Advanced Search

Scholarship Type: This field allows you to specify the type of funding you are most interested in (you may choose more than one). Your selection(s) should represent the MAIN PURPOSE or reason that you are seeking funding. For instance, you should select Travel if your main purpose is to gain experience away from your enrolling institution. Although some awards may pay a living allowance whilst you are away, Travel remains the main purpose. Conversely if you would like a scholarship to gain a whole qualification from an overseas university, you should enquire about Living Allowance and Fees scholarships, even though some may contain a 'travel' component intended to assist you with your relocation expenses etc.

Research Fields: Use this field to select the area of postgraduate study you are interested in pursuing. The research field information is contained in a PopUp window that appears when you click on the 'Add' button. The list contains the main areas of research available at tertiary institutions. If you click on the icon to the left of any research area, a sub-list will appear which breaks the research field down into more specific areas. Select an area by clicking on the name. You may make as many selections per search as you like. If you do not make a selection, the search results will contain scholarships that pertain to all areas of research.

Institutions: Use this field to select the institution at which you would like to undertake your study. The institution list is contained in a PopUp window that appears when you click on the 'Add' button. To select an institution, simply click on the name. You may select as many institutions as you like per search. For those students wishing to study outside of Australia, please select 'Non-Australian Institution'. If you do not select anything, the search results will contain scholarships available in all institutions.

Countries: Use this field to select the country in which you are interested in studying. The country list is contained in a PopUp window which appears when you click on the 'Add' button. To select a country, simply click on the name. You may select as many countries as you like per search. If you do not make a selection, the search results will contain scholarships available for tenure in all countries.

Provider Name: Use this field if you are already aware of a particular institution which offers funding in your research area or would like to search for scholarships offered by a particular tertiary institution/organisation. The provider information is contained in a PopUp window that appears when you click on the 'Add' button. The information is arranged alphabetically as a list of Australian tertiary institutions plus 5 other categories of fund provider: Foundation, Federal Government, State Government, Overseas Government and Private Sector. Click on the icon to the left of these additional categories to reveal the names of the institutions/organisations contained within. To make a selection, simply click on the name. You may select as many providers per search as you like. If you do not make a selection, the search results will contain scholarships from all providers.

Applications Close: This field enables you to specify the latest date by which you would like to have secured your funding. This field is useful when students need to obtain their funding within a certain time limit, for instance, a student commencing study in January 2003, can use this field to eliminate from the search results all those scholarships which are not available until after this date.

Only show what's new: If you are a regular user of JASON, this field allows you to exclude from your search scholarships that were already on the database at the time of your last search. For instance, if you performed a thorough search 30 days ago, you can elect to include in your search results only those scholarships added to the database in the last month. This function, as well as the JASON Student Profile service, is intended to minimise duplication of effort for the searcher.

ELIGIBILITY

The following fields are useful in both highlighting those awards that are specifically intended for persons of your age and/or sex and/or nationality etc as well as eliminating from the search results those awards which you are specifically excluded from applying for by virtue of your age and/or sex and/or nationality etc. The more information you can provide about yourself, the more relevant to you will your search results be. Please note that none of these fields are compulsory.

Age: Some scholarships require that applicants fall within a certain age range in order to be eligible for the award.

Sex: Some scholarships are particularly targeted toward a particular sex.

Target Groups: Some scholarships are specifically intended for those who fall into certain 'target' groups, for example, Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islanders or students with Disabilities. The list of target groups is contained in a PopUp window that appears when you click on the 'Add' button. To make a selection, simply click on the category that applies to you.

Country of Citizenship: Some scholarships are targeted toward citizens of particular countries. The list of countries is contained in a PopUp window that appears when you click on the 'Add' button. To make a selection, simply click on the applicable country of citizenship.

Eligible Institutions: Some scholarships are intended for students that are studying at particular institutions or for those that have received a previous qualification from a particular institution. The list of institutions is contained in a PopUp window that appears when you click on the 'Add' button. To make a selection, simply click on the applicable institution. You can make more than one selection, if applicable. If you are an overseas student, simply leave this field blank.