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Postgraduate research scholarships

Browse scholarships for domestic postgraduate research students studying in any faculty.

To find a scholarship that works for you, browse the below options and check your eligibility.

This page includes scholarships for both prospective and current students.

Scholarship	Value	Eligibility	Open date	Close date
AE and FAQ Stephens Scholarship	Various	The highest ranked RTP Stipend Scholarship or UPA applicant not awarded a Vice-Chancellor's Research Scholarship (VCRS)	N/A	N/A
American Australian Association Australia to US Fellowships	$40,000	Australian citizen or permanent resident Pursue postgraduate studies in the US	N/A	N/A
Angela McAvoy Research Scholarship	$25,000 (up to 3 years)	See page details	11 October 2019	8 November 2019
Cambridge Australia Scholarships	Various	Australian citizen or permanent resident Apply for postgraduate studies and scholarship to the University of Cambridge	See page details	See page details
Carole Muller Award	$35,000 pa (for up to 3 years) or academic course fees (for up to 12 research periods)	Enrolled in a PhD Undertakng research in the field of Balinese culture, art or history hold an honours or master's degree	2 December 2019	26 February 2020
Carole Muller Award (Fieldwork)	$3000 to $5000	Enrolled in a PhD Undertakng research in the field of Balinese culture, art or history need to undertake travel as part of their research	2 December 2019	26 February 2020
Cicada Innovations Postgraduate Research Placement Scholarship	$16,666 (for 5 months)	Domestic or international PhD student Completed one year of your PhD Selected for the Cicada Innovations Placement	1 August 2019	2 August 2019
Cormack-Rowlands Award	$1000	International House resident Undertake selected project	TBA	30 August 2019
CSIRO Postgraduate Scholarships	See page details	PhD student at an Australian university High achiever	August 2019	See page details
DAAD Scholarships and Funding Programs for Australia	Various	Australian citizen, permanent resident or long-term resident University graduate, academic, teacher, scientist, or group completing study visits	Various	Various
DBH Scholarship	Various	Master's by research or PhD student Australian permanent resident, citizen of a Commonwealth country or Germany	1 January 2020	15 February 2020
Expanded Rural and Regional Enterprise Scholarship Scheme	Up to $18,000	Domestic student from a regional or remote area	See page details	12 July 2019
Fulbright Scholarship	Varies	Australian citizen Residing in Australia	3 February 2020	6 July 2020
Graduate Women NSW	Various	See page for details	See page for details	See page for details
Graeme de Graaff and Rosalie McCutcheon Scholarship	2 x $750 2 x $500	International House resident Academic or professional development	TBA	21 September 2019
Graeme de Graaff Scholarship	$12,000	Australian resident at International House	31 August 2019	15 November 2019
Grants-in-aid (GIA)	$500 to $2500	Higher degree by research student	TBA	TBA
GW NSW Centenary Award 2021	$10,000	Australian citizen or permanent resident Female student Enrolled in a doctoral degree or master's by research at any NSW or ACT university	N/A	1 March 2021
Knight-Henessey Scholars Stanford University	Full financial support	Apply to any graduate program at Stanford University Completed a bachelor degree in 2014 or later	1 May 2020	14 October 2020
Matt Laffan Scholarship	See page details	St John's College resident Student with physcial disability	See page details	See page details
Rhodes Scholarship	Various	See page for details For further information contact clinton.free@sydney.edu.au	1 July 2020	11 September 2020
State Super Academic Scholarship	$36,000	Australian citizen or permanent resident Enrolled as a postgraduate student Have an idea for research into innovative solutions for superannuation	12 October 2020	31 December 2020
Sydney Uni Sport & Fitness Scholarship	From $1000	Tertiary student	See page details	See page details
The Frank Knox Memorial Fellowships	Tuition, insurance fees + stipend	Australian citizen Graduating from the University of Sydney in 2020–21	1 October 2020	14 January 2021
The Paulette Isabel Jones PhD Completion Scholarship	$7000 (for 3 months)	Full-time PhD candidate in your final research period Expect to complete your PhD in 3 months	1 October 2020	15 October 2020
The University of Sydney United Kingdom Alumni Association (USUKAA) Book Award 2019 (pdf, 80KB)	£200	University of Sydney graduate Studying or planning to study at a higher education institution in the UK	N/A	25 October 2019
United States Study Centre Study Abroad Fund	See page for details	Participating in DC Placement Program	14 April 2020	4 June 2020
United States Studies Centre Travel Support Scheme (Masters)	$2500	Master of US Studies student enrolled in a capstone unit	N/A	N/A
University of Sydney and Sydney Uni Sports and Fitness (SUSF) Elite Athlete Program	See page details	Tertiary student Represent the University of Sydney in your sport	2 September 2019	20 December 2019
Westpac Future Leaders Scholarship	See page details	See page details	18 June 2019	4 September 2019

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