Faculty of Engineering

Postgraduate research scholarships

From bioengineering to complex systems, we have a wide range of options for domestic engineering 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 Engineering students in the table below.

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

Scholarship	Value	Eligibility	Open date	Close date
CSIRO Postgraduate Scholarships	Various	Full-time PhD student in Australia See page details	See page details	See page details
DARE PhD Scholarships (Engineering)	$40,000 p.a. (up to 3 years)	Full-time PhD or master's by research student Hold a bachelor’s degree with honours or a master’s degree Be considered for an RTP stipend scholarship	1 May 2020	Ongoing
Dr Jennifer Foong Scholarship for Biomedical Researc h	RTP stipend (up to 3 years)	PhD student Undertake biomedical research	March 2022	March 2022
Faculty of Engineering Research Scholarship	Sydney RTP stipend rate (up to 3 years)	Full-time PhD or master's by research student Be considered for an RTP stipend scholarship	Ongoing	Ongoing
John A Lamberton Research Scholarship	minimum RTP stipend or $7500 (for up to 3 years)	Masters by Research or PhD student Enroled in Engineering, Medicine and Health or Science Research into natural products and/or relationships between chemical structure and biological activity	5 October 2021	26 October 2021
Richard Claude Mankin Scholarship – Water Conservation	RTP stipend rate (up to 3.5 years)	Master's by research or PhD student Undertaking research in the area of chemistry	28 July 2020	24 August 2020
Sydney Quantum Academy Postgraduate Scholarship	Various	Full-time PhD student at a partner university of the SQA Interested in a field related to quantum science and technology	11 August 2021	26 September 2021
Peter Nicol Russell Postgraduate Scholarship	$5000 p.a. (up to 3 years)	Master's by research or PhD student in mechanical and mechatronic engineering RTP stipend scholarship recipient	TBC	TBC
Advanced Food Enginomics Research Scholarship	Sydney RTP stipend rate or up to $10,000 (up to 3 years)	Full-time PhD student at the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Research into sensor for smart food packaging	Ongoing	Ongoing
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Computational Modelling	Sydney RTP stipend rate (up to 3 years)	Full-time PhD student Research computational modelling for designing a heart valve Hold an honours degree Apply for an RTP Scholarship	Ongoing	Ongoing
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Engineering Processable – Tough Hydrogels	Sydney RTP stipend rate (up to 3 years)	Full-time PhD student Research self-healing hydrogel Hold an honours degree Apply for an RTP scholarship	Ongoing	Ongoing
Research Scholarship in Miniaturised Biosensors with High Selectivity	Sydney RTP stipend rate (up to 3 years)	Full-time PhD student in the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Research into miniaturised biosensors with high selectivity Hold an honours or masters degree	24 September 2021	25 October 2021
Allen D McConnell Scholarship	$6000	Australian citizen or permanent resident Full-time master’s by research or PhD student in the School of Civil Engineering Researching hydraulics and fluid mechanics Hold an honours degree	TBC	TBC
LR and BA Browne Scholarships in Civil Engineering	Sydney RTP stipend rate (up to 3 years)	Full-time PhD student or master's by research student intending to transfer to a PhD Researching in the School of Civil Engineering Reside in NSW Apply for an RTP scholarship	TBC	TBC
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Automation and Robotics	Sydney RTP stipend rate (up to 3 years)	Full-time PhD student in the School of Electrical and Information Engineering Research into designing an automation solution for waste sorting applications Hold an honours, or Master of Philosophy or Masters degree with a substantial research component	20 October 2021	22 November 2021
The AgriFutures Gary Sansom Scholarship	$35,000	See page details	15 January 2021	24 February 2021
The University of Sydney Nano Institute Student Ambassador Scholarship	$5000	hold a primary stipend scholarship have an unconditional offer or be enrolled full-time in a PhD at the University conduct research in the areas of nanoscale science and technology	19 April 2021	17 May 2021