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Higher Degree Research

Applications are now open for Higher Degree Research (HDR) domestic and international candidates with intended research topics in one of IHSS's areas of expertise: gender and women's history; refugees, migration and humanitarian studies; social and political change; British empire and Atlantic world history; Australian colonialism and Indigenous history; political economy; and literary studies.

Successful applicants will be fully immersed in the intellectual life of the Institute, at ACU’s St. Patrick’s Campus in Fitzroy, Melbourne, participating in seminars, conferences, and reading groups, and working collaboratively with our team of world-class scholars on the cutting edge of history, politics and literature.

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Successful applicants are also eligible for financial support through one of the University’s competitive research scholarships. Financial support includes a stipend scholarship, a fees-offset scholarship or a tuition fee waiver (as appropriate). Full details are found in the University’s research scholarships website.

At ACU the PhD is a three-year degree, while the MPhil is a two-year degree. A PhD Thesis must make an original contribution to the field, whereas an MPhil Thesis is required to display mastery of its field.  For more information about HDR/graduate degrees at ACU, consult the following links:

• Master of Philosophy (MPhil)
• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Before you apply:

Prior to submitting your application you should review:

• the PhD and MPhil eligibility criteria in the Higher Degree Research Regulations
• the stipend scholarship information on the ACU Scholarships page.
• the Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences areas of research expertise

How to apply:

Applicants must follow the instructions on the ACU Become a Research Candidate page.  

Further information

For further information please contact Candidature Services on res.cand@acu.edu.au.