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Faculty of Medicine and Health
Postgraduate research scholarships
From medicine and medical sciences to health sciences or dentistry scholarships, we have a wide range of options for international medicine and health 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 Medicine and Health students in the table below.
This page includes scholarships for both prospective and current domestic students.
- Alex Lopez PhD Scholarship in Pancreatic Cancer
- Alzheimer's Australia Dementia Research Foundation Research Grants
- Australian Rotary Health Scholarships
- Barry and Joy Lambert Cannabinoid Research Scholarships
- Bowel Cancer Translational Research Scholarship
- Bowel Cancer Translational Research Supplementary Scholarship
- Building Expertise and Capability in Cell and Gene Therapies
- Charles Perkins Centre Westmead Supplementary Scholarship
- Children’s Medical Research Institute PhD Award
- Christine Maple-Brown Colorectal Cancer Research Scholarship
- Consortium of Objectively Measured Physical Activity Scholarship
- Doctor Liang Voice Program Scholarship
- Dorothy Blanche Chandler Scholarship
- Dr Jennifer Foong Scholarship for Biomedical Research
- Elizabeth and Henry Hamilton-Browne Scholarship
- Endocrine Society of Australia Awards, Grants, Scholarships and Fellowships
- Enid Ng Fellowship
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Completion Stipend Scholarship
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Executive Dean Stipend Scholarship
- Heart Foundation Scholarships and Awards
- John A Lamberton Research Scholarships
- John Keith Chandler Scholarship
- Lambert Initiative for Cannabinoid Therapeutics Supplementary Scholarships
- Leukaemia Foundation Scholarships
- Menzies Foundation Scholarships
- Muriel and Walter Lumley Research Scholarship
- NHMRC CTC Postgraduate Research Scholarship
- Northern Precinct Ramsay Supplementary Scholarship
- Professor NGW & Mrs Ann Macintosh Memorial Scholarship
- Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Computational Neuroimaging
- Postgraduate Scholarship in Macular Research
- Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Mental Health and Decision Making
- Postgraduate Research Scholarship in NDIS Rhetoric versus Reality
- Postgraduate Research Scholarship in New Anti-Cancer Drug Development
- Postgraduate Scholarship in Phage Therapy for Rapidly Growing Mycobacteria
- Postgraduate Research Scholarship to Develop Novel Vectors Based on AAV
- Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Pancreatic Cancer
- Postgraduate Research Supplementary Scholarship in Cardiovascular Rehabilitation and Secondary Prevention
- Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Unstable RAAV Genome Elements
- Postgraduate Scholarship in Using Phages to Target Antibiotic Delivery
- Research Scholarship to Develop an Ocular Gene Therapy Pipeline
- Research Scholarship in Phage Therapy for Intracellular Pathogens
- Research Scholarship in Reducing Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviours
- Roly Dunlop Scholarship
- SOLVE-CHD PhD Scholarship
- Scholarship in AAV based Gene Therapies for Neurological Disorders
- Scholarship in Phage Therapy for Non-Typhoidal Salmonella Infection
- Scholarship in the Development of a Universal Gene Therapy Approach
- Sydney Catalyst PhD and Top-Up Awards
- The Australian Pancreatic Centre Harris Van Beek Scholarship
- The Lynne Cattel 'Dog Ownership and Human Health' Research Project
- The Peter Coates Postgraduate Scholarship in Ethnopharmacology
- The Priscilla Kincaid-Smith Kidney Research Foundation
- Therapeutic Reach and Biosafety of AAV-Mediated Gene Transfer Vectors
