lovelydamsel: equlibrium thank you,I was able to submit my school form today.the course starts in feb 2015.please do you how long it takes to apply for student visa.I have not written ielts exams yet.'M a learner lol please

malkinburg:

If ur course is for SVP it could take anything between 2 to 5 weeks depending on weda u do medicals before submitting or u waiting for ur co to ask you to do soo after lodging ur visa application. oda factors may affect it too depending on when u apply. My 2 cents; Just fire down ur application as soon as u get ur coe.

lovelydamsel:

I thought I have to wait for my coe and I have not done my ielts yet.its should be under SVP.I just wanted to know how long it takes since my school resumes feb 23 2015

laminaria: am finishing my ND prg in computer science comes sept ending, but my waec was 2003 Am confuse as whether to use the diploma am doing or use waec only...am applying for TAFE on health related course....advice please?

profemoral:

y not use both...

laminaria:
am thinking the result might not be out cos am already filing for f application now beside it is a computer course and am going for health related course.

bossladyMo: Manmeta, UBKTech, Nwokenna, Prechear, Bellong - Abeg, is this Form 80 and Form 1221 compulsory? Did the CO particularly request for it? It's too many pages of filling and scanning...don't want to waste my time if it's not compulsory or never requested by CO.

If you are an applicant who has spent 28 days or longer in Afghanistan, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Iraq, Israel, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia or Syria, or in any combination of these countries since 5 May 2014, you should bring your polio vaccination certificate to your medical appointment if you are applying from outside of Australia. Otherwise, we may request your certificate separately and this could delay your application.

okesammie: Glad jenny was still here few days ago, i just completed M.sc coursework in UI with CGPA over 5.5 out of 7 which is called a Phd grade, project to be completed latest by february 2015 and i will have my results ready by june 2015, please do you know any school that can grant me Phd scholarship with ease??[/i] I am also getting married by november 2014 and so alot will be spent on accommodation in Lagos and other stuffs so at this point i am looking for Phd scholarship in australia cos sincerely, it will be the best option for me, no more huge money to spend. Please your advice will be appreciated, i have IELTS 6.5 with no band less than 6.0 which expires by october 2015 and my course of study is mechanical engineering with specialization in [i]thermo-fluid.

Well done bro, I believe your CGPA is enough to fulfill the basic GPA requirement - I hope your project covers more than 25% of the total MSc credit loads. Also, your IELTS is good - however, it varies across programs. Please check your prospective school's specific English Language requirement.

The biggest secret to tapping a doctoral scholarship in top Australian University is through Publications. The benefits of having one or two publications, at least, can not be overemphasized. However, all hope is not lost if one has no publication. I should also add that you will not be eligible to be in the running for the notoriously competitive IPRS without any publication, that is why some Universities have tuition-only scholarships. Under this category of award, a supervisor nominates a prospective student for tuition-only scholarship through the School/Faculty. Another source of funding is through prospective supervisor's research grants or ''PhD money'', as some of them refers to it.

You must be able secure a prospective advisor, not just ''any supervisor'' but one who is ready to sacrifice it all, just to make sure your admission and scholarship application are both successful. The time to start looking is NOW. The first email matters a lot - no need for attachments, introduce yourself, let them know you have read some of their papers, tell them you are interested in joining their research group as a PhD student, ask politely if you could discuss it further with them, and finally thank them for reading your email . Send to as many as possible potential advisors.

Letters of recommendation - you will need at least 2 stellar letters of recommendation. Please make sure that these letters come from your former/current lecturer who are willing to give you a letter that can be ranked as 98% stellar, at least.

DEDICATION is another 'thing' you really need. It is a really stressful procedure but it is doable.

Haha, I am not sure if I am still making any sense, lol. .... will add more later should the need arise.

okesammie: Glad jenny was still here few days ago, i just completed M.sc coursework in UI with CGPA over 5.5 out of 7 which is called a Phd grade, project to be completed latest by february 2015 and i will have my results ready by june 2015, please do you know any school that can grant me Phd scholarship with ease??[/i] I am also getting married by november 2014 and so alot will be spent on accommodation in Lagos and other stuffs so at this point i am looking for Phd scholarship in australia cos sincerely, it will be the best option for me, no more huge money to spend. Please your advice will be appreciated, i have IELTS 6.5 with no band less than 6.0 which expires by october 2015 and my course of study is mechanical engineering with specialization in [i]thermo-fluid.

aduktus: If truly you have been following this thread, then it wont be difficult to note that this is australia and not canada thread. However, am sure somebody will attend to u soon.

aduktus: @okesammie
All that futuredon has said,is true. I also did my Msc in UI and was able to secure PhD tuition scholarship with UTAS.The secret is your publications plus a supportive supervisor plus good grade especially at your Msc project plus excellent communication btw you and ur supervisor.
It usually takes time.
If you are able to secure tuition scholarship which is more easier, you may be given TA/RA position.
Try and get A in ur Msc project and dont rely on ielts score as it is not needed by most schools and even embassy at PhD level as long as u state ur Bsc and Msc were taught in English.
Start your search now. Ensure your PhD proposal is abit comprehensive enof to demonstrate your competence...get the research interests of ur desired supervisors bcs u will write to many,and introduce new techniques or methodologies to capture their attention. I bet every researcher cant resist good and current idea! That was actually the secret of my own scholarship..current irresistible methodologies incorporated into my supervisor research interest!
Above all...pray for favor.

okesammie: Thanks brothers, i have gotten two prospective supervisors now, one in auckland university newzealand and the other in university of western australia, the scholarship is what i will try to work on now, i will definitely publish as i am working with a supervisor who feels publication is a must and we are working on nanofluid which is a current issue, we are also working on coming up with information which could be the first of their kind. Please what do you feel about newzealand incase australia does not work.... I will also take surveyor's advice into consideration.

lovelydamsel:

Yaay!! my school lols university of westen australia.'M going there

equlibrium:
tot u goin to victoria uni?

femosentences: @Haustralian, @justwise and everybody on this trend pls i just need ur reply to the questions below.

1)with technical vocational courses for 6month in NZ or 6month TAFE in Aussie, pls can i
get my PR in New Zealand nd Aussie respectively, because my budget is like
1.2m naira and am not so buoyant like dat makes me not to have
applied for my master directly,but all the same is about
the greener's pasture issue my people ,just want to ask
dat can dis amount (1.2m naira)pay the sch fees and do
all the necessary package of dis short courses and flight arrangement too or like how much should i budget?

2) And do they require ielts in all this New Zealand sch
too,for all vocational courses nd what are d kind of
vocations course that is highly in demand in NZ or in Aussie dat i can
pick up doing. so dat i wont just waste my time and
money.But the major question is can i get PR in New Zealand or in Aussie with dis short courses.

Looking forward to hear from you all,may God bless u all.

laminaria: Good day fellow naira land,
pls if one apply for packaged diploma to degree course...does that mean after d completion of the d diploma one must compulsorily starts d degree d following semester or at one wills? pls urgent ans my bro n sis.
also how many visa duration for such I mean packaged diploma-degr

laminaria: Good day fellow naira land,
pls if one apply for packaged diploma to degree course...does that mean after d completion of the d diploma one must compulsorily starts d degree d following semester or at one wills? pls urgent ans my bro n sis.
also how many visa duration for such I mean packaged diploma-degr