Research overseas scholarships

Postgraduate research scholarships

Browse scholarships for presenting at overseas conferences, conducting international fieldwork and undertaking research and study at other leading institutions around the globe.

To find a scholarship that works for you, expand the relevant category and click on the scholarship title links. Alternatively, you can browse the full list of undergraduate scholarships for study overseas in the table below.

This page includes scholarships for both prospective and current students.

Scholarship	Value	Eligibility	Open date	Close date
American Australian Association Australia to US Fellowships	See page details	Australian citizen or permanent resident Pursue postgraduate studies in the US	See page details	See page details
Albert Scholarship	$25,000	Postgraduate coursework or research student at the Conservatorium	N/A	N/A
Arthur Macquarie Travelling Scholarship	Up to $15,000	PhD or Doctor of Arts student Demonstrate that travel is required for your studies	16 February 2023	15 March 2023
Catherine Southwell-Keely Travel Grant	$3,500	Honours or higher degree student or post doctoral early career researcher Researching the archaeology of Egypt, Cyprus or Western Asia Need for extensive travel Applying for specified research project funding	31 October 2022	21 November 2022
Frank Knox Memorial Fellowships to Harvard University	$30,000	Australian citizen Graduates admitted to Harvard University	N/A	N/A
Gowrie Scholarship	$5000	Australian citizen Australian tertiary institution graduate Child or grandchild of, or a member of the Australian Armed Forces	See page details	See page details
Grants-in-aid (GIA)	Value determined by selection committee	Higher degree by research student	23 February 2023	23 March 2023
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 Monash Scholarships	$70,000	Australian citizen Australian university graduate Plan to study a postgraduate degree abroad	See page details	See page details
Lionel Murphy Postgraduate Scholarship	$40,000	Australian citizen or permanent resident Pursue a postgraduate degree in science, law, legal studies or a related area	See page details	See page details
Mary Greville and Bert Coughtrey Scholarship for pianists	TBC	Full-time student at the Conservatorium Wanting to study piano overseas	TBC	TBC
Near Eastern Archaeology Foundation Grant-in-Aid	Up to $5,000	Honours or higher degree student or post doctoral early career researcher Researching the archaeology of Egypt, Cyprus or Western Asia Applying for specified research project funding	25 October 2022	21 November 2022
Oxford Australia Scholarship Fund	Various	Australian university graduate Plan to undertake a postgraduate or second bachelor's degree at Oxford University	See page details	See page details
Taiwan Scholarship and Huayu Enrichment Scholarship Program	See page details	Undergraduate or postgraduate student in Taiwan Undertake Huayu courses in Taiwan	See page details	See page details
The John Monash Scholarship	$75,000 p.a (maximum 3 years)	Australian citizen Students wanting to undertake postgraduate study at an overseas University in the calendar year following the year of application for this scholarship Have completed or nearly completed a degree at an Australian University	See page for details	See page for details
University of Sydney Exchange Programs	Various	See page details	Various	Various
University of Sydney Travelling Scholarships	Various	Graduates planning to study overseas	9 May 2022	24 June 2022
Vice Chancellor's Global Mobility Award	Up to $5000	See page details	N/A	N/A
Westpac Asian Exchange Scholarships	$12,000	Australian citizen or permanent resident Undergraduate or postgraduate student	See page details	See page details
George and Margaret Henderson Scholarship	TBC	Wanting to study operatic studies, piano or violin overseas	TBC	TBC
George Henderson Scholarship	TBC	Student at the Conservatorium pursuing studies abroad	TBC	TBC
Keith and Eileen Ong Prize for Piano	$7000	Recent piano graduate from the Conservatorium Plan to complete a master's at the Conservatorium or overseas	N/A	N/A
The Richard and Doreen Wilson Organ Travelling Scholarship	TBC	Organ student Undertake overseas studies	TBC	TBC
Australasian Pioneers' Club Travel Research Scholarship	Up to $12,000	Master's by research or PhD student Undertaking research in Australian History Applying for research travel funding	8 March 2023	4 April 2023
Dr Helen Marchant-Pritchard Memorial Scholarship	Up to $6000	Postgraduate research student in the Sydney School of Education and Social Work Research in the field of social work or social policy	7 June 2022	5 July 2022
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Doctoral Research Travel Grant Scheme	Up to $3500	PhD or professional doctorate student Applying for research outside of Sydney	TBC	TBC
John Anthony Gilbert (Humanities) Research Grant	Up to $15,000	PhD, Doctor of Arts or Doctor of Social Sciences student in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Undertake research in humanities Be able to demonstrate travel is essential to the completion of your research	16 February 2023	15 March 2023
Peter Lawrence Memorial Scholarship	TBC	Enrolled in Anthropology in an Honours, Master of Arts (Research), Master of Philosophy, or PhD degree Applying for specified research project funding	28 October 2022	24 November 2022
