Faculty of Science

Postgraduate research scholarships

From geoscience and agriculture to physics or chemistry scholarships, we have a wide range of options for domestic 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 Science students in the table below.

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

Scholarship	Value	Eligibility	Open date	Close date
Alexander Hugh Thurburn Stipend and Supplementary Scholarships	Minimum RTP stipend rate + $10,000 (up to 3 years)	Postgraduate research student in the Sydney Institute of Agriculture Applied for RTP Scholarship	December 2022	February 2023
Arthritis Australia Scholarships	See page details	Australian citizen or permanent resident Clinical, scientific or allied health professional Science or medicine graduate Undertake a thesis into arthritis and related disorders	See page details	See page details
ANZSBT/CSL Behring PhD Scholarship	Up to $40,000	Australian or New Zealand citizen or resident Holds a Bachelor degree with first-class honours, Master’s degree with a research component or equivalent from a recognised university Commencing a PhD in 2022 or commenced PhD in 2021	N/A	30 November 2021
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	14 March 2021
Bowel Cancer Translational Research Scholarship	$10,000 (up to 1.75 years)	Master's by research student High academic achiever	28 March 2019	14 May 2019
Bowel Cancer Translational Research Supplementary Scholarship	$10,000 stipend (up to 3.5 years)	PhD student Hold an honours or master's degree in medicine or science	TBC	TBC
Bruce Veness Chandler Supplementary Scholarship in Food Chemistry (Life and Environmental Sciences)	$10,000	Masters by research of PhD in SOLES Research in the field of food chemistry Hold a primary scholarship	TBC	TBC
CCA IBD PhD Scholarship	$25,000 per annum (up to 3 years)	Australian citizen or Australian permanent resident Eligible for PhD candidature Outline a research proposal that specifically applies to patients with IBD	N/A	15 October 2021
Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Postgraduate Scholarships	$10,000 top-up scholarships $2500 travel scholarships	See page details	Various	Various
CSIRO Postgraduate Scholarship	Various	Full-time PhD student in Australia See page details	See page details	See page details
DARE PhD Scholarships (Science)	Up to $40,000 p.a. (up to 3 years)	PhD student Support from your research supervisor Hold an Australian bachelor’s degree with honours or a master’s degree in engineering or science	1 May 2020	Ongoing
Dr Jennifer Foong Scholarship for Biomedical Research	RTP stipend (up to 3 years)	PhD student Undertake biomedical research	March 2022	March 2022
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 Science Research Stipend Scholarship	$28,597 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)	Domestic student Research Student in the Faculty of Science Applied and considered for a RTP Stipend Scholarship	N/A	N/A
Francis Henry Loxton Stipend and Supplementary Scholarships	Minimum RTP stipend rate + $10,000 (up to 3 years)	PhD student in the Sydney Institute of Agriculture Applied for RTP Scholarship	TBC	TBC
John A Lamberton Research Scholarships	Minimum RTP stipend or $7500 (for up to 3 years)	Masters by Research or PhD student Enrolled in Engineering, Medicine and Health or Science Research into natural products or relationships between chemical structure and biological activity	15 January 2022 1 August 2022	23 February 2022 26 August 2022
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
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Quantum Optics Theory	$35,000 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)	Domestic student PhD with the School of Physics Research into quantum optics	29 September 2021	31 January 2022
Postgraduate Research Supplementary Scholarship in Terahertz Nanophotonics	$5000 p.a. for 1 year	Postgraduate research student in the Faculty of Science Researching chip-scale terahertz nano-spectroscopic devices Background in physics or electrical engineering Primary scholarship holder	22 March 2021	Ongoing
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Hydrogen Storage Materials	$35,629 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)	Domestic student PhD student in Faculty of Science Holds first class honours or equivalent	TBC	TBC
