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.

Scholarship	Value	Eligibility	Open date	Close date
AINSE Postgraduate Research Award	$7500 pa	Postgraduate research student RTP scholarship recipient	1 February 2021	15 April 2021
Alzheimer's Australia Dementia Research Foundation Research Grants	Various	See page details	Various	Various
ARC Linkage Pharmacy Research Scholarship	$27,596 pa (for up to 3 years)	PhD student Hold an honours or master's degree in pharmacy, chemistry, physics, chemical, mechanical or biomedical engineering Research experience	28 August 2020	30 November 2020
Australian Rotary Health Scholarships	Various	Undertake research into mental, general or Indigenous health Undertake rural or remote placements	Various	Various
Barry and Joy Lambert Cannabinoid Research Scholarships	$30,000 pa (for up to 3.5 years)	Future or current PhD student at the University Honours or master's degree qualified Research the therapeutic potential of cannabis and cannabinoids	N/A	N/A
Bierzonski Burczyk Foundation Prize	$32,500	Full-time PhD student within the Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney Conducting research into Parkinson's disease Demonstrate you have limited existing financial support mechanisms	15 October 2020	29 October 2020
Bowel Cancer Translational Research Scholarship	$10,000 (for up to 1.75 years)	Master's by research student High academic achiever	28 March 2019	14 May 2019
Bowel Cancer Translational Research Supplementary Scholarship	$10,000 stipend (for up to 3.5 years)	PhD student Hold an honours or master's degree in medicine or science	28 March 2019	14 May 2019
Charles Perkins Centre Westmead Supplementary Scholarship	$10,000	PhD student Recipient of a primary scholarship that provides stipend allowance	15 January 2020	31 March 2020
Consortium of Objectively Measured Physical Activity Scholarship	$12,000 (for up to 3 years)	PhD student High academic achiever	2 April 2019	17 May 2019
Dr Jennifer Foong Scholarship for Biomedical Research	RTP stipend (up to 3 years)	PhD student Undertake biomedical research	TBC	TBC
Endocrine Society of Australia Awards, Grants, Scholarships and Fellowships	Various	Conduct research in the field of endocrinology Be a member of the society	Various	Various
Faculty of Medicine and Health Executive Dean Stipend Scholarship	$35,000 pa (for up to 3.5 years)	PhD student Applicant for a Research Training Program (RTP) stipend scholarship	Open	28 February 2020
Heart Foundation Scholarships and Awards	Various	Health professional Research into cardiovascular health	Various	Various
Lambert Initiative for Cannabinoid Therapeutics Supplementary Scholarships	$10,000 pa (for up to 3 years)	PhD student at the Brain and Mind Centre Recipient of a primary stipend scholarship	25 August 2020	24 September 2020
Leukaemia Foundation Scholarships	Various	See page details	Various	Various
Menzies Foundation Scholarships	See page details	See page details	See page details	See page details
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Computational Neuroimaging	Minimum RTP stipend rate + tuition fees	PhD student in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Conduct research into computational neuroimaging	2 October 2020	13 November 2020
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in New Anti-Cancer Drug Development	$27,082 (for up to 3 years)	PhD student High academic achiever	12 March 2019	26 March 2019
Research Scholarship in Theories of Autonomy in Reproductive Genomics	$28,106 pa (for up to 3 years)	Full-time PhD student at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Research theoretical bioethics, philosophy or applied ethics Hold an honours of master's degree	22 May 2020	16 July 2020
Sydney Catalyst PhD and Top-Up Awards	See page details	Engaged in translational cancer research	See page details	See page details
The Australian Pancreatic Centre Harris Van Beek Scholarship	$20,000	Enrolled full-time in a master's by research or PhD High academic achiever	4 February 2019	22 February 2019
The Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ) Scholarships	Various	Researcher, scientist, cardiovascular nurse, allied health professional or healthcare worker working in cardiology CSANZ member	Various	Various
The Lynne Cattel 'Dog Ownership and Human Health' Research Project	Up to $30,000 (for up to 3 years)	PhD student Hold an honours or master's degree	25 January 2019	18 February 2019
The Priscilla Kincaid-Smith Kidney Research Foundation	See page details	Undertake research into kidney disease	See page details	See page details
Westmead Applied Research Centre Postgraduate Scholarship	$28,000 (for up to 3 years)	Hold an honours or a master's degree High academic achiever	1 August 2018	14 September 2018
Wiser Healthcare Scholarship in Communicating about Overdiagnosis	RTP stipend rate (for up to 3 years)	Full-time PhD student High academic achiever	26 November 2018	10 January 2019
Australian Dental Association Scholarships and Grants	Various	See page details	See page details	See page details
Colgate-Palmolive Postgraduate Scholarship	$25,000 stipend (for up to 3 years)	Dental graduate Researcher in the field of population oral health	TBC	TBC
Bob and Nancy Edwards Scholarship	RTP stipend rate (for up to 3 years)	Undertake research into cancer and/or paediatrics Applied for an RTP Stipend Scholarship	31 October 2019	N/A
