General scholarships

Postgraduate research scholarships

Browse scholarships for international postgraduate students studying in any faculty.

Scholarship	Value	Eligibility	Open date	Close date
AHURI Postgraduate Scholarship Top-up	$7000 p.a (up to 3 years)	Full- Time students awarded a Research Training Program (RTP)	See page for details	See page for details
Australia Awards Scholarships (AAS)	See page for details	See page for details	See page for details	See page for details
Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC	Various	Postgraduate student Conduct research or a project to address bushfires and natural hazards	See page for details	See page for details
Cicada Innovations Postgraduate Research Placement Scholarship	$16,666 (for 5 months)	Domestic or international PhD student Completed one year of your PhD Selected for the Cicada Innovations Placement	TBC	TBC
China Scholarship Council Postgraduate Research Scholarship	Tuition fees	Chinese citizen Not residing in Australia Under 35 Offer to study a PhD at the University	TBC	TBC
China Scholarship Council Postgraduate Research Visiting Scholarship	Various	Chinese citizen Under 35 years of age Enrolled in postgraduate research studies in China	TBC	TBC
China Scholarship Council Research Programs Visiting Scholars	Various	Hold a Doctorate From a leading Chinese research university	N/A	N/A
Commonwealth Scholarships	Various	See page details	See page for details	See page for details
Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)	Various	Postgraduate student Working on a project related to the corporation or field	See page for details	See page for details
Council for Australian-Arab Relations (CAAR) Scholarship Program	Up to $40,000	See page for details	See page for details	See page for details
CSIRO Postgraduate Scholarships	See page details	Full-time PhD student in Australia	See page for details	See page for details
DBH Scholarship	Various	Master's by research or PhD student Australian permanent resident, citizen of a Commonwealth country or Germany	TBC	TBC
Fulbright Program	Various	See page for details	See page for details	See page for details
Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)	Various	Postgraduate student Working on a project related to the corporation or field	See page for details	See page for details
HDR Completion Scholarships	$7,000 for 3 months and/or tuition fee for one research period	Domestic/international student Currently enrolled HDR student Submitting thesis within 6 months from date of application	5 May 2022	30 May 2022
Leslie Rich Scholarship	$7,500p.a. (duration of degree)	Domestic/international student hold a First-class Honours degree or Equivalent Degree or a Master's degree recipient of a primary scholarship research proposal related to Alzheimer’s Disease	TBC	TBC
Northcote Trust Award	Various	See page for details	See page for details	See page for details
PhD Scholarship in the Design of Micro-Decisions in Automated Transport	$28,854 p.a. (up to 3 years)	Commencing PhD at the University of Sydney Business School Holds First Class Honours or equivalent degree conduct research under the supervision of Professor Michael Bell	TBC	TBC
Pork CRC	Various	Postgraduate student Have an interest in the pork industry	See page for details	See page for details
Rotary International Scholarships	Various	See page for details	See page for details	See page for details
RSPCA Australia Scholarships	$9,588 for 1 year	Discrete research project Full-time or part-time education in a degree at the University of Sydney Applicants demonstrating a major commitment to and/or involvement with animal welfare issues	9 September 2022	23 September 2022
Rural Industries and Development Corporation (RIRDC)	Various	Postgraduate student Working on a project related to agriculture or rural communities	See page for details	See page for details
Taiwan – University of Sydney Scholarship	$35,000 p.a. (up to 4 years)	Citizen of the Republic of China (Taiwan) Applied for a PhD by 30 November 2021	1 September 2021	16 December 2021
United States Studies Centre Study Abroad Fund	Various	Participating in DC Placement Program	15 April 2020	4 June 2020
United States Studies Centre Study Abroad Fund	Various	Participating in DC Placement Program	See page for details	See page for details
University of Sydney and Sydney Uni Sports and Fitness (SUSF) Elite Athlete Program	See page details	Tertiary student Represent the University of Sydney in your sport	See page for details	See page for details
University of Sydney Tuition Fee Scholarship	Academic course fees	International postgraduate research student	N/A	N/A
Vice Chancellor's Global Mobility Award	Up to $5000	See page details	N/A	N/A
University of Sydney International Scholarship	$35,629 p.a.	International postgraduate research student	N/A	N/A

Sydney International Student Award

Scholarship	Value	Eligibility	Open date	Close date
Sydney International Student Award (Africa)	20 percent of the tuition fee for the duration of the course	See page for details	See page for details	See page for details
Sydney International Student Award (Bangladesh)	20 percent of the tuition fee for the duration of the course	See page for details	See page for details	See page for details
Sydney International Student Award (Central Asia)	20 percent of the tuition fee for the duration of the course	See page for details	See page for details	See page for details
Sydney International Student Award (India)	20 percent of the tuition fee for the duration of the course	See page for details	See page for details	See page for details
Sydney International Student Award (Indonesia)	20 percent of the tuition fee for the duration of the course	See page for details	See page for details	See page for details
Sydney International Student Award (Malaysia)	20 percent of the tuition fee for the duration of the course	See page for details	See page for details	See page for details
Sydney International Student Award (South and Central America)	20 percent of the tuition fee for the duration of the course	See page for details	See page for details	See page for details
Sydney International Student Award (South Korea)	20 percent of the tuition fee for the duration of the course	See page for details	See page for details	See page for details
Sydney International Student Award (Sri Lanka)	20 percent of the tuition fee for the duration of the course	See page for details	See page for details	See page for details
Sydney International Student Award (Vietnam)	20 percent of the tuition fee for the duration of the course	See page for details	See page for details	See page for details