Students must be an international applicant (ie. a citizen of a country other than Australia or New Zealand, and not an Australian permanent resident) and meet international student visa requirements; have completed tertiary studies that are at least equivalent to a 4-year honours degree at an Australian university with a minimum result of first class honours; have applied for admission to undertake masters by research or doctorate by research degree at the University of Melbourne; not be enrolled in the course for which students seek scholarship; have not already completed a research qualification at the same or higher level as the course for which a scholarship is sought. IPRS are awarded on the basis of academic merit. Eligible applicants are scored and ranked according to their: academic achievement in their last completed degree; and research potential in their field of study, taking into consideration factors relevant to the proposed research including professional experience, refereed publications, specialist medical qualifications or composition of original music.