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.
SUMMARY
VALUE
$ 28,854
per annum
$28,854 per year for up to 3 years
1 on offer
Payments made fortnightly
Payments made for 3 years
APPLICATION PERIOD
03-Aug-2022 to 31-Oct-2022
Student types
Domestic, ProspectiveStudent levels
Postgraduate researchNumber of scholarships awarded
1 on offerSelection bases
Academic meritOngoing eligibility
Continuation based on academic performanceExtension duration
6 month extension available.
Field of study
Eligibility
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.
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.
Professor Alan Gamlen, School of Regulation and Global Governance
+61 499 981 227