Hi Everyone, Seven targeted scholarships in the broad area of Internet Studies are now open at Curtin University in Perth, Western Australia, aiming to begin in 2022. Please share this information widely with prospective students! There are two Strategic Scholarships, and five RTP scholarships currently open. [----------------------] The first two are Strategic Scholarships, which are open to Australian, New Zealand and International applicants. Applications for the Strategic Scholarships close on 13 August, but applicants are strongly advised to discuss your application with the listed contact(s) as soon as possible. [1] A socio-cultural inquiry into the child influencer industry https://scholarships.curtin.edu.au/Scholarship/?id=5572 Contact: Professor Tama Leaver T.Leaver@curtin.edu.au (also working with Associate Professor Crystal Abidin Crystal.Abidin@curtin.edu.au) [2] Digital intimate publics: gendered social media groups and networks in the Asian Pacific region https://scholarships.curtin.edu.au/Scholarship/?id=5569 Contact: Dr Amy Dobson Amy.Dobson@curtin.edu.au [----------------------] The remaining five targeted RTP scholarships are only open to Australian and New Zealand citizens and permanent residents, and applications close on 30 August 2021. [3] Cultures and Economies of Internet Celebrities on Chinese Digital Platforms https://scholarships.curtin.edu.au/Scholarship/?id=5462 Contact: Professor Mike Kent M.Kent@curtin.edu.au or A/Prof Crystal Abidin Crystal.Abidin@curtin.edu.au [4] Digital and social media and youth practices of activism and resistance https://scholarships.curtin.edu.au/Scholarship/?id=5438 Contact: Dr Amy Dobson Amy.Dobson@curtin.edu.au [5] Digital Disability Archive https://scholarships.curtin.edu.au/Scholarship/?id=5457 Contact: Professor Katie Ellis Katie.Ellis@curtin.edu.au [6] Ethical and Sociocultural Impacts of AI/Autonomous Machines as Communicators https://scholarships.curtin.edu.au/Scholarship/?id=5451 Contact: Dr Eleanor Sandry E.Sandry@curtin.edu.au [7] Social Movements on TikTok and Short Video Cultures https://scholarships.curtin.edu.au/Scholarship/?id=5481 Contact: Dr Sky Croeser S.Croeser@curtin.edu.au or A/Prof Crystal Abidin Crystal.Abidin@curtin.edu.au To apply for the RTP project opportunities, applicants must submit an email to the contact Project lead listed above. The email must include their current curriculum vitae, a summary of their research skills and experience and the reason they are interested in this specific project. The Project Lead will select one preferred applicant for this project and complete a Primary reference on their behalf. After confirmation from the Project Lead that they will receive a primary reference for this project, the applicant must submit an e-Application [ https://study.curtin.edu.au/applying/research/#apply] for admission into the applicable HDR course no later than 30th August 2021. All RTP applicants must send an external referee template [ https://scholarships.curtin.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/07/RTP202...] to their chosen external reference. All references are confidential and must be submitted by the referee directly to HDRSCH-applications@curtin.edu.au no later than 30th August 2021. Scholarship applications submitted without a primary reference or a completed application for admission will be considered incomplete. For further information on the application process or for more RTP2022 scholarship project opportunities visit: https://scholarships.curtin.edu.au/hdr-scholarships-funding/rtp-policy/ -- Professor Tama Leaver Internet Studies Discipline Lead School of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry (MCASI) Faculty of Humanities Curtin University GPO Box U1987 Perth WA Australia 6845 Ph: (+61 8) 9266 1258 Email: t.leaver@curtin.edu.au Web: www.tamaleaver.net Twitter: @tamaleaver <https://twitter.com/tamaleaver> CRICOS Provider Code: 00301J (WA)