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Sleep, Vascular Function and Cognition	$28,000 p.a. (up to 3 years)	Domestic student Masters by Research or PhD student Research in sleep, vascular function and cognition in older adults	26 November 2021	23 December 2021
Research Scholarship in Nanoscale Brain Navigation with DNA Computing	$28,596 p.a. (3 years)	Domestic student Postgraduate research student in the Faculty of Science Researching DNA computing and neuroinformatics	1 June 2021	31 January 2022
Research Scholarship in Deep Time Global Scale Landscape Evolution Models	$50,000 p.a. + tuition fees	Postgraduate research student Research quantitative landscape modelling and stratigraphic evolution Background in geoscience, mathematics or computer sciences	28 June 2021	28 September 2021
Richard Claude Mankin Scholarship – Water Conservation	RTP stipend rate (up to 3.5 years)	Master's by research or PhD student Researching in the area of chemistry	TBC	TBC
Science Centenary Fund Scholarship	$5000	Offer to study a PhD Faculty of Science graduate Hold a primary stipend scholarship	N/A	N/A
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
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
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
Agnes Campbell Prize	Various	Postgraduate research student in the School of Chemistry Research in organic chemistry	11 October 2021	12 November 2021
Bruce Veness Chandler Research Support Scholarship in Food Chemistry No 1	Min RTP for up to 3.5 years	Masters by Research or PhD student in the School of Chemistry Research into peptides, proteins and food-related topics	28 January 2022	18 February 2022
Dr Joan R Clark Research Scholarship	Various	Domestic PhD candidate Researching inorganic chemistry Study overseas	TBC	TBC
Henry Bertie and Florence Mabel Gritton Medallist Award	$3000	University of Sydney Medallist Undertaking chemistry research	TBC	TBC
PhD Scholarship in Lubricant-infused Surfaces	$35,950 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)	Australian Citizen PhD student in School of Chemistry Holds First Class Honours or equivalent Supervised by Prof. Chiara Neto	10 December 2021	30 January 2022
Henry Bertie and Florence Mabel Gritton Research Scholarship	Various	Commonwealth citizen or Australian permanent resident PhD student (chemistry)	TBC	TBC
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Colloid and Polymer Science	$35,950 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)	Domestic full-time PhD student Research into the structure and stability of complex colloidal systems Hold First Class Honours or equivalent	10 November 2021	30 November 2021
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Computational Chemistry	RTP stipend rate (up to 3 years)	Full-time PhD student in the School of Chemistry Research computational chemistry Hold an honours or master's degree Background in physical chemistry or chemical physics	5 August 2020	10 December 2021
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Polymer Chemistry	$28,854 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)	Domestic student PhD with the School of Chemistry Research in polymer synthesis, self-assembly and biological studies	20 December 2021	17 January 2022
Surface Coatings Association Australia Scholarship	$1500	Master's or PhD student in the School of Chemistry Research in the area of surface coatings Hold a primary stipend scholarship	11 October 2021	12 November 2021
The L E R Tonnet and Family Scholarship in Chemistry	$28,854 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)	Masters by Reseach or PhD students Research in physical chemistry Hold an honours or masters	15 January 2022 1 August 2022	23 February 2022 26 August 2022
The Reid and Colleen Docherty Scholarship in Health Related Research	$28,597 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)	Australian citizen or Australian permenant resident Full-time PhD in the School of Chemistry Health-related research in chemistry or biochemistry Applied and considered for a RTP Stipend Scholarship	N/A	N/A
Victor Cromack and Melba Alma Harris Cromack Scholarship	$28,854 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)	Domestic student Full-time PhD in the School of Chemistry Applied and considered for a RTP Stipend Scholarship	N/A	N/A
AMEC Geoscience Scholarship Opportunity - Mines and Wines Conference	Up to $1,000	Enrolled in a geoscience course or have graduated from university within the last 12 months	N/A	30 July 2021
