Multiple Scholarships at the University of Wollongong, Australia
Wollongong ,Australia
- Posted Date: 07/05/2023
- Expires on: 04/05/2024
Scholarships and awards are readily available for eligible HDR (Higher Degree Research) candidates at UOW (University of Wollongong). These scholarships offer various benefits, including annual stipends, living allowances, and coverage of tuition fees. Take advantage of these opportunities to support your research journey and achieve your academic goals.
ARC Future Grids ITTC – Leading the transformation to a clean energy Future
The ARC Future Grids ITTC Ph.D. scholarship program provides candidates with unique opportunities to tackle critical global challenges and to receive world-class training and professional development from world-leading researchers.
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences
Study area: Engineering; Environmental & Biological Sciences; Computer Science & Information Technology; Maths, Physics & Chemistry
Student type: Domestic students; International students
Scholarship Value: Successful applicants will receive a stipend of $36,161 p.a. With the ARC Future Grids ITTC offering top-up scholarships valued up to $7,000 for suitable candidates.
Application closing date: When the position is filled.
Australian Government Research Training Program (AGRTP) Stipend Scholarship
The Australian Government Research Training Program Award (AGRTP) is a stipend intended to cover some living expenses.
Faculty: Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities; Faculty of Business and Law; Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences; Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health
Study area: Accounting, Finance & Economics; Business, Marketing & Management; Law; Communications & Media; Computer Science & Information Technology; Creative & Performing Arts; Education; Engineering; Environmental & Biological Sciences; Health; Humanities & Social Inquiry; Literature & Language; Maths, Physics & Chemistry; Medical Science; Nursing; Psychology & Human Behaviour; Social Sciences & Advocacy
Student type: Domestic students
Scholarship Value: 2023 stipend: $29,863* non-taxable
* Stipends are indexed annually
Application closing date: 3 October, each year.
Automation and Digitalisation at Port Kembla Steel Works
Students are invited to apply for a Doctor of Philosophy in Automation and Digitalisation at Port Kembla Steel Works led by the University of Wollongong, the ARC Research Hub for Australian Steel Innovation.
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences
Study area: Engineering; Environmental & Biological Sciences; Computer Science & Information Technology; Maths, Physics & Chemistry; Materials Science
Student type: Domestic students; International students
Scholarship Value: Successful candidates will receive a tax-free stipend of $AUD 33,413 p.a. for the duration of the award.
Application closing date: The position will close once the appropriate candidate has been recruited.
University Postgraduate Award (UPA)
University Postgraduate Awards (UPAs) are a stipend intended to cover some living expenses.
Faculty: Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities; Faculty of Business and Law; Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences; Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health
Study area: Accounting, Finance & Economics; Business, Marketing & Management; Law; Communications & Media; Computer Science & Information Technology; Creative & Performing Arts; Education; Engineering; Environmental & Biological Sciences; Health; Humanities & Social Inquiry; Literature & Language; Maths, Physics & Chemistry; Medical Science; Nursing; Psychology & Human Behaviour; Social Sciences & Advocacy
Student type: Domestic students; International students
Scholarship Value: 2023 stipend: $29,863* non-taxable
* Stipends are indexed annually
Application closing date: 3 October, each year.
International Postgraduate Tuition Awards (IPTA)
International Postgraduate Tuition Awards (IPTAs) are awarded to cover international HDR students’ tuition fees in certain circumstances.
Faculty: Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities; Faculty of Business and Law; Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences; Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health
Study area: Accounting, Finance & Economics; Business, Marketing & Management; Law; Communications & Media; Computer Science & Information Technology; Creative & Performing Arts; Education; Engineering; Environmental & Biological Sciences; Health; Humanities & Social Inquiry; Literature & Language; Maths, Physics & Chemistry; Medical Science; Nursing; Psychology & Human Behaviour; Social Sciences & Advocacy
Student type: International students
Scholarship Value: Tuition fees
Application closing date: Autumn Session: 27 February
Spring Session: 27 July
Please note late applications will not be considered.
