Medicine and health research scholarships

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 research scholarships for Faculty of Medicine and Health students in the table below.

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

Scholarship	Value	Eligibility	Open date	Close date
AINSE Postgraduate Research Award	$7500 p.a.	Postgraduate research student RTP scholarship recipient	1 February 2021	15 April 2021
Alzheimer's Australia Dementia Research Foundation Research Grants	Various	See page details	Various	Various
APPRISE Postgraduate Research Scholarship	$27,082 (up to 3 years)	Domestic PhD student Background of public health ethics and/or infectious diseases research	20 February 2019	6 March 2019
ARC Linkage Pharmacy Research Scholarship	$27,596 p.a. (up to 3 years)	PhD student Hold an honours or master's degree in pharmacy, chemistry, physics, chemical, mechanical or biomedical engineering Research experience	15 December 2020	28 February 2021
Arthritis Australia Scholarships	See page details	Australian citizen or permanent resident Clinical, scientific or allied health professional Science or medicine graduate Undertaking thesis into arthritis and related disorders	See page details	See page details
Australian Pain Society and Australian Pain Relief Association Scholarships	See page details	Australian citizen or permanent resident Undertaking PhD research into acute or chronic pain	See page details	See page details
Australian Rotary Health Scholarships	Various	Undertake research into mental, general or indigenous health Undertake rural or remote placements	Various	Various
Barry and Joy Lambert Cannabinoid Research Scholarships	$30,000 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)	Future or current PhD student at the University Honours or master's degree qualified Research the therapeutic potential of cannabis and cannabinoids	N/A	N/A
Bowel Cancer Translational Research Supplementary Scholarship	$10,000 (up to 3.5 years)	PhD student Hold an honours or master's degree in medicine or science	28 March 2019	14 May 2019
Caroline Elizabeth Harris Scholarship	Various	Conduct investigations into childhood cancer of the brain or related field Not have received this scholarship more than three times	Ongoing	Ongoing
Charles Perkins Centre Scholarship in Physical Activity and Sleep	$30,000	Domestic PhD student Conduct research into the links between physical activity, sleep and health	8 August 2019	29 August 2019
Charles Perkins Centre Westmead Supplementary Scholarship	$10,000	PhD student Recipient of a primary scholarship that provides stipend allowance	15 January 2020	31 March 2020
CogTEST- C: Postgraduate Scholarship in Cerebral Palsy	$94,872.40 over 3 years	Enrolled or have an unconditional offer to a full-time PhD in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Willingness to undertake a specific research project in cerebral palsy	9 December 2020	18 January 2021
Consortium of Objectively Measured Physical Activity Scholarship	$12,000 (up to 3 years)	PhD student High academic achiever	2 April 2019	17 May 2019
Dr Albert S McKern Research Scholarship	$45,000 (up to 3.5 years)	Australian citizen Master's by research or PhD student in the Discipline of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Neonatology Graduate of the University of Sydney, the University of Edinburgh or Yale University	1 August 2019	31 October 2019
Dr Jennifer Foong Scholarship for Biomedical Research	RTP stipend rate (up to 3 years)	PhD student Undertake biomedical research	TBC	TBC
Endocrine Society of Australia Awards, Grants, Scholarships and Fellowships	Various	Conduct research in the field of endocrinology Be a member of the society	Various	Various
Faculty of Medicine and Health Executive Dean Stipend Scholarship	$35,000 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)	PhD student Apply for an RTP stipend scholarship	Open	28 February 2020
Health4Life Initiative Postgraduate Research Scholarship	$35,000 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)	Domestic student Full-time PhD student at the Faculty of Medicine and Health	20 November 2020	6 January 2021
Heart Foundation Scholarships and Awards	Various	Health professional Research into cardiovascular health	Various	Various
John A Lamberton Research Scholarships	RTP stipend or $7000 (up to 3 years)	Domestic postgraduate research student	TBC	TBC