Dorothy Blanche Chandler Scholarship	RTP stipend rate (for up to 3 years)	Postgraduate research student RTP applicant Undertake research in rheumatoid arthritis and associated conditions	30 October 2020	N/A
Elizabeth and Henry Hamilton-Browne Scholarship	RTP stipend rate (for up to 3 years)	RTP Stipend Scholarship applicant Postgraduate research student	31 October 2019	N/A
Enid Ng Fellowship in Haematology	$45,000 (for up to 3 years)	Postgraduate research student Accepted into the JSAC Training Scheme in Haematology of the RACP and Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia, or Accepted into the single discipline haematology stream of either college	22 November 2017	5 December 2017
John Keith Chandler Scholarship	RTP stipend rate (for up to 3 years)	Postgraduate research student Undertake research in any aspect of varicose veins	31 October 2019	N/A
Muriel and Walter Lumley Research Scholarship	RTP stipend rate (for up to 3 years)	Applied for an RTP Stipend Scholarship High academic achiever	31 October 2019	N/A
Neville Brown Scholarship	RTP stipend rate (for up to 3 years)	Applied for an RTP Stipend Scholarship High academic achiever	31 October 2019	N/A
Northern Clinical School HDR Support Scholarship	$10,000	PhD student at the Northern Clinical School Full-time student Evidence of current financial disadvantage or hardship	15 April 2019	30 May 2019
Reginald Maney Lake and Amy Laura Bonamy Scholarship	RTP stipend rate (for up to 3 years)	Postgraduate research student Undertake research in pathology	30 October 2020	N/A
Sir John Loewenthal Scholarship	$20,000 pa	Domestic student or Hong Kong citizen who will be studying a Master of Surgery by coursework or research, or an MPhil or PhD	1 January 2020	29 February 2020
The Frank and Marion Spence Scholarship	$18,000 (for up to 3 years)	Researcher in paediatric cardiology or cancer Applied for an RTP Stipend Scholarship	31 October 2019	N/A
The Garnett Passe and Rodney Williams Memorial Foundation Grants and Awards	See page details	Researcher, trainee or fellow of the foundation Undertaking research into otorhinolaryngology	See page details	See page details
The Hopewood Project Postgraduate Research Scholarship	$10,000 pa (for up to 3 years)	Unconditional offer to study a full-time PhD Hold an honours degree or master's degree in a related field Research health longevity and preventative medicine Recipient of a primary scholarship with a stipend allowance	7 April 2020	15 May 2020
The John Arthur Freeman PhD Scholarship for Tumours of the Brain	$35,000 stipend (for up to 4 years)	Enrolled in a PhD at the Sydney Medical School Honours or master's degree in related field	31 October 2019	N/A
The TDM Foundation Scholarship	RTP stipend rate (for up to 3 years)	Hold an honours or master's degree High academic achiever	16 April 2018	14 May 2018
John Flood Memorial Scholarship	TBC	Students interested in undertaking research in neuropathology	31 December 2019	27 March 2020
Nanoparticle-Based Biomolecule Detection Systems Research Scholarship	Minimum RTP stipend rate (for up to 3 years)	Full-time PhD student Research nanoparticle-based biomolecule detection systems Hold an honours or master's degree	27 August 2020	24 September 2020
Plasma Surface Modification for Biomedical Devices Research Scholarship	Minimum RTP stipend rate (for up to 3 years)	Future PhD student Research plasma surface modification Background in physics, chemistry, engineering, materials science or biomedical sciences	27 August 2020	24 September 2020
Professor NGW & Mrs Ann Macintosh Memorial Scholarship	RTP stipend rate (for up to 3 years)	Conduct research into anatomy and histology Have a primary supervisor who is a member of academic staff	July 2017	July 2017
Drug Delivery Mechanisms of High Dose Inhaler Devices Research Scholarship	$35,000 pa (for up to 3 years)	Full-time PhD student in pharmacy Hold an honours or master's degree in a relevant discipline Demonstrate required skills and research experience	17 August 2020	16 October 2020
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Developing New Laser and Optical Based Technologies	$35,000 p.a (for up to 3 years)	Domestic and international Hold aeronautical, aerospace, biomedical or mechanical engineering degree, or closely related applied sciences discipline Full-time master's by research or PhD student at the School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering or School of Pharmacy	30 September 2020	30 October 2020
Deirdre Russell Memorial Scholarship	$13,000 (for up to 3 years)	Full-time master's by research or PhD students in the discipline of speech pathology	October 2019	November 2019
Mary Frances Stephens Scholarship	$12,000 (for up to 3 years)	Master's by research or PhD student Completed at least one full-time (or equivalent part-time) year in your degree	January 2020	February 2020
The Helga Pettitt Sydney School of Health Sciences Postgraduate Study Award	$1500	Master's by research or PhD student in the Sydney School of Health Sciences Graduate of the Sydney School of Health Sciences	TBC	TBC
The Robinson Family Scholarship for Female Indigenous Students	$20,000 (for up to 4 years)	Female Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Enrolled in a medicine and health or law degree	9 October 2020	9 November 2020
University of Sydney School of Health Sciences Student Leadership Award	$1000	Current student engaged in leadership activities while studying health sciences	7 August 2019	27 October 2019