[An-lang] The Wurm PhD Scholarship, ANU

[I Wayan Arka]

The Wurm PhD Scholarship, Australian National University



The Australian National University is calling for applications for a "Stephen and Helen Wurm Scholarship in Pacific Linguistics" for an outstanding student to do a PhD in Linguistics  based at the Department of Linguistics, CHL (School of Culture, History and Language), College of Asia and the Pacific. Normally these scholarships are available for an enrolment period of up to three and a half years, subject to satisfactory progress. According to the funding available in a given year, additional support for shorter periods may also be allocated.



The scholarship is made available by the Wurm Endowment Funds, set up by Dr Helen Wurm in memory of her late husband, Professor Stephen Wurm. Professor Wurm was Professor and Head of the Department of Linguistics in the Research School for Pacific and Asian Studies from its inception in 1957 until his retirement in 1987, since supplemented by further donations.



Criteria, eligibility & timeline

  1.  The scholarship is available to domestic and international students, covering tuition fees and/or stipend in full or part.  For international applicants, a preference is given to applicants who can also secure funding in part from other sources;
  2.  The applicant will do research on one or more lesser-described languages of the Pacific, broadly defined to include Oceania, Melanesia, Australian indigenous languages, and South (East) Asia, in line with the mission of The Wurm Funds, with a topic of his/her choice within the scope of the departmental research interests (see http://chl.anu.edu.au/departments/linguistics for current projects and research interests of the staff members at the department);
  3.  The applicants should have a good Master's degree or the equivalent of the Australian first-class Honours, and a strong background in linguistics;
  4.  Interested applicants should contact the head of the linguistics department, I Wayan Arka (wayan.arka at anu.edu.au) for inquiries and to develop their applications with the appropriate staff member, and subsequently submit their applications to the School of Culture, History and Language (phd.chl at anu.edu.au<mailto:phd.chl at anu.edu.au>) including the following documents:
- a full CV listing educational and other qualifications, publications, prior awards and other relevant experience (e.g. work, relevant internships);
-tertiary academic transcripts,
-a short PhD project proposal (1-2 pages long),
-two letters of support;
  5.  The Scholarship Committee reserves the right not to make an award in any given year
  6.  Deadline: 31 August 2015


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