Each year the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific (the College) may offer a number of awards known as the Pacific Institute PhD Grant for research (the Award). Funding for this Award has been provided by the Pacific Institute Endowment. The Pacific Institute recognizes the achievements of Jim Davidson, Professor of the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Sir Peter Buck, distinguished Maori Historian, and Senator John Knight who established a Pacific Fellowship Fund. The objective of the Award is to advance the higher education of Pacific Islanders and research on Pacific-related topics by providing support for an outstanding domestic or international candidate.
Eligibility
is enrolling full-time in a program of study for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific; is of Pacific Islander Heritage; is conducting fieldwork in a Pacific studies related area