Australian Institute for Innovative Materials
Relaxor ferroelectric single crystals and textured ceramics: fabrication & property characterization
UOW is offering a PhD Scholarship that seeks to build knowledge on crystal growth, textured ceramic fabrication and property characterization of relaxorPT based ferroelectric materials.
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences
Study area: Biological Sciences; Biophysics; Nanobiotechnology; Chemistry Science; Materials Science
Student type: Domestic students
Scholarship Value: The successful candidate will receive a stipend of $45,000 p.a. (tax free) for the duration of the award.
Application closing date: When the position is filled.
CSIRO Postgraduate Scholarships
The CSIRO Postgraduate Scholarship Program provides PhD candidates with the opportunity to launch their scientific careers working alongside leading scientists in world class facilities to deliver real world solutions.
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences; Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health
Study area: Engineering; Environmental & Biological Sciences; Computer Science & Information Technology; Maths, Physics & Chemistry; Science
Student type: Domestic students
Application closing date: Applications are being sought in nominated priority research areas for the 2023 program and will support a number of PhD Scholarships.
Fulbright Future Scholarships
The Australian-American Fulbright Commission offers scholarships to Australian citizens across all career stages. Awardees take part in an academic and cultural exchange, pursuing research or study at a U.S. institution, experiencing life abroad and bringing back their knowledge and experience to share with their communities in Australia.
Faculty: Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities; Faculty of Business and Law; Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences; Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health
Study area: Accounting, Finance & Economics; Business, Marketing & Management; Law; Communications & Media; Computer Science & Information Technology; Creative & Performing Arts; Education; Engineering; Environmental & Biological Sciences; Health; Humanities & Social Inquiry; Literature & Language; Maths, Physics & Chemistry; Medical Science; Nursing; Psychology & Human Behaviour; Social Sciences & Advocacy
Student type: Domestic students; International students
Scholarship Value: Awardees will receive funding for full tuition/visiting researcher expenses at a U.S. institution of their choice, as well as travel and living costs.
Application closing date: Applications are open from January to July each year.
Gambling Research Capacity Grants
Gambling Research Capacity Grants support PhD scholarships, and post-doctoral fellowships to build capability and capacity for Australian gambling research.
Faculty: Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities; Faculty of Business and Law; Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences; Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health
Study area: Health; Humanities & Social Inquiry; Psychology & Human Behaviour; Social Sciences & advocacy; Sociology
Student type: Domestic students; International students
Application closing date: 2023 dates to be announced shortly.
Heart Foundation
The Heart Foundation scholarship supports outstanding graduates early in their careers so they can be trained to conduct cardiovascular health and medical research that is internationally competitive.
Faculty: Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health
Study area: Medicine; Medical Science; Health
Student type: Domestic students
Scholarship Value: Total value of fellowship: $151,200
1st Year Stipend: $40,000
2nd Year Stipend: $40,700
3rd Year Stipend: $41,400
Application closing date: Applications are open from 19 June 2023 to 14 July 2023.
Joint Postgraduate Scholarships Program
The China Scholarship Council (CSC) and the University of Wollongong (UOW) are jointly offering postgraduate research scholarships to students from the People’s Republic of China who intend to undertake a postgraduate research degree at the University of Wollongong.
Faculty: Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities; Faculty of Business and Law; Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences; Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health
Study area: Accounting, Finance & Economics; Business, Marketing & Management; Law; Communications & Media; Computer Science & Information Technology; Creative & Performing Arts; Education; Engineering; Environmental & Biological Sciences; Health; Humanities & Social Inquiry; Literature & Language; Maths, Physics & Chemistry; Medical Science; Nursing; Psychology & Human Behaviour; Social Sciences & Advocacy
Student type: International students
Scholarship Value: UOW will provide an International Postgraduate Tuition Award (IPTA) to each student selected under this program. This IPTA will pay the full tuition fees.