Lambert Initiative for Cannabinoid Therapeutics Supplementary Scholarships	$10,000 p.a. (up to 3 years)	PhD student at the Brain and Mind Centre Recipient of a primary stipend scholarship	25 August 2020	24 September 2020
Leukaemia Foundation Scholarships	Various	See page details	Various	Various
Menzies Foundation Scholarships	See page details	See page details	See page details	See page details
Motor Neurone Disease Australia Grants	Various	Australian citizen or permanent resident Researcher in fields relevant to motor neurone disease	Various	Various
Multiple Sclerosis Research Australia Scholarships	See page details	Australian citizen or permanent resident or New Zealand citizen Tertiary student with interest in multiple sclerosis treatment	See page details	See page details
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Scholarships	NHMRC stipend rate	Master's by research or PhD student Medicine and health project based in Australia	15 April 2020	8 July 2020
Penelope Morris Foundation Scholarship	$45,000 p.a. (up to 3 years)	Domestic student Full-time PhD student within the Faculty of Medicine and Health Hold a medical degree and be an active, practising oncology clinician.	5 October 2020	25 October 2020
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Blood Vessel Engineering	$35,000 p.a. (up to 3 years)	Full-time domestic PhD student at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Research engineering a physiologically-relevant blood vessel in vitro Hold an honours degree or equivalent	1 September 2020	15 September 2020
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Cancer Related Cognitive Impairment	NHMRC medical/dental stipend rate (up to 3 years)	Domestic PhD student	27 November 2020	11 December 2020
Postgraduate Scholarship in Cardiovascular Research	$40,000 p.a. (3 years)	Domestic PhD Student	23 July 2020	6 August 2020
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Computational Neuroimaging	Minimum RTP stipend rate + tuition fees	PhD student in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Conduct research into computational neuroimaging	17 November 2020	12 February 2021
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Dentistry Without Mercury	Minimum RTP stipend rate	Full-time PhD student at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Research fibre-reinforced dental composite Hold an honours degree	3 September 2020	17 September 2020
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Micro-projection Array Patch	$40,000 p.a. (for 3 years)	Australian citizen or permanent resident Full-time PhD student at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Research the Nanopatch vaccine Willing to travel	14 January 2021	29 January 2021
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Molecular Pharmacology	$35,000 p.a. (up to 3 years)	Domestic full-time PhD student Research molecular pharmacology Hold an honours degree	16 November 2020	14 January 2021
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in NDIS Rhetoric versus Reality	$35,000 p.a. (up to 3 years)	Full-time PhD student at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Research in the NDIS: Rhetoric versus Reality project	4 December 2020	28 February 2021
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in New Anti-Cancer Drug Development	$27,082 (up to 3 years)	PhD student High academic achiever	12 March 2019	26 March 2019
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Novel Therapeutics	$40,000 p.a. (3 years)	Australian citizen or permanent resident. Full-time PhD student at the Faculty of Medicine and Health.	22 October 2020	5 November 2020
Research Scholarship in Physical Activity among Women aged 50 Plus	$28,597 p.a. (up to 1.75 years)	PhD candidate within the Faculty of Medicine and Health Currently conducting research into the promotion of physical activity among older women Domestic student	11 December 2020	28 December 2020
Research Scholarship in Theories of Autonomy in Reproductive Genomics	$28,106 p.a. (up to 3 years)	Full-time PhD student Research theoretical bioethics, philosophy or applied ethics Hold an honours or master's degree	22 May 2020	16 July 2020
Rowan Nicks Russell Drysdale Fellowship in Australian Indigenous Health and Welfare (pdf, 160.6KB)	Up to $60,000	Australian citizen Appropriate prior experience Proof of community consultation and affirmation and/or education Undertake a project/program, further education or research	Open	4 September 2020
