Research Fields

ANU Graduate Studies Research Fields bring together graduate students and staff with common research interests but who may be located in different academic areas. Each Research Field has a Convenor with special responsibilities for arranging inductions, seminars and workshops, and providing advice to prospective graduate students. Convenors help potential graduate students to access supervision opportunities at the ANU. Many research fields are interdisciplinary; and interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary projects are strongly encouraged. Within Crawford School the main fields of research are:

• Economics – Convenor is Dr Farshid Vahid
• Environment (including Resource Management) – Convenor is Dr Sara Beavis
• Political Science & International Relations – Convenor is Dr Brendan Taylor
• Public Policy - Convenor is Dr Peter Larmour

Within the Crawford School, Doctoral Studies are grouped under the direction of the Directors:

• Environmental Management & Development - Associate Professor Luca Tacconi
• International & Development Economics - Associate Professor Tom Kompas
• Policy & Governance - Professor John Uhr

Australian Government Scholarships
Australian Development Scholarships (ADS)
Australian Leadsership Award
The Endeavour Program
The Australia-IMF Scholarship Program for Asia (IMF)
The Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program (IFP)
The Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP)
The World Wildlife Fund - Russell E. Train Education for Nature Program (EFN)
The ANU Graduate Research Scholarships

 

• Apply through the ANU Graduate Research website.

• Applicants for PhD study at the ANU must have an academic supervisor willing to accept them as a student. They should email the supervisor they have identified with a short description of the proposed area of research and a summary of academic qualifications as an expression of interest. A list of academic staff, and their areas of expertise is available from here.

Application Timeline

August 31st, 2007	Deadline for international applications for a scholarship for commencement in February 2007.
October 31st, 2007	Deadline for domestic applications for scholarship for commencement in February 2007
Results of scholarships rounds	Results are not normally known until late in the year

 

	Domestic Students (Australian Citizens and Permanent Residents)	International Students
Doctoral Fees	N/A	$28,800

* Note: the The fees above are indicative only for 2008. Depending on courses chosen fees may vary. Enrolled and continuing students are protected from the effects of major fee increases in subsequent years, being limited to a maximum of five per cent per annum.

Visit www.anu.edu.au/sas/fees/ for further information and details on fee assistance.

The Australian National University consistently ranks as one of the best universities in Australia and the world. ANU has been identified

• in the Times Higher Education Supplement, when ANU was ranked 16th in the world in 2006, 23rd in 2005 and 16th in 2004. ANU has been ranked highest of Australian universities.
• in the Higher Education ranking by Shanghai Jiao Tong University, when ANU held its position (since rankings began in 2003) as Australia's top-ranked university and one of the top three in Asia
• in the top band for teaching excellence across its entire teaching profile by the Australian Learning and Teaching Performance Fund in October 2007
• in the latest edition of the Good Universities Guide, when ANU received five-star ratings for research grants, research intensity, generic skills arising from and overall satisfaction with the educational experience and graduate starting salary.