Chriss

If I were to get a scholarship that supports me through my studies in my Ph.D. program for 3 years and suppose I would need one more year to finish my thesis after the 3rd year would I have to pay the full tuition for that last year? Wouldn't the universities offer some money saving option that would let me graduate without actually having to pay the full annual tuition fee?

I would like to teach, first starting with language instruction and maybe later become a lecturer if I am lucky. I think getting a university teaching job with a Ph.d shouldn't be that hard even though I am not a native-English speaker.

Heya people, I have plans to move to Australia and commence my Ph.d studies in Applied Linguistics or Education. My dilemma is about what my options are after graduation. Obviously I would like to stay and live in Australia and preferably obtain permanent residency and later citizenship. What chance do you see of me getting permanent residency after graduating with a Ph.d. in Applied Linguistics? As I was browsing through the skillsets it seems like getting this kind of degree wouldn't qualify me for any subtype of skilled-visa. I also have a masters degree in Teaching English as a Foreign Language and I think since TEFL and university lecturing are all on the consolidated sponsored occupation list maybe through the employer nomination scheme (visa 186) I could get a teaching position and later become permanent resident. Any thoughts about this? Thanks in advance for the replies!