About this scholarship

 

Scholarship in 'Diaspora Humanitarians and their Online Activities' is available for candidates who are willing to undertake research into how and why Australia-based migrant groups use social media platforms to organize and respond to humanitarian crises abroad.

Field of study

Computational Social Sciences

Duration

Payments made for a fixed number of years

Payment made for 3 years

Eligibility

Scholarship type

Academic

Student type

Domestic

Study level

Postgraduate research (HDR)

Selection bases

Academic merit

Essential criteria:

  • Eligible candidates must have a Bachelor degree with First Class Honours or equivalent;  and Master's degree with a significant research thesis component and/or relevant experience.
  • Must have secured an offer of admission into the PhD program in International Relations.
  • Prospective domestic candidates are eligible.
  • Prospective candidates must be able to commence their program in 2022.

Desirable criteria:

  • Demonstrated technical skills in computational social science, regional studies, data analysis, or computer programming (with a strong preference for R or Python).
  • Competence in both qualitative, quantitative and/or computational research methods.
  • Social media data collection and analysis skills (e.g. Natural Language Processing (NLP), text mining, network analysis).
  • Data visualisation skills.

It may be advantageous to have skills in related areas such as: content analysis, corpus linguistics, humanitarian data analysis, population analytics, econometrics, social informatics, big data analysis, geospatial analysis, immersive analytics, interaction design, API programming, or machine learning / deep learning.

Ongoing eligibility

Continuation based on academic performance

6 month extension available.

How to apply

To apply for admission to the ANU PhD Program:

  • Contact the lead Academic for an informal enquiry and discussion
  • Following discussions, if proceeding to apply for admission to the ANU PhD program:
    • Apply to the ANU PhD program through the normal process outlined on the ANU Website
    • At the same time as you apply, email cap.hdr@anu.edu.au stating that you wish to be considered for the 'RegNet Diaspora Humanitarians Scholarship'.
    • Make sure that this email includes your ANU application number.

Key scholarship details

 

Application period

Open for applications

03-Aug-2022 to 31-Oct-2022

Value

$28,854 per annum. $28,854 per year for up to 3 years

Number of scholarships awarded

1 on offer

Payments made fortnightly

Application requirement

An application is required for this scholarship.

Additional information

No additional benefits.

To apply for admission to the ANU PhD Program:

  • Contact the lead Academic for an informal enquiry and discussion
  • Following discussions, if proceeding to apply for admission to the ANU PhD program:
    • Apply to the ANU PhD program through the normal process outlined on the ANU Website
    • At the same time as you apply, email cap.hdr@anu.edu.au stating that you wish to be considered for the 'RegNet Diaspora Humanitarians Scholarship'.
    • Make sure that this email includes your ANU application number.

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Scholarship cannot be deferred.

Contact us

Professor Alan Gamlen, School of Regulation and Global Governance

If you have any questions about this scholarship, reach out to our team.

alan.gamlen@anu.edu.au

+61 499 981 227