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.

Agnes Campbell Research Scholarship	$28,854 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)	Domestic/international student PhD in Chemistry Reseach involving Organic Chemistry	TBC	TBC
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
Faculty of Science HDR Supplementary Scholarships	$5000-15,000 p.a. (up to 3 years)	Domestic/international student Masters by Research or PhD Hold a primary scholarship	N/A	N/A
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
Henry Bertie and Florence Mabel Gritton Medallist Award	$3000	University of Sydney Medallist Undertaking chemistry research	TBC	TBC
Henry Bertie and Florence Mabel Gritton Research Scholarship	Various	Commonwealth citizen or Australian permanent resident PhD student (chemistry)	TBC	TBC
Henry Bertie and Florence Mabel Gritton Research Scholarships	$37,207 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)	Domestic/international student PhD students Research in chemistry in relation to industry and agriculture	TBC	TBC
PhD Scholarship in Surface Chemistry	$35,950 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)	PhD student in School of Chemistry Holds First Class Honours or equivalent Supervised by Prof. Chiara Neto	4 May 2022	14 August 2022
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Fluorescent Sensing	$29,863 p.a. (up to 1.75-3.5 years)	Domestic/international student Masters or PhD in Chemistry Research into fluorescence sensing systems	24 November 2022	11 January 2023
Postgraduate Research Scholarship for Energy Resilience - Techno-Economy Analysis	$35,950 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)	Domestic/international student Research Student in School of Chemistry Holds an Honours degree or Masters degree	24 October 2022	02 December 2022
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Amorphous Materials Characterisation	$35,950 p.a. stipend and tuition fees (up to 3.5 years)	Domestic/international student PhD in Chemistry Research into in structure and properties of amorphous materials	11 July 2022	12 August 2022
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Citizen Science in Schools	$28,854 p.a. (up to 3 years)	Domestic/international student PhD with the School of Chemistry Research in science education and communication	TBC	TBC
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Computational Chemistry	$28,854 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)	Domestic/international studen Full-time PhD student in the School of Chemistry Research computational chemistry	1 August 2022	30 September 2022
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Converting natural gas and water into hydrogen gas and liquid CO2	$29,863 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)	Domestic/international student PhD in Chemistry Research computational fluid dynamics	22 November 2022	10 January 2023
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Development of Advanced Porous Materials for Hydrogen Storage	$28,854 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)	Domestic or international student PhD in Chemistry Research into metal organic frameworks and/or other porous materials.	TBC	TBC
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Development of Advanced Porous Materials for Hydrogen Storage	$28,854 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)	Domestic or international student PhD in Chemistry Research into developing porous materials for hydrogen storage and/or hydrogen generation	TBC	TBC
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Fuel Cell for Resilience Energy Supply	$35,950 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)	Domestic/international student Admission into Masters by Research/PhD within School of Chemistry Holds an Honours degree or Masters degree	24 October 2022	02 December 2022
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Materials for Hydrogen Storage	$29,863 p.a. (up to 1.75-3.5 years)	Domestic/international student Masters br Research or PhD Research into Hydrogen Storage	22 November 2022	10 January 2023
Postgraduate Research Supplementary Scholarship in Communicating Science Through Sound	$5,000 p.a. (up to 3 years)	Domestic student PhD student within Facutly of Science Willing to undertake interdisciplinary research Holds a primary scholarship	27 October 2022	9 November 2022
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

Plant and Microbial Organic Compounds in Organic Matter (Project 1)	$28,854 p.a. (for up to 3 years)	PhD student in the School of Life and Environmental Sciences Must conduct research to assess whether organic compounds in mineral associated organic matter (MAOM) originate directly from plants or from microbially processed matter Hold an honours or master's degree	19 September 2022	7 November 2022
Plant and Microbial Organic Compounds in Organic Matter (Project 2)	$28,854 p.a. (for up to 3 years)	PhD student in the School of Life and Environmental Sciences Must conduct research into the stability of the organic matter associated with different clay minerals in the presence of plant roots Hold an honours or master's degree	19 September 2022	7 November 2022
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Dairy Science (Feedbase for intensive systems-Digitising maize for silage)	$40,000 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)	Domestic or international student Masters by Research or PhD in Life and Environmental Sciences Research into Feedbase options for intensified Australian dairy systems	23 November 2022	11 January 2023
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Poultry Nutrition	$28,854 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)	Domestic/international student PhD with SOLES Research into poultry nutrition research for sustainable chicken-meat production	10 August 2022	TBC
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Soil Monitoring	$35,950 p.a. (up to 1.75 - 3.5 years)	Domestic/international student Research Masters or PhD within SOLES Soil monitoring research	15 November 2022	9 January 2023
School of Life and Environmental Sciences Postgraduate Research Scholarship	$28,854 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)	Domestic/international student Masters by Research or PhD in SOLES Applied and considered for a RTP Stipend Scholarship	N/A	N/A
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

Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Mathematics and Statistics	$35,950 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)	Domestic/international student Masters by Research or PhD with Mathematics and Statistics Research in mathematics (pure/applied) and statistics	N/A	N/A
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Statistical Bioinformatics and Data Science for Single Cell Spatial Genomics	$35,950 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)	Domestic/international student PhD with Maths and Stats Research in statistical bioinformatics and data science	8 September 2022	30 November 2022

CSIRO Alumni Scholarship in Physics	$6000	See page details	Various	Various
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
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Quantum Optics Theory	$35,000 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)	PhD with the School of Physics Research into quantum optics	29 April 2022	6 June 2022
Postgraduate Research Stipend Scholarship in first-principles calculations of defects in solids for quantum technologies	$37,207 p.a. (up to 3 years)	Domestic/international student PhD in Physics Research in first-principles study and design of defects in solids for quantum technologies	25 November 2022	16 December 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
The Edna Briggs Scholarship in Physics	Up to $6000	PhD or master's by research degree in physics	TBC	TBC
The Hunstead Merit Award for Astrophysics	$5000 pa for upto 3 years	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 pa for upto 2 years	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	29 August 2022	31 July 2023
Lucy Firth Sydney University Postgraduate Scholarship	$10,000	Australian citizen or permanent resident PhD student in the School of Psychology	29 August 2022	31 July 2023
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Child and Youth Mental Health	$35,950 or $14,050 p.a. (up to 3 years)	Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander student PhD in Psychology Research in child and youth mental health with Growing Minds Australia	12 August 2022	Until filled
School of Psychology Postgraduate Research Scholarship	$28,854 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)	Domestic student Full-time PhD in the School of Psychology Applied and considered for a RTP Stipend Scholarship	N/A	N/A
Winifred O'Neill Sydney University Postgraduate Scholarship	$3000-$5000	Australian citizen or permanent resident Postgraduate research student in the School of Psychology	29 August 2022	31 July 2023

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

Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Contemporary Economic Geographies of Australia	$37,207 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)	Domestic/international student PhD in Geosciences Research into contemporary economic geographies of Australia	21 November 2022	16 January 2023
Postgraduate Research Stipend Scholarship in Coral Reef Eco-Morphodynamics	$37,207 p.a. (up to 3 years)	Domestic/international student PhD in Geosciences Research into coral reef ecomorphodynamic	21 November 2022	9 January 2023
The Deas Thomson Geology Scholarship in Postgraduate Research	$37,207 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)	Domestic/international student MPhil or PhD in Geosciences Research in Geology	N/A	N/A
The Deas Thomson Minerology Scholarship in Postgraduate Research	$37,207 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)	Domestic/international student MPhil or PhD in Geosciences Research in Mineralogy	N/A	N/A