Scholarship in Artificial Intelligence in Ion Channel Drug Discovery	$40,000 p.a. (3 years)	Australian citizen or permanent resident Full-time PhD student at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Knowledge in computer science and preferably medicinal chemistry and/or pharmacology	27 October 2020	31 January 2021
Scholarship in Engineering an Advanced High-Value Bioreactor System	Minimum RTP stipend rate (up to 3 years)	Domestic student Enrolled or unconditional offer to study a full-time PhD	12 September 2019	26 September 2019
Suicide Prevention Australia – PhD Scholarships	Various	See page details	See page details	See page details
Sydney Catalyst PhD and Top-Up Awards	See page details	Engaged in translational cancer research	See page details	See page details
Sydney Vital Colorectal Cancer Postgraduate Scholarship	$35,000	Domestic PhD student	30 January 2019	13 March 2019
The Australian Pancreatic Centre Harris Van Beek Scholarship	$20,000	Enrolled full-time in a master's by research or PhD High academic achiever	4 February 2019	22 February 2019
The Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ) Scholarships	Various	Researcher, scientist, cardiovascular nurse, allied health professional or healthcare worker working in cardiology CSANZ member	Various	Various
The HammondCare Foundation Postgraduate Research Scholarship	$40,000 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)	Domestic PhD student Research palliative care, cancer pain or a related topic area	1 July 2020	15 July 2020
The Jim Burke Liver Cancer Postgraduate Research Scholarship	$80,000	Domestic student Master's by research or PhD student at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Research liver cancer Surgical trainee with basic clinical experience	13 July 2020	27 July 2020
The Lynne Cattel 'Dog Ownership and Human Health' Research Project	Up to $30,000 (up to 3 years)	PhD student Hold an honours or master's degree	25 January 2019	18 February 2019
The Priscilla Kincaid-Smith Kidney Research Foundation	See page details	Undertake research into kidney disease	See page details	See page details
USYD-UNSW ADNet-Memory Clinics Postgraduate Research Scholarship	$35,000 p.a.	Domestic MPhil or PhD student Completed an honours degree Willingness to complete the specific research project	25 January 2021	9 February 2021
WARC Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Neural Innervation of the Kidneys	$30,000 p.a. (2 years)	Studying a full-time PhD in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Willingness to undertake research into neural innervation of the kidneys and heart supervised by the WARC Principal Investigator Attained cardiology training Domestic student	22 December 2020	25 January 2021
Westmead Applied Research Centre Postgraduate Scholarship	$28,000 (up to 3 years)	Hold an honours or a master's degree High academic achiever	1 August 2018	14 September 2018
Westmead Applied Research Centre Scholarship in Diabetes	$28,000 (up to 2 years)	Domestic PhD student Registered medical practitioner in Australia	16 August 2019	13 September 2019
Wiser Healthcare Scholarship in Communicating about Overdiagnosis	RTP stipend rate (up to 3 years)	Full-time PhD student High academic achiever	26 November 2018	10 January 2019
Colgate-Palmolive Postgraduate Scholarship	$25,000 stipend (up to 3 years)	Dental graduate Researcher in the field of population oral health	TBC	TBC
Bob and Nancy Edwards Scholarship	$35,000 p.a. (up to 3 years)	Master's by research or PhD student at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Undertake research into cancer and/or paediatrics	N/A	N/A
Blood-based Biomarkers in Cardiovascular Disease Research Scholarship	$30,000 p.a (up to 3 years)	Based in Sydney Full-time Masters by Research or PhD student within the University of Sydney School of Medicine Willing to conduct research in the area of molecular genetics/proteomics	1 February 2021	28 February 2021
Christine Maple-Brown Colorectal Cancer Research Scholarship	RTP stipend rate (up to 3 years)	Conduct research in colorectal cancer Australian citizen or permanent resident or a New Zealand citizen	31 October 2019	N/A
