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
Barry and Joy Lambert Cannabinoid Research Scholarships	$30,000 pa (for up to 3.5 years)	Future or current PhD student at the University Hold an Honours or master's degree Research the therapeutic potential of cannabis and cannabinoids	25 November 2022	15 December 2022
CSIRO Postgraduate Scholarships	Various	Full-time PhD student in Australia See page details	See page details	See page details
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	Ongoing	Ongoing
Faculty of Engineering Research Stipend Scholarship	University of Sydney’s RTP stipend rate (for up to 3 years)	Full-time PhD or master's by research student at the Faculty of Engineering	Ongoing	Ongoing
Elevate Scholarship	Various	Domestic student Identify as a woman Commencing a STEM degree or Master of Business Administration (MBA) at an Australian University	See page for details	See page for details
JDRF Australia Travel Grants Applications	Up to $1,000 for virtual conferences and short training courses Up to $2,000 for domestic travel within Australia Up to $4,000 for international travel	Research in Type 1 Diabetes Domestic and international students	23 February 2022	24 March 2022
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	TBC	TBC
Lambert Initiative for Cannabinoid Therapeutics Supplementary Scholarships	$10,000 p.a (up to 3.5 years)	PhD student at the Brain and Mind Centre Recipient of a primary stipend scholarship	22 August 2022	2 September 2022
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Additive Manufacturing	$35,950 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)	Commencing PhD at the Faculty of Engineering Holds First Class Honours or equivalent degree	28 October 2022	30 November 2022
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Developing Polymeric System for Delivery of Active Compounds	$14,000 (up to 7 months)	Domestic/international student Current Master’s by Research student Research into developing polymeric system	24 November 2022	7 December 2022
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in the Design of Acrobatic Legged Robots	$35,950 p.a. (up to 6 months)	Domestic/international student Current or prospective student Applied for RTP Research into the Design of Acrobatic Legged Robots Hold an Honours degree or equivalent	18 November 2022	01 December 2022
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Turbulent Mixing in Thermally Stratified Ravine Flows	$35,950 p.a. (up to3 months)	Domestic/international student Current or prospective student Applied for RTP scholarship Holds honours degree or equivalent.	17 November 2022	30 November 2022
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
Scholarship in Novel High-Performance Copper-Based Materials	RTP stipend rate	Full-time Master’s by Research or PhD student Willing to conduct research into Novel High-Performance Copper-Based Materials Hold an Honours degree (First Class or Second Class Upper) or equivalent in a relevant discipline	Ongoing	Ongoing
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	17 August 2022	26 September 2022
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 Advanced Catalysis for High Value Food	$35,950 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)	Research in catalysis engineering high value food products from agricultural waste Hold First Class Honours or equivalent	8 July 2022	19 July 2022
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	04 May 2022
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 heat and mass transfer in low emission building materials	$35, 950 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)	Full-time PhD student Hold First Class Honours or equivalent Research into bio-based building materials	5 July 2022	19 July 2022
Industry Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Wireless Communications	$35,950 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)	Unconditional offer of admissions or currently enrolled Research into Logic Development of MAC Systems for Wireless Communications Willing to work on an industrial project	TBC	TBC
Thales Scholarship of Energy Harvesting	$35,950 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)	Domestic student Research into energy harvesting systems Work closely with Thales Australia Limited	10 August 2022	21 October 2022
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	TBC	TBC
The JD Technology Research Scholarship in Artificial intelligence	RTP stipend rate (up to 3 years)	Current or commencing student within the Faculty of Engineering Willing to conduct research into Artificial Intelligence Hold an Honours degree or equivalent Willing to be affiliated with Sydney Artificial Intelligence Centre.	Ongoing	Ongoing
UBTech PhD Scholarship	$35,950 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)	Domestic/international student Current/prospective students Study Masters by Research or PhD within the Faculty of Engineering Research in Artificial Intelligence	On-going	On-going