The ANU funds and administers a range of scholarships for research degree students. The University also administers a number of scholarships funded by the Australian Government and other sources external to the University.
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Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering Top Up Scholarship
$5,000
Closing Date for Applications: |
The purpose of this scholarship is to attract talented Australian and New Zealand students of high calibre to pursue postgraduate research within the Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering. The scholarship provides for payment of a supplementary stipend to an outstanding holder of an APA or similar stipend scholarship for the duration of that scholarship.
The maximum duration of this scholarhsip is three years full-time, with a possible six month extension.
Requirements: Candidates who have completed a four year undergraduate degree or equivalent at H1 level and who wish to undertake a PhD at the School, are eligible. Australian Citizens permanent resident, or a New Zealand Citizen. |
As this scholarship is awarded to an outstanding applicant for an APA or ANU PhD or similar stipend scholarship, it is not necessary to complete a separate application form. |
ANU Alumni PhD Scholarships
$20,427
Closing Date for Applications: N/A |
Each year the University offers up to one scholarship each for nationals of Japan, Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore.
Eligible Program is PhD. Maximum duration is three years full-time with a possible six month extension. Other benefits include travel to Canberra; reimbursement of some removal expenses; thesis reimbursement allowance.
Requirements: International students who are nationals of Japan, Malaysia, Thailand or Singapore. |
These scholarships are awarded by the Alumni Associations in each country. Relevant information will be put on the Student Recruitment and International Education (SRIE) website. |
ANU PhD Mid-Year Entry Scholarships
$20,427
Closing Date for Applications: 31/10 |
A small number of ANU PhD Scholarships which provide a stipend are funded by Colleges which may be available through mid-year entry or at other times of the year. It is normal for recipients to undertake study on a full-time basis. However, in accordance with strict criteria, the scholarship may be awarded for part-time study. International scholars must undertake study on a full-time basis. It is expected that the scholarship normally will be taken up by 31 August in the year for which it is awarded, although, subject to the approval of the prospective supervisor, Head of Department and Dean/Director, a later start date may be possible. The date by which a scholarship must be taken up in a particular instance will be made clear in the formal letter of offer for the scholarship.
Scholarships are available for mid-year entry or at other times of the year; three years full-time with a possible six month extension; available to Australian and New Zealand citizens, and permanent residents of Australia. Other benefits include travel to Canberra; reimbursement of some removal expenses; thesis reimbursement allowance.
Requirements: Bachelors degree with at least upper second-class honours, or a Masters degree with a research component or equivalent; Australian and New Zealand citizens; Permanent residents of Australia. |
 Online application forms |
ANU PhD Scholarships
$20,427
Closing Date for Applications: 31/10 (31/08 for international students) |
A number of ANU PhD Scholarships which provide a stipend are funded by Colleges.It is normal for recipients to undertake study on a full-time basis. However, in accordance with strict criteria, the scholarship may be awarded for part-time study. International scholars must undertake study on a full-time basis.
Scholarships are available for three years full-time with a possible six month extension; available to Australian and New Zealand citizens, permanent residents of Australia and International Students. Other benefits include travel to Canberra; reimbursement of some removal expenses; thesis reimbursement allowance.
Requirements: Bachelors degree with at least upper second-class honours, or a Masters degree with a research component or equivalent; Australian and New Zealand citizens; Permanent residents of Australia; International Students. |
Online application forms |
ANU Tuition Scholarships
Tuition Fees
Closing Date for Applications: |
A number of ANU Tuition Scholarships are funded and awarded by individual Colleges and determined as part of the application process. This scholarship covers international student tuition fees.
Eligible Program is PhD. Maximum duration is three years full-time, with two possible six month extensions. Applicants are strongly encouraged to contact the relevant Graduate Studies Convener or a prospective supervisor, prior to lodging an application, to discuss the proposed research topic and related matters.
