Myanmar social science research skills program May-June 2025
Research proposal writing skills
Closing date for expressions of interest: April 18th 2025
The Myanmar Research Network at University of Melbourne in collaboration with the Myanmar Research Centre at Australian National University (ANU) - and with support of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - invite expressions of interest for Myanmar researchers to join an online social science research skills program in May-June 2025.
The program will involve three online workshops and individual mentoring sessions aimed at supporting participants to develop a research proposal for a long term research project. This could, for example, be used for applying for research funding or for a university PhD program.
Only 8 places are offered. To express your interest in the program go now to this form.
Eligibility
To be eligible you must:
- Be a researcher of Myanmar nationality
- Have a postgraduate research qualification (e.g., Masters’ degree with research thesis component, or a coursework Masters’ degree with other experience comparable to a research thesis).
- Be able to demonstrate research interests and experience in social sciences e.g. politics, policy, anthropology, development studies. (Expressions of interest in other fields such as medicine, law, agriculture etc will not be considered)
- Have plans to conduct a long term social science research project (e.g. PhD)
- Have high-level spoken and written English
Expectations of participants
Participants will be expected to:
- Attend all workshops and mentoring sessions
- Produce a research project proposal – this will be short, for example 4-5 pages
- Present the research proposal to the participant group
Intended outcomes
The program is designed to support researchers
- To develop relevant, clear and feasible research proposals
- To develop analytical skills in research design
- To meet other Myanmar social science researchers who have similar goals
