Ten top scholars from India will be awarded AUD 90,000 each to do their PhDs in nine universities in the state of Victoria in Australia from next year.
This is under the new Victoria India Doctoral Scholarships Program launched today by the state government of Victoria and the Australia India Institute, a press release said.
The scholarships programme is one of a number of strategic engagement opportunities initiated by the Victorian government to strengthen relations with India, it said.
Victoria's nine universities have all agreed to provide a full tuition waiver.
The 10 new scholarships, providing AUD 90,000 over the duration of doctoral studies for each PhD scholar, will support living costs and education-related travel.
The new scholarships were launched yesterday at Australia's High Commission by the Australian High Commissioner Peter Varghese A O and Professor Amitabh Mattoo, Director of the Australia India Institute, Melbourne, together with Victoria's Commissioner to India, Geoffrey Conaghan, the release said.
"Research students from India will not just get access to some of the finest institutions in the world but also the opportunity to stay in one of the world's most livable, multicultural communities," Mattoo said.
Students from India can apply to the Deakin University, La Trobe University, Monash University, RMIT University, Swinburne University, Australian Catholic University, The University of Melbourne, University of Ballarat and Victoria University to do their PhD, he said.
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