CSC will provide each student selected under this program with a living allowance for the term of the scholarship, a return airfare to Australia, visa application fees, and the cost of the Australian Government approved Overseas Student Health Cover.
Joint UOW – HEC Pakistan Scholarships
UOW has an agreement with the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan to jointly support doctoral scholarships at UOW for Pakistani students.
Faculty: Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities; Faculty of Business and Law; Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences; Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health
Study area: Accounting, Finance & Economics; Business, Marketing & Management; Law; Communications & Media; Computer Science & Information Technology; Creative & Performing Arts; Education; Engineering; Environmental & Biological Sciences; Health; Humanities & Social Inquiry; Literature & Language; Maths, Physics & Chemistry; Medical Science; Nursing; Psychology & Human Behaviour; Social Sciences & Advocacy
Student type: International students
Scholarship Value: Successful applicants will be provided with a UOW-HEC Scholarship which provides a living allowance of $19,000AUD per annum and a Tuition Scholarship for up to 4 years. In addition, HEC will pay a return international airfare and Overseas Health Cover (OSHC).
National Library of Australia – Summer Scholarships
The National Library of Australia annual summer scholarships support younger scholars and a scholar from rural or regional Australia undertaking postgraduate research, who require special access to the Library’s collections.
Faculty: Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities; Faculty of Business and Law; Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences; Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health
Study area: Accounting, Finance & Economics; Business, Marketing & Management; Law; Communications & Media; Computer Science & Information Technology; Creative & Performing Arts; Education; Engineering; Environmental & Biological Sciences; Health; Humanities & Social Inquiry; Literature & Language; Maths, Physics & Chemistry; Medical Science; Nursing; Psychology & Human Behaviour; Social Sciences & Advocacy
Student type: Domestic students
Scholarship Value: Scholars receive:
– $6000 for use as a stipend, travel and accommodation support.
– Special and supported access to collections.
– Access to the Fellows room, with full office facilities and a personal workstation.
Application closing date: Applications for 2023 Summer Scholarships are now closed. Applications for the 2024 program will open in early 2023.
National Library of Australia Asia Study Grants
The Library offers annual Asia Study Grants to assist scholars in Australia to undertake research relating to Asia through a four week period of intensive access to our Asian language and Asia-related collections.
Faculty: Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities
Study area: International Studies; Language
Student type: Domestic students
Scholarship Value: Asia Study Grant recipients will receive an honorarium of $5000 for use as a stipend, travel and accommodation support.
Recipients also receive in-kind support consisting of:
– Special and supported access to collections.
– Use of the Fellows room, with full office facilities and a personal workstation.
– Copying of collection materials (within set limits and according to access and copyright conditions).
Application closing date: Applications for 2023 Asia Study Grants are closed. Applications for the 2024 program will open in early 2023.
Sit, sleep, play, repeat? An international database to understand movement behaviours in early childhood – the Sleep and
Activity Database for the Early Years (SADEY)
An exciting 3-year PhD scholarship opportunity on our ARC Discovery Project is available at Early Start University of Wollongong for international and domestic candidates who are interested in researching associations between movement behaviours – including physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep – and health and developmental outcomes during early childhood.
Faculty: Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities
Study area: Education; Early Learning; Public Health; Data Science; Computer Science
Student type: Domestic students; International students
Scholarship Value: Successful candidates will receive a tax-free stipend of $29,863
Application closing date: 31 July 2023.
Research Career Launch scholarship
The UOW Research Career Launch Scholarships are designed to jump start careers of young researchers by supporting them after the submission of their thesis.
