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) Commencing studies in 2021 -2022 Apply here	10 December 2021	14 January 2022
Australia Awards Scholarships (AAS)	See page details	See page details	Various	Various
Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC	Various	Postgraduate student Conduct research or a project to address bushfires and natural hazards	See page details	See page details
Capital Markets CRC	Up to $50,000	PhD student studying finance, health, actuarial studies, applied mathematics or computing	See page details	See page details
Carole Muller Award (Fieldwork)	$3000 to $5000	Enrolled in a PhD Undertakng research in the field of Balinese culture, art or history need to undertake travel as part of their research	2 December 2019	26 February 2020
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	1 December 2021	15 January 2022
China Scholarship Council Postgraduate Research Visiting Scholarship	Various	Chinese citizen Under 35 years of age Enrolled in postgraduate research studies in China	1 December 2021	15 January 2022
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	Various	Various
Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)	Various	Postgraduate student Working on a project related to the corporation or field	Various	Various
Council for Australian-Arab Relations (CAAR) Scholarship Program	Up to $40,000	See page details	TBC	TBC
CSIRO Postgraduate Scholarships	Various	Full-time PhD student in Australia See page details	See page details	See page 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 details	Various	Various
Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)	Various	Postgraduate student Working on a project related to the corporation or field	Various	Various
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	TBC	TBC
Pork CRC	Various	Postgraduate student Have an interest in the pork industry	Various	Various
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Astrophysics	$35,697 p.a. and tuition fees (up to 3.5 years)	International student Holds a master degree Researching galactic dynamics	18 May 2021	31 May 2021
Rotary International Scholarships	Various	See page details	Various	Various
Rural Industries and Development Corporation (RIRDC)	Various	Postgraduate student Working on a project related to agriculture or rural communities	Various	Various
Sydney Uni Sport & Fitness Scholarship	From $1000	Tertiary student	See page details	See page details
Taiwan – University of Sydney Scholarship	$35,629 p.a. (up to 4 years)	Citizen of Taiwan (ROC) Applied for a PhD by 31 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 Travel Support Scheme – Honours	Various	Enrolled in the American Studies Honours program	15 April 2020	4 June 2020
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	2 September 2021	TBC
Vice Chancellor's Global Mobility Award	Up to $5000	See page details	N/A	N/A
Sydney International Student Award (Africa)	20 percent of the tuition fee for the duration of the course	See page details	N/A	Various
Sydney International Student Award (Bangladesh)	20 percent of the tuition fee for the duration of the course	See page details	N/A	Various
Sydney International Student Award (Central Asia)	20 percent of the tuition fee for the duration of the course	See page details	N/A	Various
Sydney International Student Award (India)	20 percent of the tuition fee for the duration of the course	See page details	N/A	Various
Sydney International Student Award (Indonesia)	20 percent of the tuition fee for the duration of the course	See page details	N/A	Various
Sydney International Student Award (Malaysia)	20 percent of the tuition fee for the duration of the course	See page details	N/A	Various
Sydney International Student Award (South and Central America)	20 percent of the tuition fee for the duration of the course	See page details	N/A	Various
Sydney International Student Award (South Korea)	20 percent of the tuition fee for the duration of the course	See page details	N/A	Various
Sydney International Student Award (Sri Lanka)	20 percent of the tuition fee for the duration of the course	See page details	N/A	Various
Sydney International Student Award (Vietnam)	20 percent of the tuition fee for the duration of the course	See page details	N/A	Various
University of Sydney International Scholarship	$35,629 p.a.	International postgraduate research student	N/A	N/A