A Central Condition of the Award

The Doctoral Teaching Fellowship

Every successful recipient shall serve as a Doctoral Teaching Fellow of the University for the duration of the award.

Doctoral Teaching Fellows are integrated into the academic life of the University and serve under the mentorship and supervision of senior faculty members. This requirement is an essential part of the scholarship’s formation model, designed to prepare scholars for academic careers marked by teaching competence, research discipline, professional maturity and institutional responsibility.

Each Doctoral Teaching Fellow shall lecture, teach, facilitate tutorials or support academic delivery for a minimum of twelve hours per week during active teaching periods.
Responsibilities

What a Fellow undertakes

  • Lecturing and seminar leadership
  • Tutorial facilitation
  • Student mentoring
  • Assessment support
  • Curriculum development
  • Research assistance
  • Departmental academic activities
  • Academic delivery during teaching periods
The Five-Year Service Bond

Service that returns to the University

In recognition of the investment being made in each scholar, every recipient shall be bonded to serve the University of Gold Coast for a minimum period of five years following successful completion of the PhD programme. This service may be in teaching, research, supervision, academic leadership, programme development or institutional administration, subject to institutional needs and University policies.

The service bond ensures that the benefits of the scholarship contribute directly to the long-term academic growth, research culture and institutional development of the University of Gold Coast.