Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Postgraduate research scholarships

From research travel and philosophy to languages and education, we have a wide range of scholarships available for international arts and social sciences 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 research scholarships for Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences students in the table below.

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

Scholarship	Value	Eligibility	Open date	Close date
Carole Muller Award	$35,000 p.a. or tuition fees	Enrolled in a PhD Researching Balinese culture, art or history Hold an honours or master's degree	TBC	TBC
China Studies Centre Way In Postgraduate Research Scholarship	Up to $10,000	Female Citizen of the People's Republic of China Conducting research related to China Completed at least one year of studies in a master's by research or PhD	TBC	TBC
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
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Postgraduate Research Scholarship	$35,000 p.a. and SSAF	PhD student at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Hold an honours or master's degree, or have sufficient professional experience	6 November 2020	8 January 2021
FASS/WZB Berlin Social Sciences Centre Research Exchange (WZB) Program	From $6000	PhD student or academic affiliate in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Planning to conduct research at the WZB Berlin Social Science Centre	TBC	TBC
John Anthony Gilbert (Humanities) Research Grant	Up to $15,000	PhD, DArts or DSocSci student at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Research humanities Demonstrate travel is essential to the completion of your research	15 January 2021	11 March 2021
Kerkyasha rian and Kayikian Fund for Armenian Studies	TBC	Honours, master's by research or PhD student or academic affiliate in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Undertaking research in 19th century or earlier Armenian studies	15 January 2021	15 March 2021
Nicholas Anthony Aroney Research Fund	TBC	Master's by research or PhD, or academic affiliate in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Undertaking research in Greek language, culture or history	31 August 2020	12 October 2020
P olymnia and Aimilia Kallinikos Scholarship	$1000	Enrolled in a master's 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	16 September 2019	18 October 2019
The Frank Coaldrake Scholarship	$4000	Master's by research or PhD student at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Researching in the area of Japanese or other East Asian studies	26 October 2020	18 November 2020
The Khyentse Foundation Scholarship	US$25,000 p.a.	Master of Arts (Research), Master of Philosophy or PhD student Research Buddhist studies	24 November 2020	15 January 2021
The Wentworth Fellowship	$5000 p.a.	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	26 May 2020	23 June 2020
Dr Helen Marchant-Pritchard Memorial Scholarship	$8000	Postgraduate research student in the Sydney School of Education and Social Work Research in the field of social work or social policy	TBC	TBC
Marion Macaulay Bequest Completion Scholarship	University of Sydney RTP stipend rate (pro-rata) for 6 months	Master's by research or PhD student in the Sydney School of Education and Social Work	11 January 2021	28 January 2021
Marion Macaulay Bequest Scholarship	Up to $7500	Student at the Sydney School of Education and Social Work Travelling overseas for approved exchange or professional experience Undertaking an online program with an exchange partner university	15 June 2020	29 June 2020
Romy Waterlow Fellowship Trust	Up to $6000	Hold a degree or diploma in social welfare, social work or related area Undertaking research in the area of HIV Experience working in the area of HIV/AIDS	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	20 August 2020	28 September 2020
Thomas and Ethel Mary Ewing Scholarships	$35,000 p.a.	Postgraduate research student undertaking research in the field of education Travelling interstate/overseas as part of your degree	5 August 2020	1 September 2020
Thomas and Ethel Mary Ewing Scholarships (Travelling Research)	$10,000	Postgraduate research student in the Sydney School of Education and Social Work Undertake travel for your degree	TBC	TBC
