Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Postgraduate research scholarships

From linguistics and philosophy to anthropology and social work, we have a wide range of options for domestic arts and social science students.

To find a scholarship that works for you, expand the relevant school and click on the scholarship title links. Alternatively, you can browse the full list of postgraduate scholarships for Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences students in the table below.

This page includes scholarships for both prospective and current domestic students.

Scholarship	Value	Eligibility	Open date	Close date
Carole Muller Award	$35,000 pa (for up to 3 years) or academic course fees (for up to 12 research periods)	Enrolled in a PhD Undertakng research in the field of Balinese culture, art or history hold an honours or master's degree	2 December 2019	26 February 2020
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Doctoral Research Travel Grant Scheme	Up to $3500	PhD or professional doctorate student Applying for research outside of Sydney	28 August 2019	23 September 2019
FASS/WZB Berlin Social Sciences Centre Research Exchange (WZB) Program	From $6000	PhD student or academic affiliate in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Planning to conduct research at the WZB Berlin Social Science Centre	1 November 2019	1 March 2020
Francis Henry Loxton Stipend and Supplementary Scholarships	Minimum RTP stipend rate + $10,000 (for up to 3 years)	Postgraduate research student in the Sydney Institute of Agriculture Applied for RTP Scholarship	December 2020	February 2021
Kerkyasha rian and Kayikian Fund for Armenian Studies	TBC	Honours, master's by research or PhD student or academic affiliate in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Sydney Conservatorium of Music or Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning Undertaking research in 19th century or earlier Armenian studies Applying for project or activity funding	4 August 2020	13 October 2020
Nicholas Anthony Aroney Research Fund	TBC	Master's by research or PhD, or academic affiliate in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Undertaking research in Greek language, culture or history Applying for project or activity funding	1 August 2019	15 October 2019
Norman Haire Fund for Sexology Studies	TBC	Australian citizen or permanent resident, or New Zealand citizen Honours, master's by research or PhD student, or academic affiliate Researching sexology	23 April 2020	3 June 2020
P olymnia and Aimilia Kallinikos Scholarship	$1000	Enrolled in a Masters by Research or PhD at an Australian university (Australian Archaeological Institute at Athens member) Researching Greek Studies up to 1453 AD Must travel either to Greece or a neighbouring country	16 September 2019	18 October 2019
The Wentworth Fellowship	$5000 pa (for 3 years)	Full-time PhD, DArts or DSocSci student Hold an honours degree Researching humanities or social sciences Need to travel to England and Europe Over 25	26 May 2020	23 June 2020
Westpac Asian Exchange Scholarships	$12,000	Australian citizen or permanent resident Undergraduate or postgraduate student	See page details	See page details
Dr Helen Marchant-Pritchard Memorial Scholarship	$8000	Postgraduate research student in the Sydney School of Education and Social Work Research in the field of social work or social policy	28 May 2020	24 June 2020
Katharine Ogilvie Memorial Award	$10,000	Domestic student or New Zealand citizen MPhil or PhD student studying social work Be eligible for the Australian Association of Social Workers membership	26 February 2020	2 April 2020
Marion Macaulay Bequest Completion Scholarship	Minimum RTP stipend rate (pro-rata) for 6 months	MPhil or PhD student in the Sydney School of Education and Social Work	26 November 2019	8 January 2020
NESA Educational Measurement and Assessment Research Scholarship	$30,000 (for up to 3.5 years)	Australian citizen PhD student in the Sydney School of Education and Social Work Research into educational measurement and assessment Master's graduate or graduand in education, psychology, engineering or science Undertake a placement with NESA	24 February 2020	6 April 2020
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Fostering Lifelong Connections	$35,000 pa	Domestic PhD student Hold an honours or master's Conduct research aligned with the aims of the ARC Linkage project	29 May 2020	30 July 2020
R aymond L Debus Scholarship	$5000 or $8500	Domestic student Studying education	1 November 2019	6 January 2020
Romy Waterlow Fellowship Trust	Up to $6000	Hold a degree or diploma in social welfare, social work or related area Undertaking research in the area of HIV Experience working in the area of HIV/AIDS	1 May 2020	11 June 2020
The Alexander Mackie Research Fellowship	Up to $10,000	Postgraduate research student in the Sydney School of Education and Social Work Pursuing research overseas for 12 months	30 September 2019	31 October 2019
Thomas and Ethel Mary Ewing Scholarships	$35,000 pa	Postgraduate research student undertaking research in the field of education Travelling interstate/overseas as part of your degree	9 December 2019	20 January 2020
Thomas and Ethel Mary Ewing Scholarships (Travelling Research)	$10,000	Postgraduate research student in the Sydney School of Education and Social Work Undertake travel for your degree	5 August 2019	2 September 2019
AR Davis Postgraduate Research Memorial Scholarship	Up to $2500 or $5000	Enrolled in a PhD in the Chinese Studies or the Department of Japanese Studies	26 November 2019	29 January 2020