Polymnia and Aimilia Kallinikos Scholarship	$2800	Enrolled in a Masters by Research or PhD at an Australian university (Australian Archaeological Institute at Athens member) Researching Greek Studies up to 1453 AD Must travel either to Greece or a neighbouring country	18 January 2022	30 March 2022
Sydney Conservatorium of Music Mobility Scholarship	Up to $5,000	Be willing to undertake travel overseas to further music studies Currently enrolled in full-time at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music	TBC	TBC
Sydney Moss Scholarship	$20,000	Born in NSW Postgraduate student or alumni of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music Identify as an instrumentalist, vocalist or composer Travel overseas to a music school	TBC	TBC
The Alexander Mackie Research Fellowship	Up to $18,000	Postgraduate research student in the Sydney School of Education and Social Work Researching education Pursuing research overseas Under 30 years of age	11 July 2022	5 August 2022
The Chinese Studies Travelling Bursary	$2,000	Chinese studies student Plan to travel to China and study at a Chinese university	28 November 2022	18 January 2023
The Coleman-Hilton Scholarship at the British School at Rome	$42,000	Domestic PhD student Conducting research in classics and ancient history Six months residency at the British School at Rome	27 February 2023	24 March 2023
The Frances Merenda Travelling Scholarship	Up to $7,500	Undergraduate or postgraduate student Undertaking an approved exchange, further studies or research in Italy	28 November 2022	18 January 2023
The Rosemary Samios Awards in Scottish Gaelic Studies	Up to $7,000	Currently enrolled student Intending to study an approved programme in Scotland	28 November 2022	18 January 2023
The Sakuko Matsui Postgraduate Travel Scholarship in Japanese Studies	$5000	PhD student Conducting research in Japanese Studies Wanting to travel to Japan as part of your studies	16 February 2023	15 March 2023
The Wentworth Fellowship	$5000 pa (for 3 years)	Full-time PhD, DArts or DSocSci student Hold an honours degree Researching humanities or social sciences Need to travel to England and Europe Over 25	22 February 2023	21 March 2023
The Zhuanglin Hu Postgraduate Research Support Scholarship in Linguistics	Up to $1500	Postgraduate research student in Linguistic Officially accepted to present a paper or poster at a conference, symposium or workshop, or enrolled or confirmed to participate in an event or activity that will advance your core research aims Applied for the maximum number of PRSS applications, be applying given a shortfall in PRSS funding received, or are not eligible to apply for PRSS funding	20 February 2023	20 March 2023
Thomas and Ethel Mary Ewing Scholarships	$45,000 per year + tuition fees	Postgraduate research student undertaking research in the field of education Travelling interstate/overseas as part of your degree	29 September 2021	27 October 2021
Thomas and Ethel Mary Ewing Scholarships (Travelling Research)	Up to $20,000	Postgraduate research student in the Sydney School of Education and Social Work Undertake travel for your degree	14 March 2023	10 April 2023
Thomas T Roberts Education Fellowship	Up to $18,500	Master's by research or PhD in education Completed an undergraduate or masters by coursework degree from the Sydney School of Education and Social Work Need to undertake overseas travel Under 35 years of age	15 December 2022	15 March 2023
Sydney Law School Exchange Scholarship	$2000	High academic achiever experiencing financial hardship Enrolled in final year of Bachelor of Laws (LLB) or Juris Doctor Program	21 September 2021	3 November 2021
The Walter Reid Scholarship	Up to $10,000	Enrolled in a research degree in the Sydney Law School Undertaking research in law Plan to research overseas	01 Febuary 2023	31 May 2023
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
Dr Joan R Clark Research Scholarship	Various	Domestic PhD candidate Researching inorganic chemistry Study overseas	TBC	TBC
Philipp Hofflin International Research Travel Scholarship	$7000	PhD in Mathematics and Statistics Completed first year annual progress report Travelling to an overseas host institution to undertake research for up to two months	29 March 2023	28 April 2023
Dr Albert S McKern Travelling Research Scholarship	Up to $15,000	Australian citizen at the time of application Graduate of the University of Sydney, the University of Edinburgh, or Yale University	17 February 2022	31 March 2022
Fauvette Loureiro Memorial Postgraduate Scholarship in Visual Arts Research	University of Sydney RTP stipend rate for up to 3.5 years	PhD student in the Sydney College of Arts Conduct research into visual art Demonstrate a need to undertake travel as part of your research	TBC	TBC
Postgraduate Travel Bursary in Classics and Ancient History	Up to $1,980	Masters by Research or PhD students Conduct research in classics and ancient history Travel outside Australia	8 March 2023	4 April 2023
Sam Eames Grant-in-Aid	$1,500	Honours or higher degree student or post doctoral early career researcher Researching the archaeology of Egypt, Cyprus or Western Asia Applying for specified research project funding	26 October 2022	21 November 2022
Leone Crawford Travel Grant	$5,000	Honours or higher degree student or post doctoral early career researcher Pursuing overseas archaeological site research Applying for specified research project funding	26 October 2022	21 November 2022
William Ritchie Research Scholarship in Classics	Up to $12,500	Master's by research or PhD student, PhD graduate or an academic Planning to travel to the University of Cambridge to undertake research in Classics	1 May 2023	28 June 2023