travel.\u00a0 Applications for these scholarships will now open on the 1st<\/sup> of January each year and will remain open until the funding allocation has been exhausted.\u00a0 This means no more waiting for funding rounds to open to submit an application. For further information on eligibility requirements, please visit the Research Conference Travel Grants<\/a>.\u00a0 Thank you to those students who gave their feedback in initiating this change and to the Higher Degree by Research Scholarships Committee for being responsive to student voices.<\/p>\n The Office of Graduate Research, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous) and DVC-R\u2019s office has been busy this year, with Guiding Principles for Indigenous HDR Scholarships<\/em> also being formalised within this university.\u00a0 This gives greater support for Indigenous students to undertake Higher Degrees by Research at Flinders University.\u00a0 You can read more about Flinders University\u2019s commitment to Indigenous education and engagement here.<\/a>\u00a0The Professor Lowitja O\u2019Donoghue Indigenous Student Postgraduate Research Scholarship is currently open to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students planning or currently undertaking a higher degree by research at Flinders University.\u00a0 Details of this award can be found here.<\/a><\/p>\n There have been some recent changes to the conditions around employment associated with the Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarships (AGRTPS) – Domestic and Flinders University Research Scholarships (FURS).\u00a0 In consultation with their supervision team, recipients of these awards are now able to undertake other paid work for more than 8 hours per week (which was the limit set in the \u2018old rule\u2019).\u00a0 Negotiation with supervisors is particularly important as it will help to make sure that your degree progress stays on track and you are supported to meet those milestones.\u00a0 I am sure that this is a welcome relief for many of you and hope that this will support that all important work-study-life balance that we are all working so hard to achieve. For more information refer to the Conditions of Award for these scholarships.<\/p>\n