Emilie M Schweitzer Scholarship in French and Germanic Studies	$8000	Enrol in French and Francophone studies or Germanic studies at honours level Minimum WAM of 70	28 May 2020	25 June 2020
Hugh Clarke Research Travel Grant	$2000	Enrolled in Japanese studies Travelling to an approved destination	1 July 2019	7 August 2019
Jae My Postgraduate Scholarship in Korean Studies	$20,000 (for 3 years)	PhD student in the Department of Korean Studies	17 September 2019	12 December 2019
Modern Greek Studies Foundation Award	$6000 pa (for up to 3 years)	Enrolled in a PhD Researching modern Greek and/or Byzantine studies	8 January 2020	26 February 2020
The Ch inese Studies Travelling Bursary	$1000	Chinese studies student Plan to travel to China and study at a Chinese university	1 March 2020	31 March 2020
The Frances Merenda Travelling Scholarship	$4000	Italian studies major student Undertaking approved exchange, further studies or research in Italy	16 February 2020	11 April 2020
The Politis Family Scholarship in Modern Greek and/or Byzantine Studies	$2000	Undergraduate or postgraduate coursework student Studying modern Greek or Byzantine studies	9 August 2019	30 September 2019
The Raymond Hsu Scholarship	$5000 or $10,000	Postgraduate research student in the Department of Chinese Studies	8 April 2020	28 May 2020
The Sakuko Matsui Postgraduate Travel Scholarship in Japanese Studies	$5000	Postgraduate research student in the Department of Japanese Studies	3 March 2020	29 April 2020
The T M Hsiao Scholarship	$1500	Chinese studies student planning to study honours	1 March 2020	31 March 2020
Arthur Macquarie Travelling Scholarship	Up to $15,000 (for 6 months)	PhD or Doctor of Arts student in the Department of English, Department of Art History or Sydney College of Arts Researching Australian poetry or sculpture, or Australian artist working in sculpture Demonstrate that travel is required for your studies	12 March 2020	9 April 2020
Kenneth Reed Postgraduate Research Scholarship in English	$14,000 (for 6 years) or $28,000 (for 3 years)	Domestic student or New Zealand citizen PhD student in the Department of English	N/A	N/A
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Media Representations of Obesity	$35,000 pa (for up to 3.5 years)	Unconditional offer in a PhD Research in the field of linguistics	16 December 2019	20 January 2020
Rev and Mrs FWA Roberts Scholarship	$5000	Bachelor of Arts (Honours) graduate Starting a postgraduate research degree in the Department of English	N/A	N/A
Stanley Sinclair Bequest Scholarship	$5000	Full-time postgraduate student Studying in the School of Literature, Art and Media	3 June 2020	30 June 2020
The Zhuanglin Hu Postgraduate Research Support Scholarship in Linguistics	Up to $1500	Postgraduate research student in the Department of Linguistics Presenting at a conference/symposium/workshop	2 September 2019	17 September 2019
Carlyle Greenwell Research Scholarship	Up to $10,000	Honours, Master of Arts (Research), MPhil or PhD student in the Department of Archaeology	30 April 2020	21 May 2020
GC Henderson Research Scholarship	Minimum RTP stipend rate	Postgraduate research student in the Department of Anthropology, Archaeology or History Research into the history of the South Sea Islands	15 May 2020	TBC
Janet Dora Hine Environmental Health History Research Scholarship	$35,000 pa (for up to 3 years)	Australian citizen PhD student in the School of Philosophical and Historical Inquiry Honours (first class or second class upper) or masters graduate	13 February 2020	12 March 2020
John Frazer Scholarship	$5000 (honours) and $8500 (master's)	Enrolled in a BA (Hons), BA/BAS (Hons), BAS (Hons) or master's by research at the Department of History, School of Philosophical and Historical Inquiry Willing to research in the field of history	5 May 2020	18 June 2020
Postgraduate Equity Scholarship in Gender and Cultural Studies	$6000	Enrolled in or unconditional offer for a master's or PhD in the Department of Gender and Cultural Studies Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, or demonstrate hardship or disadvantage	5 March 2020	31 March 2020
The Coleman-Hilton Scholarship at the British School at Rome	$42,000	Domestic student Doctor of philosophy student in the Department of Classics and Ancient History	26 November 2019	9 December 2019
Carlyle Greenwell Completion Scholarshi p	Minimum RTP stipend rate + $6000 (pro-rata for 6 months	Enrolled in or hold an unconditional offer in a MPhil or PhD in the Department of Anthropology	Now	N/A
Carlyle Greenwell HDR Conference Grant	Up to $10,000	Master's by research or PhD student within the Department of Anthropology Satisfactoryily progressing through your degree Ready to present your original research findings Applied for PRSS funding and been unsuccessful or provided with insufficient funds	1 May 2020	11 June 2020
Carlyle Greenwell Postgraduate Scholarship	Minimum RTP stipend rate +$6000 (for up to 3 years)	Domestic and international MPhil or PhD student in the Department of Anthropology	N/A	N/A
Governor Phillip Scholarship	Approx $72,600 pa	University of Oxford first class honours graduate Master of philosophy student in the School of Social and Political Sciences	2 July 2019	4 October 2019 (AEST)
Peter Lawrence Memorial Scholarship	Minimum RTP stipend rate + $6000 (for up to 3 years)	Enrolled in or hold an unconditional offer in a MPhil or PhD in the Department of Anthropology	N/A	N/A
Scholarship in Knowledge-Making in Australian Society	Minimum RTP stipend rate (up to 2021)	Domestic student PhD student in the Department of Sociology and Social Policy	18 November 2019	30 January 2020