The University of New South Wales (UNSW) offers a PhD scholarship to applicants interested in undertaking research as part of the wider ARC Discovery Project ‘China’s Belt and Road Initiative: A New Model of Economic Governance.’
UNSW, also known as UNSW Sydney, is a public research university based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. UNSW Sydney is one of the world’s leading universities in research, teaching and innovation. Established in 1949, our diverse community includes 64,000 students from over 130 countries and a global alumni community of over 300,000. Ranked 44th in the world amongst global universities by QS World Rankings, UNSW is also featured in the top 20 in the world for Law, Accounting and Finance, and 1st in Australia for Mathematics, Engineering and Technology.
The UNSW PhD Scholarship Project seeks to understand how China is changing the way cross-border economic interactions are governed, and the implications of these changes for how power and authority are exercised in the global economy. There is some flexibility for the successful applicant to craft their own PhD project within the scope of the wider Project– for example, by focusing on China’s role in transnational governance of trade, investment, finance or dispute settlement, or the construction and reform of multilateral institutions of economic governance.
The successful candidate will be supervised by Professor Heng Wang, Dr Jonathan Bonnitcha and Associate Professor Kun Fan and will be based in the School of Private and Commercial Law. The candidate will focus primarily on their own PhD project, but will also participate in the broader academic and engagement work associated with the Project and UNSW Law & Justice’s Herbert Smith Freehills China International Business and Economic Law (CIBEL) Centre.
Funding Details
The scholarship stipend will be equivalent to the value of a Research Training Program Scholarship (for 2022, this rate is $28,854 p.a.), plus a Faculty top-up ($5,000 p.a.). These scholarships generally receive favourable tax treatment and entitle candidates to apply for a fee waiver.
Eligibility
Applicants may be Australian citizens, permanent residents or international.
Strong academic credentials and a demonstrated interest in China’s role in transnational economic governance; and
An undergraduate degree in Law or a related discipline with a minimum Honours I that includes a substantial research component (or equivalent); or
A postgraduate qualification in Law or a related discipline (including a substantial research component) with an average that equates to a Distinction average at UNSW (80%); or
Equivalent research or professional experience, supported by references and a detailed CV.
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