- Walter Eberhard Schroeder Dermatology Research Scholarship
- Westmead Applied Research Centre Postgraduate Scholarship
- Wiser Healthcare Scholarship
- Bob and Nancy Edwards Scholarship
- Neville Brown Scholarship
- Northern Clinical School HDR Support Scholarship
- RA Money Postgraduate Research Scholarship In Neuroscience
- Reginald Maney Lake and Amy Laura Bonamy Scholarship
- Sir John Loewenthal Scholarship
- The Frank and Marion Spence Scholarship
- The Garnett Passe and Rodney Williams Memorial Foundation Grants and Awards
- The Hooke Family Scholarship
- The Hopewood Project Postgraduate Research Scholarship
- The John Arthur Freeman PhD Scholarship for Tumours of the Brain
- The Raymond E Purves PhD Scholarship
- The TDM Foundation Scholarship
- ACRF Image X Institute Postgraduate Research Scholarship
- Deirdre Russell Memorial Scholarship
- Mary Frances Stephens Scholarship
- Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Athlete Development Transition
- Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Lower Back Pain
- The Helga Pettitt Sydney School of Health Sciences Postgraduate Study Award
- The Hooke Family Scholarship
- The Hopewood Project Postgraduate Research Scholarship
- The Robinson Family Scholarship for Female Indigenous Students
| Scholarship | Value | Eligibility | Open date | Close date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Lopez PhD Scholarship in Pancreatic Cancer | $42,857.14 p.a. (up to 3.5 years) |
|
N/A | N/A |
Alzheimer's Australia Dementia Research Foundation Research Grants |
Various |
|
Various | Various |
| Australian Rotary Health Scholarships | Various |
|
Various | Various |
| Barry and Joy Lambert Cannabinoid Research Scholarships | $30,000 p.a. (up to 3.5 years) |
|
N/A | 14 March 2021 |
| Bowel Cancer Translational Research Scholarship | $10,000 (up to 1.75 years) |
|
28 March 2019 | 14 May 2019 |
| Bowel Cancer Translational Research Supplementary Scholarship | $10,000 stipend (up to 3.5 years) |
|
TBC | TBC |
| Building Expertise and Capability in Cell and Gene Therapies | $40,000 p.a. (up to 4 years) |
|
24 November 2021 | 20 December 2021 |
| Children’s Medical Research Institute PhD Award | $40,000 per annum (up to 4 years) |
|
See page details | See page details |
| Christine Maple-Brown Colorectal Cancer Research Scholarship | University of Sydney RTP stipend rate (up to 4 years) |
|
N/A | N/A |
| Charles Perkins Centre Westmead Supplementary Scholarship | $10,000 |
|
TBC | TBC |
| Consortium of Objectively Measured Physical Activity Scholarship | $12,000 (up to 3 years) |
|
TBC | TBC |
| Doctor Liang Voice Program Scholarship | RTP stipend rate (for up to 4 years) |
|
N/A | N/A |
| Dr Jennifer Foong Scholarship for Biomedical Research | RTP stipend (up to 3 years) |
|
March 2022 | March 2022 |
| Endocrine Society of Australia Awards, Grants, Scholarships and Fellowships | Various |
|
Various | Various |
| Executive Dean PhD Stipend Scholarship in Public Health | $35,000 p.a. (up to 3.5 years) |
|
20 October 2021 | 6 December 2021 |
| Faculty of Medicine and Health Completion Stipend Scholarship | $7,000 from the scholarship commencement date to the 31 December 2021 |
|
8 September 2021 | 29 October 2021 |
| Faculty of Medicine and Health Executive Dean Stipend Scholarship | University of Sydney RTP stipend rate (up to 4 years) |
|
N/A | N/A |
| Heart Foundation Scholarships and Awards | Various |
|
Various | Various |
| Lambert Initiative for Cannabinoid Therapeutics Supplementary Scholarships | $10,000 p.a. (up to 3 years) |
|
25 August 2020 | 24 September 2020 |
| Leukaemia Foundation Scholarships | Various |
|
Various | Various |
| Menzies Foundation Scholarships | See page details |
