Lifecycle: { "status": "closed", "edition": "Third call, 2026 Master by Research", "cadence": "multi-call fellowship program", "duration": "18 months / three semesters", "renewable": false, "dates": { "deadline": "2026-05-29T17:00:00+12:00", "start": "Semester 2 2026" } } Funding and benefits: { "amount": { "annual_living_allowance": 21600, "annual_book_allowance": 750, "annual_dependent_allowance_if_eligible": 11000, "one_time_establishment_allowance_if_relocating": 1942, "research_grant_maximum": 20000, "currency": "FJD" }, "award_count": 1, "total_pool": null, "benefits": [ "full tuition", "general and health service fees", "laptop", "return economy airfare if relocation required", "research travel including potential U.S. partner university visit" ] } Eligibility and filters: { "citizenship": "citizen of a USP member country; third call highlights Cook Islands, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Samoa, Tokelau, Papua New Guinea, Tuvalu and Vanuatu", "residence": null, "age": "35 or younger at application", "applicant_type": [ "Master by Research applicant" ], "education": "bachelor GPA at least 4.0, or postgraduate diploma with research-method study and GPA at least 3.5 plus relevant bachelor GPA at least 3.5", "experience": "research potential in climate resilience or adaptation", "fields": "climate resilience and adaptation", "institution": "full-time study at the University of the South Pacific", "language": "USP admission requirements", "location": "USP, normally Laucala campus with approved research travel", "remote": false, "route": "direct scholarship application", "exclusions": [ "paid employment, consultancy or part-time contracts during scholarship" ] } Application: { "opens": null, "deadline": "2026-05-29T17:00:00+12:00", "decision": null, "start": "Semester 2 2026", "end": null, "url": "https://www.usp.ac.fj/research/us-pacific-resilience-and-adaptation-fellowship-program/u-s-pacific-resilience-and-adaptation-fellowship-program-phd-scholarship-scheme/", "materials": [ "application form", "cover letter", "CV and three referee contacts", "two referee support letters", "certified academic transcripts and certificates", "proof of citizenship", "research intent up to two pages" ], "selection_stages": [ "application", "academic and research-potential review", "one scholarship award", "full-time enrollment" ] } Past editions and people: { "people": { "program_leaders": [], "latest_recipients": [ { "name": "Maureen Kuri", "edition": 2026, "role": "fellow", "public_profile_url": "https://www.usp.ac.fj/research/2026/04/13/maureen-kuri/" }, { "name": "Tina Allie Puilingi", "edition": 2026, "role": "fellow", "public_profile_url": "https://www.usp.ac.fj/research/2026/04/07/tina-allie-puilingi/" }, { "name": "Mohammed Taslim", "edition": 2026, "role": "fellow", "public_profile_url": "https://www.usp.ac.fj/research/2026/03/30/mohammed-taslim/" } ], "past_recipients": [], "coverage": "Official April 2026 reporting identifies 14 new scholars and 12 continuing scholars in aggregate. Three named 2026 fellows were verified through individual official USP profiles; a complete normalized cohort roster was not available." }, "history": { "launched": null, "editions": [ { "year": 2026, "new_phd_scholars": 13, "new_master_scholars": 1, "continuing_phd_scholars": 12 }, { "year": 2026, "call": 3, "master_awards": 1 } ], "statistics": [ "Program planning targeted 26 PhD candidates across USP and five U.S. partner universities" ] } } Known evidence gaps: [ "decision date", "complete named cohort roster", "program launch year", "next call timing" ] Source conflicts: [ "The official route URL contains 'PhD scholarship scheme' in its path while the live content is explicitly the third-call Master by Research scholarship; the content identity governs." ]