This scholarship is funded by the School of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Curtin University to support an Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage research project titled ‘Housing Australia’s ageing population: Delivering solutions that meet older people’s housing aspirations’. The scholarship project will analyse the critical challenge of supporting the housing aspirations of older persons, many of whom face severe financial constraints. The project will be executed via qualitative techniques focusing on the lived experience of vulnerable older individuals. Methods will include semi-structure interviews and focus groups.

Applications will be assessed on a rolling basis, i.e. applications are assessed as they are received.

• Future Students

• Faculty of Business and Law

• Higher Degree by Research

• Australian Citizen
• Australian Permanent Resident
• New Zealand Citizen

• Merit Based

This scholarship provides a stipend value of $35,000 annually, based on full-time studies, for up to 3 years, pending compliance with milestone and candidacy requirements. Domestic student fees are funded by the Australian government.

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• Australian citizen/PR or NZ citizen
• Future Higher Degree by Research applicants
• Full-time enrolment
• Shows an active research interest in housing or social policy issues pertaining to Australia
• Has achieved a Masters by Research, First Class Honours, or Second-Class Upper Honours with some research experience, in economics, property studies, social sciences, or related fields
• Familiarity with qualitative methods
• Successful recipients must not be in receipt of any other scholarship

Please apply via the EOI form.

The EOI form supports the submission of the CV, academic transcripts, research experience, publication outputs and referees.

Please include in your submission a brief explanation of why you are interested in this scholarship topic.

Recipients must complete their milestone 1 within 6 months of enrolment and remain enrolled on a full-time basis for the duration of the scholarship.

Professor Steven Rowley, School of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Curtin University. Email: steven.rowley@cbs.curtin.edu.au. Tel: (08) 9266 7721

This PhD is a part of a broader ARC Linkage project involving Prof Rachel ViforJ, Prof Steven Rowley and A/Prof Amity James.

Commencement of the scholarship is anticipated in early 2025.