|
See page details | See page details |
| NHMRC CTC Postgraduate Research Scholarship | See page details |
|
26 April 2021 |
19 May 2021 |
| Northern Precinct Ramsay Supplementary Scholarship | $10,000 |
|
15 April 2021 | 29 April 2021 |
| Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Computational Neuroimaging | Minimum RTP stipend rate + tuition fees |
|
17 November 2020 | 12 February 2021 |
| Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Lower Back Pain | $35,000 p.a. (for up to 3.5 years) |
|
23 April 2021 | 10 May 2021 |
| Postgraduate Scholarship in Macular Research | $18,000 p.a. (up to 8 research periods) |
|
11 October 2021 | 22 October 2021 |
| Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Mental Health and Decision Making | $35,000 p.a. (up to 3.5 years) |
|
16 March 2021 | 10 June 2021 |
| Postgraduate Research Scholarship in NDIS Rhetoric versus Reality | $35,000 p.a. (up to 3 years) |
|
4 December 2020 |
28 February 2021 |
| Postgraduate Research Scholarship in New Anti-Cancer Drug Development | $27,082 (up to 3 years) |
|
TBC | TBC |
| Postgraduate Scholarship in Phage Therapy for Rapidly Growing Mycobacteria | $40,000 p.a. (for up to 3.5 years) |
|
11 October 2021 | 5 November 2021 |
| Postgraduate Research Scholarship to Develop Novel Vectors Based on AAV | $40,000 p.a. (up to 3.5 years) |
|
22 November 2021 | 15 December 2021 |
| Scholarship in Phage Therapy for Non-Typhoidal Salmonella Infection | $40,000 p.a. (up to 3.5 years) |
|
22 September 2021 | 20 October 2021 |
| Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Pancreatic Cancer | $35,000 p.a. (for up to 2 years) |
|
26 August 2021 | 8 September 2021 |
| Postgraduate Research Supplementary Scholarship in Cardiovascular Rehabilitation and Secondary Prevention | $10,000 p.a. (up to 3 years) |
|
Ongoing | Ongoing |
| Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Unstable RAAV Genome Elements | $40,000 p.a. (up to 3.5 years) |
|
20 August 2021 | 30 September 2021 |
| Postgraduate Scholarship in Using Phages to Target Antibiotic Delivery | $40,000 p.a. (up to 3.5 years) |
|
14 October 2021 | 15 November 2021 |
| Research Scholarship to Develop an Ocular Gene Therapy Pipeline | $40,000 p.a. (up to 3.5 years) |
|
20 August 2021 | 30 September 2021 |
| Research Scholarship in Phage Therapy for Intracellular Pathogens | $40,000 p.a. (up to 3.5 years) |
|
22 September 2021 | 20 October 2021 |
| Research Scholarship in Reducing Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviours | $35,000 p.a. (for up to 3 years) |
|
23 August 2021 | 17 September 2021 |
| Roly Dunlop Scholarship | RTP stipend rate (up to 4 years) |
|
N/A | N/A |
| SOLVE-CHD PhD Scholarship | $32,000 p.a. (up to 3 years) |
|
Ongoing | Ongoing |
| Scholarship in AAV based Gene Therapies for Neurological Disorders | $40,000 p.a. (up to 3.5 years) |
|
4 November 2021 | 31 December 2021 |
| Scholarship in the Development of a Universal Gene Therapy Approach | $40,000 p.a. (up to 3.5 years) |
|
4 November 2021 | 31 December 2021 |
| Sydney Catalyst PhD and Top-Up Awards | See page details |
|
See page details | See page details |
| The Australian Pancreatic Centre Harris Van Beek Scholarship | $20,000 |
|
TBC | TBC |
| The Lynne Cattel 'Dog Ownership and Human Health' Research Project | Up to $30,000 (up to 3 years) |
|
TBC | TBC |
| The Peter Coates Postgraduate Scholarship in Ethnopharmacology | $30,000 p.a. (up to 3 years) |
|
9 April 2021 | 7 May 2021 |
| The Priscilla Kincaid-Smith Kidney Research Foundation | See page details |
|
See page details | See page details |
| Therapeutic Reach and Biosafety of AAV-Mediated Gene Transfer Vectors | $40,000 p.a. (up to 3.5 years) |
