Applicant Groups
What are the applicant groups and their eligibility criteria?
To be eligible you must belong to one of the following Applicant Groups and meet the respective IELTS and GPA requirements.
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Applicant Group
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GPA
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English language
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Work experience
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- Provincial agencies, including mass- organisations (except Hanoi, HCM City, Hai Phong, Danang, Hue and Can Tho)
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6.5
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- No IELTS requirement on application
- IELTS 4.5 (no sub-band below 4.0)
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Two years relevant work experience
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- Central agencies, including mass organisations
- City-level agencies in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hai Phong, Danang, Hue and Can Tho
- Vocational education and training colleges
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7.0
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- Submit IELTS certificate at application
- IELTS 5.0 (no sub-band below 4.5)
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Two years relevant work experience
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- Regional universities
- Research institutions
- Vietnamese NGOs
- Vietnamese companies
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7.0
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- Submit IELTS certificate at application
- IELTS 5.5 (no sub-band below 5.0)
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Two years relevant work experience
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- Universities from Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hai Phong, Danang, Hue and Can Tho
- International NGOs, UN agencies, embassies
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7.0
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- Submit IELTS certificate at application
- IELTS 6.5 (no sub-band below 6.0)
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Two years relevant work experience
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* IELTS, TOEFL iBT or BTE Academic certificates will be valid if the tests have been on or after 1 January 2018. Valid certificates must be submitted with the on-line application by 30 April 2019.
Please note that PhD scholarships are not available for the 2019 selection round/2020 intake
You must be one of the following:
- Tertiary-level lecturer working at a university, academy or college
- Researcher working at a university, research institute or research centre
Masters by research applications under other applicant groups will be made ineligible.
Masters by research applicants must:
- have a formal (‘chinh quy’) bachelor degree.
- have at application, have a valid IELTS Certificate (i.e. IELTS tests must have been taken on or after 1 January 2018, or TOEFL equivalent)
- minimum overall score of 5.5 with no sub-band below 5.0 for those working in regional universities
- minimum overall score of 6.5 with no sub-band below 6.0 for those working at universities from Hanoi, HCM City, Haiphong, Danang, Hue and Can Tho
- minimum overall score of 5.5 with no sub-band below 5.0 for those working in regional universities
- submit a summary research proposal on application that includes methodology, timelines and a brief literature review (no template available)
- have a minimum 7.0 GPA at application
- have reports from two academic referees using the academic referee report template
- provide a list of relevant publications
Supervisors
Masters by research applicants should show evidence of supervisor contact at application and should supply evidence of past research and highlight outcomes (e.g. copies of relevant emails and correspondence should be uploaded with the application).
Masters by research applicants are asked to provide the name of a proposed supervisor in section 8 of the Application Form.
Masters by research applicants need to have supervisors in order to be enrolled by an Australian university. Please see our guide on how to find a supervisor and how to prepare a research proposal.