Dorothy Blanche Chandler Scholarship	RTP stipend rate (up to 3 years)	Postgraduate research student RTP applicant Undertake research in rheumatoid arthritis and associated conditions	30 October 2020	N/A
Dr Albert S McKern Travelling Research Scholarship	Up to $15,000	Australian citizen Graduate of the University of Sydney, the University of Edinburgh, or Yale University	1 November 2019	17 March 2020
Elizabeth and Henry Hamilton-Browne Scholarship	RTP stipend rate (up to 3 years)	RTP Stipend Scholarship applicant Postgraduate research student	31 October 2019	N/A
Enid Ng Fellowship in Haematology	$45,000 (up to 3 years)	Postgraduate research student Accepted into the JSAC Training Scheme in Haematology of the RACP and Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia, or Accepted into the single discipline haematology stream of either college	22 November 2017	5 December 2017
Francis M Hooper Scholarship for Medical Research	RTP stipend rate (up to 3 years)	Researcher in Alzheimer's disease, cancer, heart disease, or medically related basic biology research Australian citizen or permanent resident or a New Zealand citizen	31 October 2019	N/A
Gastroenterological Society of Australia (GESA) Grants, Fellowships and Awards	See page details	Australian citizen GESA member Undertake gastroenterological research	See page details	See page details
John Keith Chandler Scholarship	RTP stipend rate (up to 3 years)	Postgraduate research student Undertake research in any aspect of varicose veins	31 October 2019	N/A
Muriel and Walter Lumley Research Scholarship	RTP stipend rate (up to 3 years)	Applied for an RTP Stipend Scholarship High academic achiever	31 October 2019	N/A
Neville Brown Scholarship	RTP stipend rate (up to 3 years)	Applied for an RTP Stipend Scholarship High academic achiever	31 October 2019	N/A
Northern Clinical School HDR Support Scholarship	$10,000	PhD student at the Northern Clinical School Full-time student Evidence of current financial disadvantage or hardship	15 April 2019	30 May 2019
RA Money Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Neuroscience	RTP stipend rate (up to 3 years)	Researcher in neuroscience Australian citizen or permanent resident or a New Zealand citizen	30 October 2020	N/A
Reginald Maney Lake and Amy Laura Bonamy Scholarship	RTP stipend rate (up to 3 years)	Postgraduate research student Undertake research in pathology	30 October 2020	N/A
Sir John Loewenthal Scholarship	$20,000 p.a.	Domestic student or Hong Kong citizen who will be studying a Master of Surgery by coursework or research, or an MPhil or PhD	1 January 2020	29 February 2020
The Curtin PhD Scholarship for Clinical Research	$50,000	Enrolled in a PhD in Sydney Medical School Australian citizen or permanent resident	Ongoing	Ongoing
The Frank and Marion Spence Scholarship	$18,000 (up to 3 years)	Researcher in paediatric cardiology or cancer Applied for an RTP Stipend Scholarship	31 October 2019	N/A
The Garnett Passe and Rodney Williams Memorial Foundation Grants and Awards	See page details	Researcher, trainee or fellow of the foundation Undertaking research into otorhinolaryngology	See page details	See page details
The Hopewood Project Postgraduate Research Scholarship	$10,000 p.a. (up to 3 years)	Unconditional offer to study a full-time PhD Hold an honours degree or master's degree in a related field Research health longevity and preventative medicine Recipient of a primary scholarship with a stipend allowance	7 April 2020	15 May 2020
The John Arthur Freeman PhD Scholarship for Tumours of the Brain	$35,000 stipend (up to 4 years)	Enrolled in a PhD at the Sydney Medical School Honours or master's degree in a related field	31 October 2019	N/A
The John Brooke Moore Scholarship	$25,000 to $40,000	Domestic students studying surgery	1 January 2020	29 February 2020
The Pamela Jeanne Elizabeth Churm Postgraduate Research Scholarship	RTP stipend rate (up to 3 years)	Researcher in neuroscience Australian citizen or permanent resident or a New Zealand citizen	31 October 2019	N/A
The TDM Foundation Scholarship	RTP stipend rate (up to 3 years)	Hold an honours or master's degree High academic achiever	16 April 2018	14 May 2018
Walter Eberhard Schroeder Dermatology Research Scholarship	RTP stipend rate (up to 3 years)	Researcher in dermatology Australian citizen or permanent resident or a New Zealand citizen	30 October 2020	N/A