Thomas T Roberts Education Fellowship	Up to $18,500	Full-time master's by research, MPhil or PhD student Willing to conduct research in education Need to undertake overseas travel Under 35	20 August 2020	28 September 2020
Annie Marczak Scholarship	$1000	Undergraduate, master's by research or PhD student Majoring in, or researching French and Francophone Studies Experiencing financial hardship	31 August 2020	30 September 2020
AR Davis Postgraduate Research Memorial Scholarship	Up to $5000	Enrolled in a PhD in the Department of Chinese Studies or the Department of Japanese Studies	2 November 2020	19 November 2020
Hugh Clarke Research Travel Grant	$2000	Enrolled in Japanese studies Travelling to an approved destination	TBC	TBC
Jae My Postgraduate Scholarship in Korean Studies	$20,000 p.a.	PhD student in the Department of Korean Studies	TBC	TBC
Modern Greek Studies Foundation Award	$6000 p.a.	Enrolled in a PhD Researching modern Greek and/or Byzantine studies	TBC	TBC
The Ch inese Studies Travelling Bursary	$1000	Chinese studies student Plan to travel to China and study at a Chinese university	TBC	TBC
The Frances Merenda Travelling Scholarship	$4000	Italian studies major student Undertaking approved exchange, further studies or research in Italy	TBC	TBC
The Frederick Sefton Delmer Scholarship	10,000 p.a.	Full-time in a master's by research or PhD within the Department of Germanic Studies Hold an honours degree or a Master of Arts	11 November 2020	8 December 2020
The Politis Family Scholarship in Modern Greek and/or Byzantine Studies	$2000	Undergraduate or postgraduate coursework student Studying modern Greek or Byzantine studies	10 August 2020	30 September 2020
The Raymond Hsu Scholarship	$5000 or $10,000	Postgraduate research student in the Department of Chinese Studies	14 January 2021	28 January 2021
The Sakuko Matsui Australia-Japan Friendship Scholarships	Up to $8000	Domestic students studying Japanese studies International students from Japan	1 March 2021	31 March 2021
The Sakuko Matsui Postgraduate Travel Scholarship in Japanese Studies	$5000	Postgraduate research student in the Department of Japanese Studies	TBC	TBC
The T M Hsiao Scholarship	$1500	Chinese studies student planning to study honours	15 June 2020	30 July 2020
Arthur Macquarie Travelling Scholarship	Up to $15,000	PhD or DArt student in the Department of English, Department of Art History or Sydney College of Arts Researching Australian poetry or sculpture, or Australian artist working in sculpture Demonstrate that travel is required for your studies	TBC	TBC
Dame Leonie Kramer Postgraduate Research Scholarship	$8000	Master's by research or PhD student within the Department of English, School of Literature, Art and Media Researching Australian literature	22 October 2020	18 November 2020
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Media Representations of Obesity	$35,000 p.a.	Unconditional offer in a PhD Research in the field of linguistics	TBC	TBC
Rev and Mrs FWA Roberts Scholarship	$5000	Bachelor of Arts (Honours) graduate Starting a postgraduate research degree in the Department of English	TBC	TBC
Stanley Sinclair Bequest Scholarship	$5000	Full-time postgraduate student Studying in the School of Literature, Art and Media	3 June 2020	30 June 2020
The Rosemary Samios Awards in Scottish Gaelic Studies	Up to $6000	Current student Studying an approved programme in Scotland	TBC	TBC
The Zhuanglin Hu Postgraduate Research Support Scholarship in Linguistics	Up to $1500	Postgraduate research student in the Department of Linguistics Presenting at a conference, symposium or workshop	TBC	TBC
The Zhuanglin Hu Postgraduate Research Support Scholarship in Linguistics 2020	Up to $2000	Higher degree by research students at the Department of Linguistics Experiencing financial or other hardship	4 November 2020	18 November 2020
Anderson PhD Completion Scholarship	University of Sydney RTP stipend rate	Full-time PhD student Expected to complete degree in the next 6 months Have completed 3 years full-time PhD candidature	12 November 2020	1 February 2021
Australasian Pioneers' Club Travel Research Scholarship	Up to $12,000	Master's by research or PhD student in the Department of History Undertaking research in Australian History Applying for research travel funding	3 May 2021	30 June 2021
