Edith Cowan University 2022 ARC Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child PhD Scholarships in Australia

The Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child is the world’s first research centre dedicated to creating positive digital childhoods for all Australian children with a research focus on children age birth to 8 years of age. The ARC Centre for the Digital Child comprises researchers from six Australian universities, including Edith Cowan University, and is led by and headquartered at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in Brisbane. The Centre’s research innovates and intersects across a range of inter-connected cross-disciplinary projects, providing evidence focused on three key program areas – the Healthy Child, the Educated Child and the Connected Child. We are currently seeking expressions of interest to undertake doctoral research at the ARC Centre for the Digital Child, based at the Centre’s Edith Cowan University node, in each of the three key program areas.

• Table of Content
• About Edith Cowan University (ECU)
• Edith Cowan University PhD Scholarship
• Aim and Benefits of Edith Cowan University PhD Scholarship
• Requirements for Edith Cowan University PhD Scholarship Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Edith Cowan University (ECU)

Edith Cowan University (ECU) provides the ideal learning environment for people who want to reach their potential. Located in Western Australia, our industry-relevant teaching and research, supportive study environment and award-winning facilities enable ECU students to do more than just survive in this world – they thrive in it. Established in 1991, ECU took the opportunity to reshape the way higher education is delivered in a distinctive and inspiring campus environment. ECU courses are developed in consultation with industry, and teaching staff have extensive industry experie... continue reading

Edith Cowan University PhD Scholarship

Aim and Benefits of Edith Cowan University PhD Scholarship

Eligible students will receive an educational fund for the successful candidates for the academic session 2022/2023.

Requirements for Edith Cowan University PhD Scholarship Qualification

To be eligible, applicants must completion of a Bachelor’s degree with Honours or a Master’s by Research degree in an area associated with the relevant program area; Research level English language proficiency (for international applicants, where applicable.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

Please send the documents below to Olivia Slater

• Qualifications and academic transcripts
• Curriculum Vitae
• Research proposal (maximum 2 pages) including the following: NOTE: applications for the Healthy Child program must be related to the existing project, Supporting children’s digital agency with a self-administered health literacy tool. Applicants must read the attached project overview and contact the program leader for further information.
  • Provisional title
  • Objectives of the project
  • Overview of the topic
  • Proposed methods
  • Selected Digital Child program (Educated Child: learning in diverse settings; or digital technology design to inform learning; or active learning and play in the digital world; Connected Child: data analytics and the digital child; or children online; or commercialisation and the digital child; Healthy Child: existing digital health literacy tool project)
• A brief ½ page statement outlining your experience researching or working in the area of children and/or digital technology
• A brief ½ page statement of your interest in conducting research with the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child