The Arts and Social Sciences International Doctoral Practicum Fund is designed to support the exchange of doctoral candidates.
Under this program, two inbound HDRs will be funded ($5,000 each) to undertake supervised research in the faculty. Two outbound HDRs will be funded ($5,000 each) to undertake supervised research at an approved overseas university.
Please note, this scheme does not support conference/workshop participation as such but is intended for a visit of at least 4-6 weeks and up to 1 Term (10 weeks). The aim is to provide candidates with the opportunity to experience different research cultures and to work with a supervisor / supervisory team, preferably leading to co-publication.
Applications are considered around September each year for a program in the following year.
2020 Incoming Candidates
Natalie Nesvaderani, from Cornell University (USA) under the supervision of Dr. Saida Hodzic for collaboration with Caroline Lenette in the School of Social Sciences on displaced youth, advocacy, and participatory filmmaking in Iran. Intended time at UNSW: February 17, 2020 - March 27, 2020
Xia Li, from the New School, Columbia University (USA) & Renmin University (China) under the supervision of Professor Mark W. Frazier for collaboration with Bingqin Li and others in the Social Policy Research Centre on educational inequality of rural workers' children in China. Intended time at UNSW: September 2020 - October 2020
Jana Berg, from DZHW (Deutsche Zentrum fur Hochschul- und Wissenschaftsforschung GmbH), Hannover (Germany) under the supervision of Professor Dr Monika Jungbauer-Gans for collaboration with Sally Baker in the School of Education on organisational support for refugees at German higher education institutions. Intended time at UNSW: Oct 19 - Nov 29, 2020
2020 Outgoing Candidates
Meng Xia, from the School of Humanities & Languages, under the supervision of Yi Zhang, to University College Dublin (Ireland) for collaboration with Professor Anne Fuchs on history, memory and narrative in Chinese new-immigrant fictions. Intended time in Dublin: April 2020 - July 2020
Giselle Newton, from the Centre for Social Research in Health, under the supervision of Christy Newman, to Roskilde University (Denmark) for collaboration with Professor Rikke Andreassen on affinities and intimacies among donor-conceived peers. Intended time at Roskilde: August 25 - October 4, 2020
Joshua Han, from the School of the Arts & Media, under the supervision of Louise Ravelli, to Örebro University (Sweden) for collaboration with Dr Jonathan Lilliedahl on a social semiotic account of music-movement correspondences. Intended time at Örebro: 16/3/2020 - 14/6/2020
Expression of Interest Process
Proposals for funding under the Doctoral Practicum program will be evaluated by the Higher Degree Research Committee.
Inbound Candidates
Successful proposals (max 4 pages) will be required to:
- Articulate the mechanisms that will ensure that the student will be integrated into a relevant research program of the School or Centre.
- Indicate the potential benefits to the student of undertaking research at UNSW with the nominated supervisor.
- Indicate potential to develop longer-term research relationship with student’s home university/supervisor.
- Endorsement from home and UNSW supervisors and UNSW Postgraduate Coordinator (PGC).
- Applicants must be in their upper years of candidature and progressing well with their research thesis. This can be demonstrated by a copy of a formal annual review of progress, if available, or by a statement of the local supervisor or postgraduate research authority.
Successful inbound applicants must apply for the Study Abroad Research Program after they are notified of the outcome of their funding application. Instructions on this will be emailed to successful applicants and their supervisors. Please note that applicants to this program are required to meet UNSW’s minimum English Language Requirements.
Outbound Candidates
Successful proposals (max 4 pages) will be required to:
- Demonstrate the benefit to the candidate of conducting research at the overseas institution and how they will be integrated in the host institution’s research culture.
- Describe existing or developing collaborative relations with the potential supervisor(s).
- Applicants must be in their 2nd or 3rd year of candidature with satisfactory progression towards timely completion.
- Endorsement of UNSW and host supervisor(s), UNSW PGC and the local authority of postgraduate research (e.g. Head of Department, Director of Postgraduate Research or equivalent).
Eligible university partners:
- Any overseas member of Universitas 21.
- PLuS Alliance partners: Arizona State University, King’s College London.
- Chinese Foreign Affairs University, Nanjing University, Renmin University of China, Shanghai International Studies University, Sun Yat-sen University, Tsinghua University, Wuhan University, Xi’an Jiaotong University (China); The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong) O.P. Jindal Global University, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (India).
Universities with staff with whom UNSW supervisors have existing or developing collaborations or well-established research links will also be considered. However, priority will be given to strong applications from / to eligible university partners.
How to Apply
Applications for 2020 programs are now closed.