Carlyle Greenwell Research Scholarship	Up to $10,000	Honours, Master of Arts (Research), MPhil or PhD student in the Department of Archaeology	23 October 2020	12 November 2020
GC Henderson Research Scholarship	Minimum RTP stipend rate	Postgraduate research student in the Department of Anthropology, Archaeology or History Research into the history of the South Sea Islands	15 May 2020	TBC
John Frazer Scholarship	$5000 (honours) and $8500 (master's)	Enrolled in a BA (Hons), BA/BAS (Hons), BAS (Hons) or master's by research at the Department of History, School of Philosophical and Historical Inquiry Willing to research in the field of history	TBC	TBC
Postgraduate Equity Scholarship in Gender and Cultural Studies	$6000	Enrolled in or unconditional offer for a master's or PhD in the Department of Gender and Cultural Studies Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, or demonstrate hardship or disadvantage	TBC	TBC
The Edwin Cuthbert Hall Postgraduate Research Scholarship	RTP stipend rate	Full-time PhD student at the School of Philosophical and Historical Inquiry Research Middle Eastern archaeology Hold an honours or master's degree	27 October 2020	11 November 2020
Tom Austen Brown Postgraduate Research Scholarship	$35,000 p.a.	PhD student in archaeology Hold an honours degree in archaeology, master's by research, master's by coursework (with a substantial research component), or MPhil Conduct research in archaeology	11 December 2020	4 February 2021
Woolley Memorial Scholarship	University of Sydney’s RTP stipend rate	PhD student in the Department of Classics and Ancient History Completing your PhD within the next 6 months Not hold another primary stipend scholarship	10 November 2020	28 January 2021
Carlyle Greenwell Completion Scholarshi p	$17,500	Domestic or international MPhil or PhD student in the Department of Anthropology	25 November 2020	28 January 2021
Carlyle Greenwell Postgraduate Fieldwork Scholarship	Up to $20,000	Enrolled in an honours degree, Master of Arts (Research), MPhil or PhD in the Department of Anthropology Conducting research in anthropology	15 December 2020	15 March 2021
Carlyle Greenwell Postgraduate Scholarship	$35,000 p.a.	Enrolled in or hold an unconditional offer in a master's by research or PhD in the Department of Anthropology	14 December 2020	15 March 2021
Carlyle Greenwell Supplementary Scholarship	$10,000 p.a.	Studying a master's by research or PhD in the Department of Anthropology Undertaking anthropology research Be a recipient of a Research Training Program stipend scholarship	N/A	N/A
Carlyle Greenwell Support Grant	Up to $10,000	Master's by research or PhD student within the Department of Anthropology Satisfactorily progressing through your degree Applying for funding for any activity that supports your research including conferences, professional membership fees or equipment	18 December 2020	1 February 2021
Governor Phillip Scholarship	Approx $72,600 p.a.	University of Oxford first class honours graduate Master of Philosophy student in the School of Social and Political Sciences	TBC	TBC
Peace and Conflict Studies Postgraduate Scholarship Fund	$5000	Master of Peace and Conflict Studies or PhD students researching peace and conflict	1 March 2021	1 March 2021
Peace and Conflict Studies Student Bursary	$2000	Enrolled in a coursework or research degree in Peace and Conflict Studies Demonstrate financial hardship	15 October 2020	25 November 2020
Peter Lawrence Memorial Scholarship	TBC	Enrolled in the Department of Anthropology in an Honours, Master of Arts (Research), MPhil, or PhD degree Be applying for funding to be used for the specified research project only	9 July 2020	5 August 2020
RN Spann Scholarship	$2500 or $5000	Master's by research or PhD within the School of Social and Political Sciences Conduct research in the field of public policy and administration	6 October 2020	19 November 2020
The Fauvette Loureiro Memorial Scholarship – SCA Travel	$10,000 or $30,000	SCA graduate Meet the definition of emerging or mid-career/established categories	20 May 2020	28 June 2020
The Fauvette Loureiro Memorial Scholarship – Travel	$10,000 or $30,000	SCA graduate Meet the definition of emerging or mid-career/established categories	20 May 2020	28 June 2020