DBH Scholarship	Various	Master's by research or PhD student Australian permanent resident, or citizen of a Commonwealth country or Germany	TBC	TBC
Edgeworth David Travelling Scholarship	Up to $7500	Full-time PhD or master's by research student in the School of Geosciences Conducting field studies in the south-western Pacific region Travel overseas	N/A	N/A
George Harris Scholarship (Geology and Geophysics)	$1200	PhD student at the School of Geoscience Researching geology or geophysics Completed 2 years of study	N/A	N/A
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Deep-Sea Sediments and Paleoclimate	$28,854 p.a. and tuition fees (up to 3.5 years)	Full-time PhD student at the Faculty of Science Research deep-sea sedimentology and spatio-temporal data analysis Hold an honours or master's degree	7 December 2021	7 March 2022
School of Geosciences Postgraduate Research Scholarship	$28,597 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)	Domestic student PhD Student in the School of Geosciences Applied and considered for a RTP Stipend Scholarship	N/A	N/A
Christian Rowe Thornett Stipend and Supplementary Scholarships	Minimum RTP stipend rate + $10,000 (up to 3 years)	Full-time PhD student Conduct research in the field of agriculture	TBC	TBC
Irvine Armstrong Watson Scholarship	$1000	Full-time master's by research or PhD student	TBC	TBC
James Vincent Scholarship in Agricultural Microbiology (Supplementary)	$8000	Full-time PhD student in the School of Life and Environmental Sciences RTP scholarship recipient Researching agricultural microbiology	TBC	TBC
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Fragment Based Drug Discovery	$32,304 p.a. (up to 1.75 - 3 years)	Masters by Research or PhD student Researching fragment-based drug discovery Hold an honours or masters degree	3 May 202	24 May 2021
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Myrtle Rust	$35,950 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)	Domestic full-time PhD student in the Faculty of Science Hold First Class Honours or equivalent Researching the plant pathogen myrtle rust	15 November 2021	14 February 2022
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Statistical Bioinformatics in Precision Cardiovascular Disease	$35,629 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)	Domestic student Undertaking PhD in Faculty of Science Supervised by Professor Jean Yang	16 August 2021	27 August 2021
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Systems Biology	$28,597 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)	Domestic or international student PhD in the School of Life and Environmental Sciences research in systems biology and metabolic research	20 December 2021	27 February 2022
Postgraduate Scholarship in Soil Security	$35,000 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)	Domestic student PhD in Life and Environmental Science Research in soil science	13 December 2021	10 January 2022
Research Scholarship in Dairy Science (Cow response to climate extremes)	$30,000 p.a. and SSAF (for 1.75 - 3 years)	Domestic/international student PhD in the School of Life and Environmental Sciences Research into dairy industry resilience to climate extremes with a focus on cow responses	21 January 2022	4 February 2022
Research Scholarship in Dairy Science (Novel monitoring tools)	$30,000 p.a. and SSAF (for 1.75 - 3 years)	Domestic/international student PhD in the School of Life and Environmental Sciences Research into dairy industry resilience to climate extremes, focused on monitoring and performance	21 January 2022	4 February 2022
Scholarship in Dairy Science (Carbon-neutral dairy production systems)	$40,000 p.a. and SSAF (up to 3.5 years)	Domestic or international student PhD in the School of Life and Environmental Sciences Research into the balance of greenhouse gases of dairy production	20 December 2021	20 January 2022
The Role of Small RNAs in Transgenerational Epigenetic Inheritance	$28,597 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)	Domestic student Research the role of small RNAs in transgenerational epigenetic inheritance and viral defence Background in C. elegans research, bioinformatics	TBC	TBC
The Thomas Lawrence Pawlett Stipend and Supplementary Scholarships	Minimum RTP stipend rate + $10,000 (up to 3 years)	Postgraduate research student in the Sydney Institute of Agriculture Applied for RTP Scholarship	TBC	TBC