Requirements: Bachelors degree with first-class or upper second class honours, or a research Masters degree from a recognised university; International Students. |
Online application forms
Or you can contact the Research Students Office:
Phone: + 61 2 6125 5949
Fax: + 61 2 6125 5931
email: ressch.enq@anu.edu.au |
ANU University Research Scholarships
$20,427
Closing Date for Applications: 31/10 |
The University funds a number of scholarships for Doctor of Philosophy or Professional Doctorate by research.
Scholarships available for three years full-time with a possible six-month extension. Other benefits include travel to Canberra; reimbursement of some removal expenses; thesis reimbursement allowance.
Requirements: Bachelors degree with first-class honours, or a research Masters degree from a recognised university; Australian and New Zealand citizens; Permanent residents of Australia; Applicants who are in receipt of a PhD scholarship funded in the University are ineligible. |
Online application forms |
American Association Of University Women (AAUW) International Fellowships
Tuition scholarship
Closing Date for Applications: 15/12 |
The American Association of University Women (AAUW) Educational Foundation is the largest private supporter of graduate women. Established in 1881, the Association has a long and illustrious history of helping women achieve their personal and professional goals. International Fellowships are awarded for full-time study or research in the USA to women who are not US citizens or permanent residents. Both graduate and postgraduate studies at accredited institutions are supported.
Eligible Program is PhD. Up to fifty eight scholarships on offer.
Requirements: Bachelor's degree with first-class honours, or a research Master's degree from a recognized Australian university; Applicants must be Australian citizens; Applicants must have earned the equivalent of a US bachelor's degree by September 30, and must have applied to their proposed institutions of study by the time of application (no later than December 15); Selection criteria include an outstanding academic record, professional potential, and the potential of the field of study to improve the lives of women and girls in the fellow's country of origin; Preference is given to women residing in their home countries at the time of application. |
www.aauw.org
or email gibbsl@aauw.org |
Australian Development Scholarships
$20,427
Closing Date for Applications: Varies for each country |
The Australian Development Scholarships (ADS) are available to many countries under agreements for development assistance from Australia. The scholarship numbers and fields of study for each country are determined annually in close consultation with partner governments. ADS are offered in two categories: Public and Open/Equity. The government or employer in a partner country nominates candidates for scholarships in the public category. Individuals may independently apply for a scholarship in the open/equity category, subject to any country-specific selection and eligibility criteria.
Eligible Programs include PhD, Professional Doctorate by Research, MPhil and postgraduate coursework. Some undergraduate programs may be approved under home country priority areas. Other Benefits include full tuition fee; travel to Canberra from outside Australia; basic health insurance; establishment allowance; introductory academic program.
Closing dates vary for each country.
Requirements: Applicants must be from either Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, East Timor, Fiji, Indonesia, Kenya, Kiribati, Laos, Lesotho, Malawi, Maldives, Mongolia, Mozambique, Namibia, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tonga, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Vietnam, or Zambia. |
See the Ausaid website for more information
Students should apply in their home country. |
Australian Leadership Award
$19,616
Closing Date for Applications: 16/07 (By post); 31/07 (Online) |
The Australian Leadership Awards (ALA) are a regional scholarship and training scheme for future leaders aimed at enhancing mutual understanding, knowledge and innovation and building partnerships within the Asia-Pacific region.
Eligible Programs include PhD, MPhil and postgraduate coursework programs. Other Benefits include full tuition fee; travel to Canberra from outside Australia; basic health insurance; establishment allowance; introductory academic program; contribution to visa expenses.
Requirements: International students from eligible partner countries. |
See the Ausaid website for more information
Students apply directly to the University for admission and to AusAID (Canberra) for the scholarship. |
Australian Postgraduate Awards
$20,427
Closing Date for Applications: 31/10 |
The Commonwealth Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST) makes available each year a number of awards for study by research leading to a higher degree. It is normal for recipients to undertake study on a full-time basis, although, subject to strict criteria laid down by DEST, the award may be offered for part-time study.
