The National Affordable Housing Consortium (NAHC) and UNSW have come together to offer a scholarship tailored to support candidates undertaking a PhD in the area of integrated social and affordable housing.
NAHC believes that smart investment in social and affordable housing can deliver sustainable benefits to health, employment and social inclusion for the whole community and this scholarship aims to support a high achieving candidate to pursue a research topic relevant to NAHC core values.
UNSW Built Environment National Affordable Housing Consortium PhD Scholarship is $35,000 per annum for three years.
To apply
New PhD applicants should follow the application process as detailed here. That process includes the submission of an Expression of Interest (EOI), which will be considered by the faculty’s Higher Degree Committee.
New PhD applicants and also current PhD candidates should write a separate 1000 word statement clearly summarising the proposed topic area, a suggested methodology, a preliminary title and the contribution of the research to new knowledge related to the following areas:
- Measuring societal benefit of well-planned and integrated social and affordable housing;
- Examining the United Kingdom system of housing plans and Australian applicability of the “support plan” concept.
New PhD applicants should submit their EOI (with required attachments and this scholarship statement) to Judith O'Callaghan, Director of Postgraduate Research with a copy to Professor Bruce Judd at b.judd@unsw.edu.au. Please include “NAHC PhD Scholarship” in the subject line of the email.
Current PhD candidates should submit their statement to Professor Bruce Judd. Please include “UNSW Built Environment National Affordable Housing Consortium PhD Scholarship” in the subject line of the email.
Deadline for submission: 16 October 2016
Eligibility
Awards are made on the basis of academic merit, research experience and/or research potential, as well as suitability of the applicant’s research proposal to the aims of the UNSW Built Environment National Affordable Housing Consortium PhD Scholarship. The candidate must:
- Undertake, or be undertaking a research project as agreed between the Built Environment Higher Degree Committee and the candidate;
- Be supervised by appropriate staff employed within the Built Environment Faculty at UNSW;
- Have applied for admission or commenced the faculty’s EOI process for admission to a UNSW Doctor of Philosophy at UNSW Built Environment.
Commencement of study
The successful applicant must be fully enrolled as a full-time candidate in the Doctor of Philosophy as of Session 1, 2017. The conditions and responsibilities of candidature are as laid down by the UNSW Graduate School.
Residency
The scholarship is available to domestic and international students
Selection process
All EOI applications are reviewed by UNSW Built Environment’s Higher Degree Committee in the first instance.
Applications accepted for PhD candidature will then be considered by the selection panel including UNSW Built Environment's Associate Dean Research, Director Higher Degrees, Director Australian School of Architecture and Design and Director City Futures Research Centre.
The panel will decide if an award is to be made.
Unsuccessful scholarship applicants are still welcome to proceed with their PhD candidature and seek other support if necessary.
Announcement of award
The successful applicant will be announced in late December 2016.
Enquiries
Director - Australian School of Architecture and Design
Phone +61 2 9385 6683
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