Walter Eberhard Schroeder Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research Scholarship	RTP stipend rate (up to 3 years)	Australian citizen or permanent resident or a New Zealand citizen Researcher in obstetrics and gynaecology	N/A	N/A
John Flood Memorial Scholarship	TBC	Students interested in undertaking research in neuropathology	19 November 2020	31 January 2021
Nanoparticle-Based Biomolecule Detection Systems Research Scholarship	Minimum RTP stipend rate (up to 3 years)	Full-time PhD student Research nanoparticle-based biomolecule detection systems Hold an honours or master's degree	Closed	Closed
Plasma Surface Modification for Biomedical Devices Research Scholarship	Minimum RTP stipend rate (up to 3 years)	Future PhD student Research plasma surface modification Background in physics, chemistry, engineering, materials science or biomedical sciences	Closed	Closed
Professor NGW & Mrs Ann Macintosh Memorial Scholarship	RTP stipend rate (up to 3 years)	Conduct research into anatomy and histology Have a primary supervisor who is a member of academic staff	July 2017	July 2017
Skellern Family Foundation Scholarship	$30,000 (up to 3 years)	Domestic PhD candidate within Sydney Nursing School Registered nurse or midwife with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)	31 August 2018	21 September 2018
Women's Plans Foundation Award	$1000	Domestic student studying honours or postgraduate nursing course Interested in reproductive health in third world countries	14 December 2020	31 January 2021
ACRF Image X Institute Postgraduate Research Scholarship	$35,000 p.a.	Full-time PhD student Conduct research using CT imaging	20 November 2020	18 January 2021
ARC Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Disaster Risk Management Practice	$34,000 p.a. (up to 3 years)	PhD student at the School of Health Sciences Research needs of people with disability in natural hazards and other emergencies Hold an honours degree	2 June 2020	30 September 2020
Deirdre Russell Memorial Scholarship	$13,000 (up to 3 years)	Full-time master's by research or PhD students in the discipline of speech pathology	October 2019	November 2019
Mary Frances Stephens Scholarship	$12,000 (up to 3 years)	Master's by research or PhD student Completed at least one full-time (or equivalent part-time) year in your degree	January 2020	February 2020
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Athlete Development Transition	$35,000 p.a. (up to 3 years)	Full-time PhD student at the Sydney School of Health Sciences Hold an honours or master's degree Demonstrate academic excellence	26 November 2020	15 January 2021
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Disaster Risk Management Practices	RTP stipend rate (up to 3 years)	PhD student at the Sydney School of Health Sciences Research needs of people with disability in natural hazards and other emergencies Hold an honours degree	2 June 2020	30 September 2020
Scholarship in Migrant and Refugee Youths’ Sexual and Reproductive Health	$27,094 p.a. (up to 1.75 years)	Domestic full-time master's by research student at the School of Health Sciences Research sexual and reproductive health Hold a bachelor degree in health or social sciences	30 October 2020	17 November 2020
Spinal Cord Injuries Australia PhD Scholarship	Up to $28,596 p.a. (up to 3 years)	Domestic PhD or master's by research student Research in the Australian National Physical Activity Survey for Spinal Cord Injury	24 October 2019	2 December 2019
Telehealth for Exercise Prescription for Older Australians	$35,000 p.a. (up to 3 years)	Full-time PhD student Hold an honours degree or masters degree with a significant research component	25 November 2020	TBC
The Helga Pettitt Sydney School of Health Sciences Postgraduate Study Award	$1500	Master's by research or PhD student in the Sydney School of Health Sciences Graduate of the Sydney School of Health Sciences	TBC	TBC
Developing New Laser and Optical Based Technologies Research Scholarship	$35,000 p.a (for up to 3 years)	Domestic or international student Hold aeronautical, aerospace, biomedical or mechanical engineering degree, or closely related applied sciences discipline Full-time master's by research or PhD student at the School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering or School of Pharmacy	25 January 2021	9 February 2021

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