Eligible Programs include PhD, Professional Doctorate by Research. Maximum duration is three years full-time with a possible six-month extension. Other benefits include travel to Canberra from within Australia; reimbursement of some removal expenses; thesis reimbursement allowance.
Requirements: Bachelors degree with first-class honours, or a research Masters degree from a recognised university; Australian and New Zealand citizens; Permanent residents of Australia. |
Online application forms
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Bose-Einstein Condensate & Atom Laser Group
$5,000
Closing Date for Applications: N/A |
A top-up scholarship of $5000 per annum will be offered to qualified students with an Australian Postgraduate Award or equivalent ANU internal scholarship.
Requirements: Applicants must hold an Australian Postgraduate Award or equivalent ANU internal scholarship. |
Contact potential supervisors to discuss project possibilities:
John Close (experiments)
Joseph Hope (theory)
Craig Savage (theory) |
Cambridge Australia Trust Scholarships
£7,800
Closing Date for Applications: 01/01 |
The Cambridge Australia Trust, in collaboration with the Cambridge Commonwealth Trust, offers six to eight scholarships each year for students wishing to carry out PhD research at Cambridge University. These scholarships are awarded only to Australian citizens who are of outstanding academic merit and who are graduates of an Australian university.
Eligible Program is PhD. Maximum Duration of three years full-time. Other benefits include travel to and from Cambridge, a settling in allowance, and an annual living allowance of £7,800 per annum.
Requirements: Bachelor's degree with first-class honours, or a research Master's degree from a recognized Australian university; Applicants must be Australian citizens; Applicants must have: gained admission to Cambridge University to undertake a PhD degree; and a UK Overseas Research Scholarship [ORS] on the nomination of Cambridge University. |
Online application information
Contact with the sponsors:
The Secretary
Cambridge Australia Trust
GPO Box 93
Canberra 2601
Australia
email: nicolas.peterson@anu.edu.au |
Endeavour International Postgraduate Research Scholarships (EIPRS)
Tuition scholarship
Closing Date for Applications: 31/08 |
The Endeavour International Postgraduate Research Scholarships (EIPRS) are available for study leading to the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy and are funded by the Commonwealth Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR). Because competition for the scholarships is intense, at ANU they are not awarded for study at the Master degree level. Successful applicants will study in areas in which the University has shown a particular research concentration.
Eligible Programs include PhD, Professional Doctorate by Research. Maximum Duration is three years full-time, with two possible six month extensions (subject to change by DEEWR).
Requirements: Bachelors degree with first class honours, or a research Masters degree from a recognised university; International students; Applicants cannot be considered for an EIPRS if they have already commenced a program of study in Australia at the same level for which the scholarship is sought. |
Online application forms
Or you can contact the Research Students Office:
Phone: + 61 2 6125 5949
Fax: + 61 2 6125 5931
email: ressch.enq@anu.edu.au |
Fulbright Awards
up to $40,000
Closing Date for Applications: 31/9 |
The Fulbright Scholarship Program seeks to promote and increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and Australia through two way cultural and educational exchange. Grants are awarded to Australian students, scholars and professionals to study, teach, lecture and conduct research in the Unites States and to American students and scholars to engage in simlar activities in Australia. These grants are awarded each year, through a process of open competition, with grants awarded to individuals selected on the basis of academic excellence, professional qualifications and ambassadorial skills.
There are a number of Fulbright Awards available including the Fulbright Postgraduate Award (General) (Travel Grant). The website link provides further information about this and other Fulbright awards.
Requirements: See the Fulbright website for details. |
Online application information
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General Sir John Monash Awards
$50,000 p.a.
Closing Date for Applications: 31/08 |
The General Sir John Monash Awards are for outstanding Australian citizens graduating from Australian universities to enable them to undertake postgraduate study abroad at the world’s best universities.
