Faculty of Science

Postgraduate research scholarships

From chemistry and veterinary sciences to agriculture or psychology scholarships, we have a wide range of options for international science 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 Science students in the table below.

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

Agnes Campbell Research Scholarship	$28,854 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)	Domestic/international student PhD in Chemistry Reseach involving Organic Chemistry	TBC	TBC
Barry and Joy Lambert Cannabinoid Research Scholarships	$30,000 pa (for up to 3.5 years)	Future or current PhD student at the University Hold an Honours or master's degree Research the therapeutic potential of cannabis and cannabinoids	5 December 2022	6 February 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
Henry Bertie and Florence Mabel Gritton Medallist Award	$3000	University of Sydney Medallists Undertaking chemistry research	TBC	TBC
Henry Bertie and Florence Mabel Gritton Research Scholarship	Various	Commonwealth citizen or Australian permanent resident PhD student (chemistry)	TBC	TBC
Henry Bertie and Florence Mabel Gritton Research Scholarships	$37,207 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)	Domestic/international student PhD students Research in chemistry in relation to industry and agriculture	TBC	TBC
Faculty of Science Research Tuition Fee Scholarship	Academic course fees (up to 1.75 to 3.5 years)	International student HDR student in the Faculty of Science Holds a scholarship that provides a stipend	N/A	N/A
Postgraduate Research Scholarship for Energy Resilience - Techno-Economy Analysis	$35,950 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)	Domestic/international student Research Student in School of Chemistry Holds an Honours degree or Masters degree	24 October 2022	02 December 2022
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Amorphous Materials Characterisation	$35,950 p.a. stipend and tuition fees (up to 3.5 years)	Domestic/international student PhD in Chemistry Research into in structure and properties of amorphous materials	11 July 2022	12 August 2022
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Citizen Science in Schools	$28,854 p.a. (up to 3 years)	Domestic/international student PhD with the School of Chemistry Research in science education and communication	TBC	TBC
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Computational Chemistry	$28,854 p.a.(up to 3.5 years)	Domestic/international student Full-time PhD student in the School of Chemistry Research computational chemistry	1 August 2022	30 September 2022
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Converting natural gas and water into hydrogen gas and liquid CO2	$29,863 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)	Domestic/international student PhD in Chemistry Research computational fluid dynamics	22 November 2022	10 January 2023
Postgraduate Research Scholarship Development of Advanced Porous Materials for Hydrogen Storage	$28,854 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)	Domestic or international student PhD in Chemistry Research into metal organic frameworks and/or other porous materials.	TBC	TBC
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Development of Advanced Porous Materials for Hydrogen Storage	$28,854 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)	Domestic or international student PhD in Chemistry Research into developing porous materials for hydrogen storage and/or hydrogen generation	TBC	TBC
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Fluorescent Sensing	$29,863 p.a. (up to 1.75-3.5 years)	Domestic/international student Masters or PhD in Chemistry Research into fluorescence sensing systems	24 November 2022	11 January 2023
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Fuel Cell for Resilience Energy Supply	$35,950 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)	Domestic/international student Admission into Masters by Research/PhD within School of Chemistry Holds an Honours degree or Masters degree	24 October 2022	02 December 2022
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Materials for Hydrogen Storage	$29,863 p.a. (up to 1.75-3.5 years)	Domestic/international student Masters br Research or PhD Research into Hydrogen Storage	22 November 2022	10 January 2023
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Phage Therapy for Non-Typhoidal Salmonella Infection	$40,000 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)	PhD student in the Faculty of Science Undertake a research project named, ‘Phage Therapy for Non-Typhoidal Salmonella Infection.’	8 December 2022	17 January 2023
Postgraduate Research Stipend Scholarship in Peptide and Protein Chemistry	$28,854 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)	International student PhD in Chemistry Research in peptide and/or protein chemistry	12 December 2022	9 January 2023
Postgraduate Research Stipend Scholarship in Semi-Synthesis of Modified Proteins	$28,854 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)	International student PhD in Chemistry Research in peptide and/or protein chemistry	12 December 2022	9 January 2023
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Supramolecular Chemistry	$28,854 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)	International student PhD with the School of Chemistry Research into transmembrane anion transport	15 March 2022	28 March 2022
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Sustainability Assessment of Recovery Technologies	$28,854 p.a. (up to 3 years)	Domestic/international student PhD in Science Research into sustainability assessment of recovery technologies	12 September 2022	23 September 2022
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Urban Resilience in the Asia-Pacific	$35,950 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)	Domestic/international student Study PhD within Faculty of Science Research about urban resilience infrastructure Hold an Honours degree or Masters degree in Geography Applied RTP scholarship	07 November 2022	02 December 2022
The L E R Tonnet and Family Scholarship in Chemistry	$28,854 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)	Masters by Reseach or PhD students Research in physical chemistry Hold an honours or masters	15 January 2022 1 August 2022	23 February 2022 26 August 2022

