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 2026-2027. You can also find fully funded PhD in Australia for international students on this page

The scholarship was established in 1994 in memory of Constantine Aspromourgos and is maintained from a fund donated by his wife, Patricia Phyllis Aspromourgos.
Published:August 5, 2025Type:Masters , PhDStudy in:QueenslandValue:May varyDeadline:September 7, 2025

This HDR scholarship is supported by an ARC DECRA project. The purpose is to support the PhD candidate to conduct basic research on “Applications of oxide materials for electrochemical water splitting and plastic degradation”. The key concept of this project lies in the design of no
Published:August 4, 2025Type:PhDStudy in:Western AustraliaValue:$37,500.00 per annum (tax free)Deadline:Not Specified

The University of Western Australia with the funding grant from the Government of Western Australia is offering a high achieving international student a scholarship to commence and pursue a postgraduate qualification at the University.
Published:August 4, 2025Type:Masters , PhDStudy in:Western AustraliaValue:$50,000.00Deadline:November 14, 2025
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The Baillieu Research Scholarship was established by a gift from the Honourable William Lawrence Baillieu and family. The Baillieu family wished to support descendants of World War I veterans who had been killed, blinded or totally and permanently incapacitated during service.
Published:August 1, 2025Type:PhDValue:$8,500Deadline:October 1, 2025
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The Indigenous PhD Scholarship in Science is offered to talented Indigenous students enrolling in a PhD in the Faculty of Science.
Published:August 1, 2025Type:PhDStudy in:VictoriaValue:Up to $100,000Deadline:Not Specified

The Scholarship was established in 2021 by funds received from a UQ Alumnus to encourage young UQ Chemical Engineering Graduates to study for a PhD at some of the world’s elite institutions overseas.
Published:August 1, 2025Type:PhDStudy in:QueenslandValue:up to $20,000Deadline:Not Specified

The University of Western Australia ('the University'), in partnership with the Fogarty Foundation, provides a scholarship to the Beazley Medallist: WACE to recognise outstanding achievement and provide support to undertake an undergraduate degree course and a postgraduate coursework course
Published:August 1, 2025Type:Masters , PhD , UndergraduateStudy in:Western AustraliaValue:$12,500 per annumDeadline:November 7, 2025

The International Excellence Scholarship 2026 has been established to attract high-performing students to study at the University of Newcastle. This scholarship acknowledges applicants with a strong academic background and provides an ongoing incentive for continued academic achievement. Scholarship
Published:August 1, 2025Type:Masters , PhD , UndergraduateStudy in:New South WalesValue:20% of gross annual international tuition feeDeadline:Not Specified

This project aims to make robotic perception systems safer and more reliable by developing new techniques that continuously monitor the performance of their machine learning models (i.e. keeping an eye on the system’s "brain" to quickly spot when it starts to struggle or behave unexp
Published:August 1, 2025Type:PhDStudy in:South AustraliaValue:$52,268, indexed annuallyDeadline:November 10, 2025

The Motorola Solutions Scholarships supports talented STEM students from underrepresented groups to fulfil their potential at Monash University. The scholarship program amplifies diversity in STEM through empowering scholarship recipients to achieve academic success.
Published:August 1, 2025Type:Masters , PhDStudy in:VictoriaValue:$6,000Deadline:Not Specified
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This scholarship supports a commencing Doctor of Philosophy - Arts student in the field of Italian Studies, with a focus on pre-modern Italian Studies. Preference will be given to a student who can demonstrate, in their PhD application, that Italian is an asset, highlighting the potential of pr
Published:July 31, 2025Type:PhDStudy in:VictoriaValue:Up to $140,000Deadline:Not Specified

The Leadership, Excellence and Diversity (LEAD) scholarship was established in 2016 and is maintained by funds from external donors. The scholarship also provides a dedicated academic mentor and a non-residential membership of a UQ college in first year. Non-residential memberships include services
Published:July 31, 2025Type:Masters , PhDStudy in:QueenslandValue:$8,000 per yearDeadline:November 2, 2025
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The Dr Betty Elliott Horticulture Scholarship is offered to talented students who are enrolling in a graduate research degree in the field of sustainability in horticulture and are experiencing disadvantaged circumstances.
Published:July 31, 2025Type:Masters , PhDStudy in:VictoriaValue:up to $3000Deadline:August 3, 2025
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The FH Drummond Travel Award was established with a gift from Mrs Margaret Drummond in memory of her late husband Frank Harvey Drummond and is offered to students who are enrolled in a research degree in Zoology and are undertaking overseas travel for research participation or conference attendance
Published:July 31, 2025Type:PhDStudy in:VictoriaValue:Up to $1,500Deadline:August 3, 2025

The Flourishing Lives International Scholarships offer tuition fee reductions for commencing undergraduate and postgraduate international students who are nationals of the Pacific, Timor Leste, and Latin America, as well as those from select mission aligned institutions and sponsors as determined by
Published:July 31, 2025Type:Masters , PhD , UndergraduateStudy in:New South WalesValue:20% fee waiverDeadline:Not Specified

The Executive Dean’s International Scholarship rewards commencing undergraduate and postgraduate international students who have demonstrated outstanding academic merit in prior studies.
Published:July 31, 2025Type:Masters , PhD , UndergraduateStudy in:New South WalesValue:partial fee waiverDeadline:December 31, 2026

University of Wollongong Postgraduate Excellence Scholarship is open to International student who wish to study in any of their Australian campuses with a tuition fee reduction.
Published:July 31, 2025Type:Masters , PhD , Postdoctoral FellowshipsStudy in:New South WalesValue:30% tuition fee reductionDeadline:Not Specified
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This scholarship supports support PhD students in Physics for travel, preferably overseas, to enhance their research program and research experience.
Published:July 30, 2025Type:PhDStudy in:VictoriaValue:Up to $5,000Deadline:August 3, 2025
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The Anatomy and Physiology PhD Scholarship is offered to talented students who are enrolling in the Doctor of Philosophy - Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences within the Department of Anatomy and Physiology.
Published:July 30, 2025Type:PhDStudy in:VictoriaValue:Up to $129,500Deadline:Not Specified

The candidate will be supervised by Assoc Prof Peter Lazzarini and have the opportunity to be part of one of Australia’s leading health services research environments with other PhD students, research staff and members of the dynamic Australian Centre for Health Services Innovation (AusHSI) at
Published:July 30, 2025Type:PhDStudy in:QueenslandValue:$37,010 per annum (from 1 January 2026)Deadline:August 25, 2025
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