Eligible programs include PhD, MPhil. Maximum duration is three years full-time. Up to eight awards may be awarded annually.
Requirements: Demonstrated outstanding leadership ability; Altruism demonstrated through community service· Well-developed communication skills; Proof of arrangements with a foreign university to conduct a well-defined research project or study program; Applicants must be Australian citizens. |
Online application forms
Contact with the sponsors:
The General Sir John Monash Foundation
Level 5, 30 Collins Street
Melbourne
Victoria Australia 3000
Phone: + 61 3 9654 8811
Fax: + 61 3 9654 3411
email: crompton@monashawards.org |
Indigenous Australian Graduate Scholarships
$20,427
Closing Date for Applications: 31/10 |
The Graduate Research School each year normally offers one scholarship to an indigenous Australian to undertake graduate study; three years full-time with a possible extension; applications are only open to Indigenous Australians.
Eligible programs include PhD, Professional Doctorate by Research, MPhil, Professional Doctorate by Coursework (and also Master by Coursework and Research, Master by Coursework, Graduate Diploma). Maximum duration three years full-time, with a possible extension (PhD).
Requirements: Australian citizens; Permanent residents of Australia. Applications are only open to Indigenous Australians. |
Online application forms
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Lionel Murphy Australian Postgraduate Scholarships
$20,000 - $40,000
Closing Date for Applications: 01/09 |
A number of Australian and overseas postgraduate scholarships are awarded annually by the Trustees of the Lionel Murphy Foundation. These scholarships are known as the Lionel Murphy Australian Postgraduate Scholarships, or the Lionel Murphy Overseas Postgraduate Scholarships, as the case may be. The precise number in each category, and the method of payment, is determined by the Trustees in their absolute discretion.
The Australian scholarships are tenable at an Australian tertiary institution for one year only and are currently valued at $20,000 each per annum. The overseas scholarships are tenable at an overseas tertiary institution for one year only, and are currently valued at $40,000 each per annum.
Requirements: Applicants must be Australian citizens, or permanent residents who have been granted permanent residency by 31 October of the year prior to this application and have lived in Australia for previous 12 months. Applicants should have completed, or be about to complete, an undergraduate degree in science, law or legal studies, or other appropriate discipline from an Australian tertiary institution, and intend to pursue a postgraduate degree in science, law or legal studies, or other appropriate discipline |
Online application information
Or contact:
G.P.O. BOX 4545
Sydney NSW 1044
Phone: (02) 9223 4315
Fax: (02) 9223 5267 |
Malcolm McIntosh Scholarship In The Physical Sciences
$20,427
Closing Date for Applications: N/A |
This Scholarship is awarded to the highest ranked applicant in the Physical Sciences.
Eligible Program is PhD. Maximum duration three years full-time, with a possible six month extension. Other benefits include travel to Canberra from within Australia; reimbursement of some removal expenses; thesis reimbursement allowance.
Requirements: Bachelors degree with first-class honours, or a research Masters degree from a recognised university; Australian and New Zealand citizens; Permanent residents of Australia. |
Applicants are selected from amongst Australian Postgraduate Awards or ANU Research Scholarships applicants and do not apply for these scholarships specifically. |
NICTA Scholarships
$20,427
Closing Date for Applications: N/A |
These scholarships are funded by the National ICT Australia (NICTA) centre of excellence for PhD study in a NICTA Research Program: Vision Science, Technology & Applications; Knowledge Representation & Reasoning; Logic and Computation; Statistical Machine Learning; Systems Engineering & Complex Systems; Wireless Signal Processing.
Eligible Programs include PhD Sciences and Mathematical Sciences. Maximum duration is three years full-time, with a possible six month extensions.
