Sydney Law School

Postgraduate research scholarships

We have a range of scholarships for international students undertaking a postgraduate research degree in law.

To find a scholarship that works for you, browse the full list of postgraduate research scholarships for Sydney Law School students in the table below.

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

Scholarship	Value	Eligibility	Open date	Close date
Ivan Roberts Scholarship	$50,000	About to graduate from Bachelor of Laws or Juris Doctor at USYD Have graduated from a Bachelor of Laws or Juris Doctor from the USYD within the last 5 years Unconditional offer of admission in a postgraduate degree within the Sydney Law School, or equivalent institution.	16 May 2023	02 July 2023
John O'Brien Memorial Research Scholarship in Criminal Law and Criminology	Up to $50,000 per annum (up to 3.5 years)	PhD, MCrim (Research) or LLM (Research) student Research criminal law and/or criminology Hold an honours degree or master's degree in law or a relevant discipline.	On-going	On-going
Judge Ralph J Perdriau Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Common Law	Up to $50,000 per annum stipend (up to 3.5 years)	PhD or LLM by research in the Sydney Law School Conduct research in common law Hold an honours or master's degree in law	On-going	On-going
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Law and Transnational Regulation	$28,612 p.a. (up to 3 years)	Full-time PhD student at the Sydney Law School Hold an honours or master's degree Research on the effects of transnational financial regulation in Australia	Ongoing	Ongoing
Reca Stone Postgraduate Scholarship in Legal Theory	Up to $50,000 per annum (up to 3.5 years)	Full-time PhD student Conduct research in the discipline of legal theory Hold an honours degree or master's degree in law	On-going	On-going
The George and Matilda Harris Scholarship	Up to $50,000 per annum (up to 3.5 years)	PhD, MCrim (Research) or LLM (Research) student Willingness to conduct research in law Hold an honours degree or master's degree in law	On-going	On-going
The Julian Small Research Scholarship in Labour Law	Up to $50,000 per annum (up to 3.5 years)	PhD or LLM (Research) full-time student Conduct research in the discipline of labour law Hold an honours degree or master's degree in law	On-going	On-going
The Paulette Isabel Jones PhD Completion Scholarship	$7,000 (for 3 months)	Domestic/international student Currently enrolled PhD student Expect to submit your thesis within 6 months from date of application	TBC	TBC
WA Cooke, Jane Cooke and Alfred Godfrey Scholarship	Up to $50,000 per annum (up to 3.5 years)	PhD, MCrim (Research) or LLM (Research) full-time student Willingness to conduct research in law Hold an honours or master's degree in law	On-going	On-going
Scholarship in Institutional Aspects of Automated Decision Making (ADM) and its Effects Across Society	$36,161 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)	Domestic/international student Current or commencing PhD student within the University of Sydney Law School	On-going	On-going
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 February 2023	31 May 2023