Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) / University of the South Pacific Opportunities

The USP scholarship route supports full-time Masters by Research and PhD study from Semester 1, 2027. Applicants select or develop research aligned with the PASS compendium and prepare the research intent with the relevant USP supervisor and ACIAR-linked co-supervisor. The package can support tuition, medical insurance, books, living and establishment/relocation allowances, research costs, professional development and presentation of research at an international conference.

Applicants must be Pacific Island nationals from eligible ACIAR/USP partner countries, including Fiji, Kiribati, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu, and meet USP postgraduate admission requirements. For USP Masters by Research, the current call states a relevant bachelor degree with GPA 4.0 or above, or a relevant postgraduate diploma and bachelor degree with GPA 3.5 or above for both; Masters applicants should generally be 35 or younger. For PhD, the call states a relevant bachelor degree with GPA 4.5 or a qualifying research master’s route, with applicants generally 45 or younger. Exceptional age flexibility may be considered. Applicants must align the research proposal with PASS topics/themes and meet travel/study requirements for USP.