|
4 November 2021 | 31 December 2021 |
| Walter Eberhard Schroeder Dermatology Research Scholarship | University of Sydney RTP stipend rate (up to 4 years) |
|
N/A | N/A |
| Westmead Applied Research Centre Postgraduate Scholarship | $28,000 (up to 3 years) |
|
TBC | TBC |
| Wiser Healthcare Scholarship in Communicating about Overdiagnosis | RTP stipend rate (up to 3 years) |
|
TBC | TBC |
| Australian Dental Association Scholarships and Grants | Various |
|
See page details | See page details |
| Colgate-Palmolive Postgraduate Scholarship | $25,000 stipend (up to 3 years) |
|
TBC | TBC |
| Bob and Nancy Edwards Scholarship | $35,000 p.a. (up to 3 years) |
|
N/A | N/A |
| Dorothy Blanche Chandler Scholarship | University of Sydney RTP stipend rate (up to 4 years) |
|
N/A | N/A |
| University of Sydney RTP stipend rate (up to 4 years) |
|
N/A | N/A | |
| Enid Ng Fellowship | University of Sydney RTP stipend rate (up to 4 years) |
|
N/A | N/A |
| John A Lamberton Research Scholarships | minimum RTP stipend or $7500 (for up to 3 years) |
|
5 October 2021 | 26 October 2021 |
| John Keith Chandler Scholarship | University of Sydney RTP stipend rate (up to 4 years) |
|
N/A | N/A |
| Muriel and Walter Lumley Research Scholarship | University of Sydney RTP stipend rate (up to 1 year) |
|
N/A | N/A |
| Neville Brown Scholarship | RTP stipend rate (up to 3 years) |
|
N/A | N/A |
| Northern Clinical School HDR Support Scholarship | $10,000 |
|
TBC | TBC |
| RA Money Postgraduate Research Scholarship In Neuroscience | University of Sydney RTP stipend rate (up to 4 years) |
|
N/A | N/A |
| Reginald Maney Lake and Amy Laura Bonamy Scholarship | University of Sydney RTP stipend rate (up to 3 years) |
|
N/A | N/A |
| Sir John Loewenthal Scholarship | $20,000 p.a. |
|
1 January 2020 | 29 February 2020 |
| The Frank and Marion Spence Scholarship | $18,000 (up to 3 years) |
|
N/A | N/A |
| The Garnett Passe and Rodney Williams Memorial Foundation Grants and Awards | See page details |
|
See page details | See page details |
| Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Health System Governance | $35,629 p.a. (up to 3.5 years) |
|
Ongoing | Ongoing |
| The Hooke Family Scholarship | $40,000 p.a. (3 years) |
|
19 March 2021 | 2 April 2021 |
| The Hopewood Project Postgraduate Research Scholarship | $10,000 p.a. (up to 3 years) |
|
7 April 2020 | 15 May 2020 |
| The John Arthur Freeman PhD Scholarship for Tumours of the Brain | $35,000 stipend (up to 4 years) |
|
31 October 2019 | N/A |
| The Raymond E Purves PhD Scholarship | $35,962 p.a. (up to 3 years) |
|
4 June 2021 | 18 June 2021 |
| The TDM Foundation Scholarship | RTP stipend rate (up to 3 years) |
|
TBC | TBC |
| John Flood Memorial Scholarship | TBC |
|
19 November 2020 | 31 January 2021 |
| Professor NGW and Mrs Ann Macintosh Memorial Scholarship | University of Sydney RTP stipend rate (up to 4 years) |
|
N/A | N/A |
| Beth Spence Memorial Scholarship | RTP stipend rate (for up to 4 years) |
|
N/A | N/A |
| ACRF Image X Institute Postgraduate Research Scholarship | $35,000 p.a. |
|
20 November 2020 | 18 January 2021 |
| Deirdre Russell Memorial Scholarship | $13,000 (up to 3 years) |
|
TBC | TBC |
| Mary Frances Stephens Scholarship | $12,000 (up to 3 years) |
|
January 2020 | February 2020 |
| Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Athlete Development Transition | $35,000 p.a. (up to 3 years) |
|
26 November 2020 | 15 January 2021 |
| The Helga Pettitt Sydney School of Health Sciences Postgraduate Study Award | $1500 |
|
TBC | TBC |
| The Robinson Family Scholarship for Female Indigenous Students | $20,000 (up to 4 years) |
|
9 October 2020 | 9 November 2020 |