William George Murrell Supplementary Scholarship	$10,000	PhD student in the School of Life and Environmental Sciences Researching microbiology Awarded an RTP Scholarship	TBC	TBC
KE Bullen International Conference Scholarship	Up to $3500	Full-time PhD student in applied mathematics Completed first annual progress report Presenting at a major overseas academic conference	TBC	TBC
Philipp Hofflin International Research Travel Scholarship	$7000	Full-time maths PhD student Completed first year annual progress report Travelling to an overseas host institution to undertake research for up to two months	TBC	TBC
CSIRO Alumni Scholarship in Physics	$6000	See page details	Various	Various
Dr Peter Domachuk Scholarship	$9000	Enrolled in or have an unconditional offer to study a PhD in the School of Physics	TBC	TBC
Hunstead Student Support Scholarship	$5000	PhD or master's by research student in the School of Physics Researching astronomy Hold an honours or master's degree in a relevant discipline Demonstrate financial hardship Supported by your supervisor	Ongoing	Ongoing
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Quantum Control	$35,697 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)	Full-time PhD student at the Faculty of Science Researching projects within the Quantum Control Laboratory	22 March 2021	Ongoing
The Edna Briggs Scholarship in Physics	Up to $6000	PhD or master's by research student in the School of Physics	TBC	TBC
The Hunstead Merit Award for Astrophysics	$5000	PhD student with a primary supervisor at the Sydney Institute for Astronomy Domestic student Undergraduate degree from another university	N/A	N/A
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
Campbell Perry International Research Scholarship	$6000	Full-time PhD student in the School of Psychology Hold a primary scholarship from the University that provides a stipend allowance Planning to travel overseas for your PhD in 2022	March 2022	April 2022
Lucy Firth Sydney University Postgraduate Scholarship	$10,000	Australian citizen or permanent resident PhD student in the School of Psychology	March 2022	April 2022
The Tanya Sackville Memorial Scholarship in Clinical Psychology	$12,5000 (approx.)	Australian citizen or permanent resident MCP or MCP/PhD student Enrolled in MCP units Demonstrate financial need	1 February 2022	1 March 2022
Winifred O'Neill Sydney University Postgraduate Scholarship	$4000	Australian citizen or permanent resident Postgraduate research student in the School of Psychology	March 2022	April 2022
Betty Rosalie Richards Clinical Residency Scholarship	$42,000 (up to 3 years)	Master of Veterinary Studies or Master of Veterinary Clinical Studies student, or Postgraduate research student in veterinary science and animal production	N/A	N/A
Combined Master's in Veterinary Studies/Clinical Studies Scholarship	$44,500 (up to 3 years)	Australian citizen or permanent resident Studying Master of Veterinary Studies and Master of Veterinary Clinical Studies	N/A	N/A
Francis Henry Loxton Scholarship (Veterinary Science)	Various	Male Studying master's by research or PhD Research in the areas of veterinary science and animal production RTP Scholarship applicant	TBC	TBC
Hugh Hughes Scholarship	Various	Postgraduate research student in veterinary science and animal production Also applied for RTP scholarship	N/A	N/A
James Ramage Wright Supplementary Scholarship	$10,000 (up to 3 years)	Postgraduate research student in the Faculty of Science Researching animal husbandry and animal production Primary scholarship holder	TBC	TBC
Lionel Marcellus Lonsdale Scholarship	Various	Postgraduate research student in veterinary science and animal production Researching diseases of domestic animals and treatment Also applied for RTP scholarship	TBC	TBC
Marjorie Gwendolin Turner Scholarship	Various	Postgraduate research student in veterinary science and animal production Also applied for RTP scholarship	TBC	TBC
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Q fever	$35,854 p.a. (up to 3 years)	Domestic student Masters by Research or PhD student Research into the impact of Coxiella burnetii	17 December 2021	21 January 2021
The Jean Walker Trust Fellowship	Various	Postgraduate research student in veterinary science and animal production Researching animal diseases Also applied for RTP scholarship	TBC	TBC
TJ Robinson Travelling Scholarship	$5000	Postgraduate research student in veterinary science and animal production Researching animal science	TBC	TBC