Requirements: Bachelor degree with first class honours, or equivalent and research proposal related to a NICTA research program; Australian and New Zealand citizens; Permanent residents of Australia; International Students. |
Online application information
Students must also apply for any government or university scholarships for which they are eligible. |
R.G. Menzies Scholarship to Harvard
Tuition scholarship
Closing Date for Applications: 31/01 |
The Robert Gordon Menzies Scholarship to Harvard is Australia’s most prestigious national award for postgraduate study in the United States. Inaugurated in 1967 by prominent Australian alumni of Harvard to honour the Australian statesman and former prime minister, the Menzies Scholarship grants one annual award to a talented Australian who has gained admission to a Harvard graduate school. In accordance with its national origin and focus, the ideal candidates for the Scholarship are Australians whose primary objective, after completing their studies at Harvard, is to make a significant contribution to this country’s development.
Eligible Programs include PhD, MPhil.
Further information from the Harvard Club of Australia:
GPO Box 3132 Sydney NSW 2001
email: hca@harvard.org.au
Phone: + 61 2 9449 5239
Fax: + 61 2 9144 6699
website: www.harvard.org.au/
Requirements: Applicants must be Australian citizens. |
Online application form (word doc)
Enquiries may be directed to:
Karen Holt
Menzies Selection Committee Secretary
Council and Boards Secretariat
1.09, Chancelry Bld 10
The Australian National University
CANBERRA ACT 0200
Phone: + 61 2 6125 2825
Fax: + 61 2 61258524
email: cabs.admin@anu.edu.au
Contact with the sponsors:
Menzies Foundation
The Scholarship Officer
The Menzies Foundation
210 Clarendon Street
EAST MELBOURNE VIC 3002
Fax: + 61 3 9417 7049
email: menzies@vicnet.net.au
website: www.menziesfoundation.org.au |
Re-entry scholarships for Graduate Research
$20,427
Closing Date for Applications: 31/10 |
The University offers each year a small number (usually only one) of Re-entry Scholarships for graduates who wish to resume academic studies after a break of at least three years since formal enrolment in a university program, the break normally being due to fulfillment of family obligations.
Eligible programs include PhD, Professional Doctorate by Research, MPhil. Maximum duration for PhD or Professional Doctorate three years with a possible six-month extension; for MPhil one year with a possible extension of up to a further twelve months.
Requirements: Bachelors degree with at least upper second-class honours, or a Masters degree with a research component or equivalent; Australian and New Zealand citizens; Permanent residents of Australia. |
Online application forms
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Rhodes Scholarships
Tuition scholarship
Closing Date for Applications: 01/09 |
The Rhodes Trust offers eleven Rhodes Scholarships in Australia each year, one for each State and five for Australia at Large. A Rhodes Scholarship is tenable at the University of Oxford. All fees are paid by the Trust directly to the College. In addition, a Rhodes Scholar receives a personal stipend and assistance with travelling expenses to the United Kingdom.
Requirements: Applicants must be Australian citizens and have passed their eighteenth and not reached their twenty-fifth birthday by 1 October. |
Online application information
Enquiries may be directed to:
Karen Holt
Honorary Secretary
Rhodes Scholarships for Australia at Large
Room 1.09, Chancelry Building #10
The Australian National University
CANBERRA ACT 0200
Phone: + 61 2 6125 2825
Fax: + 61 2 61258524 |
University House Postgraduate Research Scholarships
$20,427
Closing Date for Applications: 31/10 |
The University House funds a small number (up to two) of scholarships for Doctor of Philosophy or Professional Doctorate by research.
Eligible Programs include PhD, Professional Doctorate by Research. Maximum duration is three years full-time, with a possible six month extension. Other benefits include travel to Canberra from within Australia; reimbursement of some removal expenses; thesis reimbursement allowance.
Requirements: Bachelors degree with first-class honours, or a research Masters degree from a recognised university; Australian and New Zealand citizens; Permanent residents of Australia. |
Online application forms
Or you can contact the Research Students Office:
Phone: + 61 2 6125 5949
Fax: + 61 2 6125 5931
email: ressch.enq@anu.edu.au |
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