Planning to embark on doctorate studies in Australia and need PhD scholarships in Australia to finance your studies? Below is a list of ongoing funded PhD in Australia 2027-2028. You can also find fully funded PhD in Australia for international students on this page

Funding for this Award has been provided by the John Anthony Deakin Endowment.
Published:April 28, 2026Type:PhDDeadline:Not Specified
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This scholarship was established with a bequest from Sir John Michael Higgins, and is offered to students undertaking research in the fields of chemistry and biochemistry directly relating to the study and development of pastoral and agricultural industries.
Published:April 28, 2026Type:PhDStudy in:VictoriaValue:$99,000 - $174,000Deadline:October 31, 2026

The University of Southern Queensland are seeking a highly motivated PhD candidate to contribute to an ARC (Australia Research Council) DECRA (Discovery Early Career Researcher Award) project, “Artificial aquatic ecosystems – sources or sinks of nitrous oxide?” under the supervisio
Published:April 27, 2026Type:PhDStudy in:QueenslandDeadline:Not Specified

The Vietnam Government’s Ministry of Education and Training and the University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) are jointly offering postgraduate research scholarships to applicants from Vietnam who wish to pursue a Doctor of Philosophy or Master of Research program at UniSQ.
Published:April 27, 2026Type:PhDStudy in:QueenslandDeadline:Not Specified

This inaugural Industry PhD scholarship with the Department of Health and La Trobe University will be awarded to an outstanding Maternal and Child Health (MCH) nurse applicant, with a strong interest in health system evaluation and improving MCH practice and policy. This is an exciting opportunit
Published:April 27, 2026Type:PhDStudy in:VictoriaDeadline:May 31, 2026

Flinders University is seeking motivated Honours and PhD candidates to join projects aligned with EMRNet’s objectives in energetic materials design, manufacture, testing, environmental impact, degradation, and disposal. These projects will involve real world industry collaboration, access to c
Published:April 27, 2026Type:PhD , UndergraduateStudy in:South AustraliaDeadline:January 11, 2027

Perchlorate (ClO??) is a persistent and highly soluble oxyanion increasingly being recognised as a contaminant of concern internationally. This exciting project aims to investigate the environmental behaviour, distribution, and management of perchlorate across Australia. Whilst primarily based at Fl
Published:April 27, 2026Type:PhDStudy in:South AustraliaDeadline:December 1, 2026

The Marcia Nicholl Research Top Up Scholarship honours the memory of Marcia Nicholl, a graduate of the University of South Australia. This perpetual scholarship supports female students commencing a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) or Master of Philosophy (MPhil) at Adelaide University by pro
Published:April 24, 2026Type:PhDStudy in:South AustraliaValue:$30,000Deadline:April 30, 2026

Adelaide University Research Scholarships (AURS) are being awarded in and out of scholarship rounds. This award includes a Living Stipend, a Tuition Fee Waiver for the duration of the scholarship.
Published:April 24, 2026Type:PhDStudy in:South AustraliaValue:$127,750Deadline:Not Specified

The G.O. Lawrence Scholarship has been established from a bequest to the University from Mrs Alice Eileen Lawrence in 1966 in memory of Gordon Ord Lawrence who was a teacher of conservative dentistry in the Dental School from 1940 to 1960. The scholarship supports postgraduate coursework studen
Published:April 24, 2026Type:PhDStudy in:South AustraliaValue:$40,000Deadline:November 8, 2026

The purpose of the Award is to support Indigenous students to undertake a research project in the discipline of Ophthalmology in the fourth year of their medical degree.
Published:April 24, 2026Type:PhD , UndergraduateValue:$10,000Deadline:May 15, 2026
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The Hugh Kingsley Family Scholarship was established with a gift from Hugh Kingsley and is offered to mature-aged students who are enrolling in a coursework degree and are experiencing disadvantaged circumstances. Preference is given to the oldest applicant within the 30-45 age range.
Published:April 24, 2026Type:PhDStudy in:VictoriaValue:Up to $15,000Deadline:Not Specified
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The Norman Macgeorge Scholarship is offered to PhD students in the visual, creative and performing arts, music, architecture, conservation, literature, creative writing, language, history, philosophy and anthropology at the University, who intend to undertake an overseas research trip or conference
Published:April 24, 2026Type:PhDStudy in:VictoriaValue:$8,000Deadline:May 11, 2026

If you are an international student from Guatemala applying for a Master by Coursework or Masters by Research or PhD at RMIT University, you may be eligible for this jointly funded scholarship. The GuateFuturo-RMIT University joint scholarship is jointly funded by RMIT and Fundación GuateF
Published:April 23, 2026Type:Masters , PhDDeadline:Not Specified

If you are an international student from Indonesia applying for a PhD at RMIT, you may be eligible for this scholarship. Ministry of Religious Affairs (MORA) Indonesia and RMIT are collaborating to promote access of Indonesian students for any PhD programs offered by RMIT. The MORA-RMIT schola
Published:April 23, 2026Type:PhDDeadline:Not Specified

This scholarship is offered by the ANU College of Science. The purpose of this scholarship is to attract Australian and New Zealand students of high calibre to pursue PhD research in Biological Science.
Published:April 23, 2026Type:PhDValue:$ 39,069Deadline:Not Specified

Each year the ANU Fenner School of Environment and Society, in the ANU College of Science, may offer one or more awards known as the Fenner School of Environment & Society PhD Scholarship. The objective of the award is to attract the highest calibre international and domestic students to purs
Published:April 23, 2026Type:PhDValue:$ 39,069Deadline:Not Specified

Funding for this Award has been generously provided by Mr and Mrs Studans in memory of Patricia Studans. The objective of this Award is to support an outstanding PhD candidate to undertake research into the prevention or cure of Multiple Myeloma.
Published:April 22, 2026Type:PhDValue:$36,652 per annumDeadline:Not Specified

The Janette Gray RSM Fund supports activities that promote the education and leadership of women in theology. This includes the annual Janette Gray Lecture and scholarships for women to pursue theological study.
Published:April 22, 2026Type:PhDDeadline:Not Specified

The purpose of this scholarship is to develop an integrated, intelligent framework for solar farm monitoring and predictive maintenance by combining autonomous drone-based data acquisition, Edge-AI processing, and Digital Twin-driven analytics. Two PhD scholarships are available, with one scholar
Published:April 21, 2026Type:PhDDeadline:May 15, 2026
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