Faculty: Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities; Faculty of Business and Law; Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences; Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health
Study area: Accounting, Finance & Economics; Business, Marketing & Management; Law; Communications & Media; Computer Science & Information Technology; Creative & Performing Arts; Education; Engineering; Environmental & Biological Sciences; Health; Humanities & Social Inquiry; Literature & Language; Maths, Physics & Chemistry; Medical Science; Nursing; Psychology & Human Behaviour; Social Sciences & Advocacy
Student type: Domestic students; International students
Rhodes Scholarship
The Rhodes Scholarship is the oldest (first awarded in 1902) international scholarship programme, enabling outstanding young people from around the world to study at the University of Oxford.
Faculty: Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities; Faculty of Business and Law; Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences; Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health
Study area: Accounting, Finance & Economics; Business, Marketing & Management; Law; Communications & Media; Computer Science & Information Technology; Creative & Performing Arts; Education; Engineering; Environmental & Biological Sciences; Health; Humanities & Social Inquiry; Literature & Language; Maths, Physics & Chemistry; Medical Science; Nursing; Psychology & Human Behaviour; Social Sciences & Advocacy
Student type: Domestic students
Scholarship Value: The Rhodes Scholarship covers Oxford University course fees, as well as providing an annual stipend.
Application closing date: Applications are now closed for the Rhodes Scholarships but will reopen in June/July 2023 for study beginning in October 2024.
The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust
Gain global insights to inspire new possibilities travelling on a Churchill Fellowship.
Faculty: Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities; Faculty of Business and Law; Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences; Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health
Study area: Accounting, Finance & Economics; Business, Marketing & Management; Law; Communications & Media; Computer Science & Information Technology; Creative & Performing Arts; Education; Engineering; Environmental & Biological Sciences; Health; Humanities & Social Inquiry; Literature & Language; Maths, Physics & Chemistry; Medical Science; Nursing; Psychology & Human Behaviour; Social Sciences & Advocacy
Student type: Domestic students
Application closing date: Applications for 2023 Churchill Fellowships are opening 1 March 2023.
University Postgraduate Award Indigenous (UPAI)
UOW offers Indigenous PhD scholars the maximum Research Training Program (RTP) stipend rate to undertake a Doctoral or Master of Philosophy degree.
Faculty: Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities; Faculty of Business and Law; Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences; Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health
Study area: Accounting, Finance & Economics; Business, Marketing & Management; Law; Communications & Media; Computer Science & Information Technology; Creative & Performing Arts; Education; Engineering; Environmental & Biological Sciences; Health; Humanities & Social Inquiry; Literature & Language; Maths, Physics & Chemistry; Medical Science; Nursing; Psychology & Human Behaviour; Social Sciences & Advocacy
Student type: Domestic students
Scholarship Value: The stipend scholarship for prospective and current Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students studying a PhD is $45,076* (2022 rate) per annum, indexed annually.
Application closing date: Applications for University Postgraduate Award Indigenous (UPAI) close 3 October each year.
The Effect of Smelter Emissions on Worker Respiratory Health
This innovative 4 year multidisciplinary industry partnership study proposes to evaluate the effect of exposure to heavy metals and irritant gases on the respiratory health of smelter workers in Northern Queensland, via a retrospective and prospective study design including Occupational Hygiene workplace monitoring and Medical Surveillance.
Faculty: Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities; Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health
Study area: Occupational Hygiene; Occupational Health and Safety; Occupational Medicine; Medical Science; Respiratory Health; Exercise Science
Student type: Domestic students
Scholarship Value: Successful candidates will receive a tax-free stipend of $148,224 ($37,056 pa tax free over 4 years)
Application closing date: 31 July 2023.
Data driven methods for delivering demand flexibility from non residential buildings
This exciting research project will explore opportunities for delivering demand flexibility from non residential buildings.
Faculty: “Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences”
Study area: Materials Science; Engineering; Environmental & Biological Sciences; Computer Science & Information Technology
Student type: Domestic students; International students
Scholarship Value: The successful applicant will receive an annual stipend of AU$28,597 for a maximum of three years.
Application closing date: 15 July 2023.
