Australian Research Council: Discovery Grant Understanding vicarious trauma in Australian foster care

We are seeking an outstanding candidate for PhD scholarships for an ARC Discovery Project entitled: Understanding vicarious trauma in Australian foster care. This exciting project is a collaboration between researchers at Flinders University, The University of Adelaide, and the University of South Australia. 

The project has one funded PhD scholarship. This will be based at Flinders University (Principal supervisor Dr Ben Lohmeyer). Associate supervision will be provided by Prof Damien Riggs.

The scholarship includes:

• a stipend  valued at $33,000* per annum (2023 rate) tax free
• The scholarship will be awarded for 3 years
• a Research Training Program Fee Offset Scholarship to cover tuition fees for Australian Citizens, NZ Citizens and Permanent Residents.

To be eligible for the award of this scholarship a student must:

• Be an Australian citizen; or New Zealand citizen; or have been granted permanent resident status; and
• meet PhD admission requirements including: have an Australian Honours degree Class 1 or 2A or equivalent qualification (at least AQF Level 8), including a research component of at least 6 months’ full-time study achieving Distinction (75%) OR including evidence of equivalent research experience, such as a substantial first-author refereed publication or track record as an investigator on a competitive grant; and
•  be available to commence as a full-time PhD student at Flinders University in semester 2, 2023;