Plant and Microbial Organic Compounds in Organic Matter (Project 1)	$28,854 p.a. (for up to 3 years)	PhD student in the School of Life and Environmental Sciences Must conduct research to assess whether organic compounds in mineral associated organic matter (MAOM) originate directly from plants or from microbially processed matter Hold an honours or master's degree	19 September 2022	7 November 2022
Plant and Microbial Organic Compounds in Organic Matter (Project 2)	$28,854 p.a. (for up to 3 years)	PhD student in the School of Life and Environmental Sciences Must conduct research into the stability of the organic matter associated with different clay minerals in the presence of plant roots Hold an honours or master's degree	19 September 2022	7 November 2022
Postgraduate Research HEC - University of Sydney Scholarship	$16,954 p.a. (up to 3 years)	International student Current or commencing student with in Faculty of Engineering Recipient of HEC Pakistan scholarship	14 September 2022	27 September 2022
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Dairy Science (Feedbase for intensive systems-Digitising maize for silage)	$40,000 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)	Domestic or international student Masters by Research or PhD in Life and Environmental Sciences Research into Feedbase options for intensified Australian dairy systems	23 November 2022	11 January 2023
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Fragment Based Drug Discovery	$32,304 p.a. (up to 1.75 - 3 years)	Masters by Research or PhD student Researching fragment-based drug discovery Hold an honours or masters degree	3 May 2021	24 May 2021
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Myrtle Rust	$35,629 p.a. (up to 3 years)	Domestic/international student Postgraduate research student in the Faculty of Science Researching the plant pathogen myrtle rust	15 June 2021	28 June 2021
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Poultry Nutrition	$28,854 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)	Domestic/international student PhD with SOLES Research into poultry nutrition research for sustainable chicken-meat production	10 August 2022	TBC
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Soil Monitoring	$35,950 p.a. (up to 1.75 - 3.5 years)	Domestic/international student Research Masters or PhD within SOLES Soil monitoring research	15 November 2022	9 January 2023
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Urban Bat Ecology	$5,000 p.a. (up to 3 years)	International student Masters by Research or PhD in Life and Environmental Sciences Research into the social dynamics of urban bats	28 July 2022	10 August 2022
School of Life and Environmental Sciences Postgraduate Research Scholarship	$28,854 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)	Domestic/international student Masters by Research or PhD in SOLES Applied and considered for a RTP Stipend Scholarship	N/A	N/A

Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Mathematics and Statistics	$35,950 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)	Domestic/international student Masters by Research or PhD with Mathematics and Statistics Research in mathematics (pure/applied) and statistics	N/A	N/A
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Statistical Bioinformatics and Data Science for Single Cell Spatial Genomics	$35,950 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)	Domestic/international student PhD with Maths and Stats Research in statistical bioinformatics and data science	8 September 2022	30 November 2022

Hunstead Student Support Scholarship	$5000	PhD or master's by research student in the School of Physics Researching astronomy Hold an honours or master's degree in a relevant discipline Demonstrate financial hardship Supported by your supervisor	Ongoing	Ongoing
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Asteroseismology	$35,950 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)	Domestic/international student PhD in Physics Research into stellar astrophysics	2 August 2022	12 September 2022
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Quantum Control	$35,697 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)	Full-time PhD student at the Faculty of Science Researching projects within the Quantum Control Laboratory	22 March 2021	Ongoing
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Quantum Optics Theory	$35,000 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)	PhD with the School of Physics Research into quantum optics	14 July 2022	14 September 2022
Postgraduate Research Stipend Scholarship in first-principles calculations of defects in solids for quantum technologies	$37,207 p.a. (up to 3 years)	Domestic/international student PhD in Physics Research in first-principles study and design of defects in solids for quantum technologies	25 November 2022	16 December 2022
Postgraduate Research Supplementary Scholarship in Terahertz Nanophotonics	$5000 p.a. for 1 year	Postgraduate research student in the Faculty of Science Researching chip-scale terahertz nano-spectroscopic devices Background in physics or electrical engineering Primary scholarship holder	22 March 2021	Ongoing
The Edna Briggs Scholarship in Physics	Up to $6000	PhD or master's by research degree in physics	TBC	TBC
The University of Sydney Nano Institute Student Ambassador Scholarship	$5000	hold a primary stipend scholarship have an unconditional offer or be enrolled full-time in a PhD at the University conduct research in the areas of nanoscale science and technology	TBC	TBC

Francis Henry Loxton Scholarship (Veterinary Science)	Various	Male Studying master's by research or PhD Research in the ares of veterinary science and animal production RTP Scholarship applicant	TBC	TBC
Hugh Hughes Scholarship	Various	Postgraduate research student in veterinary science and animal production Also applied for RTP scholarship	N/A	N/A
James Ramage Wright Supplementary Scholarship	$10,000 (up to 3 years)	Postgraduate research student in the Faculty of Science Researching animal husbandry and animal production Primary scholarship holder	TBC	TBC

Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Contemporary Economic Geographies of Australia	$37,207 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)	Domestic/international student PhD in Geosciences Research into contemporary economic geographies of Australia	21 November 2022	16 January 2023
Postgraduate Research Stipend Scholarship in Coral Reef Eco-Morphodynamics	$37,207 p.a. (up to 3 years)	Domestic/international student PhD in Geosciences Research into coral reef ecomorphodynamic	21 November 2022	9 January 2023
The Deas Thomson Geology Scholarship in Postgraduate Research	$37,207 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)	Domestic/international student MPhil or PhD in Geosciences Research in Geology	N/A	N/A
The Deas Thomson Minerology Scholarship in Postgraduate Research	$37,207 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)	Domestic/international student MPhil or PhD in Geosciences Research in Mineralogy	N/A	N/A