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 Doctor of Medicine First Peoples Scholarship is designed to provide financial assistance to support the participation and success of First Peoples candidates in the medical degree at Griffith University.
Published:August 22, 2025Type:PhDStudy in:QueenslandValue:$20,000Deadline:November 10, 2025

Bond University is committed to providing a culturally safe and supportive learning environment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students where they can progress and complete a higher degree education program. Bond is committed to First Nations voices and supporting First Nations student
Published:August 21, 2025Type:PhDStudy in:QueenslandDeadline:March 31, 2026

The University of Canberra offers a limited number of University Research Scholarships to enable highly qualified candidates to undertake full-time study towards a Higher Degree by Research.
Published:August 21, 2025Type:PhDDeadline:Not Specified

Established by public appeal in 2006, in honour of Archbishop Francis Carroll's contribution to the Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn, on the occasion of his retirement as Archbishop.
Published:August 21, 2025Type:Masters , PhD , UndergraduateValue:$2,500Deadline:March 1, 2026

The Graduate Research Office is pleased to announce that the 2026 scholarship round is open. Scholarships are subject to offer, acceptance and condition criteria as set out in the scholarship conditions RTP Conditions 2026.
Published:August 21, 2025Type:Masters , PhDStudy in:Western AustraliaValue:Tax-exempt living allowance of A$37,000 p.a.Deadline:September 30, 2025

This scholarship was established in 2023 through a generous gift from Ethos Orthodontics to support final year students undertaking an orthodontics field of study within the Doctor of Clinical Dentistry program.
Published:August 21, 2025Type:PhDStudy in:QueenslandValue:$20,000Deadline:Not Specified

This PhD project will contribute to the development and optimisation of a Paediatric Post-Sepsis Model of Care that supports and improves outcomes for children and their families in the weeks, months, and years following this devastating illness.The successful candidate will join a dynamic and colla
Published:August 21, 2025Type:PhDStudy in:QueenslandValue:$37,010 per annumDeadline:Not Specified

Flinders University is seeking an outstanding candidate for a PhD scholarship (including an overseas student fee waiver) based at Flinders University for an ARC Discovery Project entitled: Pacific Powers: Imperial Competition and Cooperation in Micronesia. This exciting project is a partnership
Published:August 20, 2025Type:PhDStudy in:South AustraliaValue:A$36,000 per annum tax freeDeadline:October 1, 2025

The Andrew Thyne Reid Scholarship has been established to encourage high-achieving nursing, midwifery and allied health students to complete professional experience placements (PEPs) in rural and remote locations. Exceptional health professionals are critical to ensuring there is high quality hea
Published:August 20, 2025Type:Masters , PhDStudy in:South AustraliaValue:$5,000Deadline:August 28, 2025

This scholarship carries forward the legacy of the Movement Disorder Foundation and the person who inspired it - cerebal palsy sufferer, Peter Hains.
Published:August 20, 2025Type:Masters , PhD , UndergraduateStudy in:New South WalesValue:$7,000 per annumDeadline:March 15, 2026

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Allied Health Scholarship was established to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students studying Allied Health within the School of Medical and Health Science. The scholarship is offered to encourage and support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islan
Published:August 20, 2025Type:Masters , PhD , UndergraduateStudy in:Western AustraliaValue:$10,000 per yearDeadline:August 29, 2025

Based at the new ECU City Campus, in a productive research-intensive team tied to a national Australian government grant, your PhD project will address a research question linked to image-based sexual harassment and abuse, sextortion, sexualised deepfake porn, AI companions and/or AI sex chatbots. Y
Published:August 20, 2025Type:PhDStudy in:Western AustraliaDeadline:August 28, 2025
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The Arts PhD Fieldwork Grant is for fieldwork support to Faculty of Arts Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) graduate researchers, in which the primary data for the PhD thesis can be collected only in a field location (for example, a fundable project may require access to particular communities, physical lan
Published:August 20, 2025Type:PhDStudy in:VictoriaValue:$12,000Deadline:January 31, 2026
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The Arts Graduate Research Essentials Grant supports Faculty of Arts Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and Masters by Research (MA) graduate researchers to conduct research activities essential for their thesis completion. Short periods of fieldwork, archival research, participant observation, interviews,
Published:August 20, 2025Type:Masters , PhDStudy in:VictoriaValue:$3,000 - $6,000Deadline:January 31, 2026

The Neurophysiology of Human Movement Group at the University of Adelaide is seeking a full-time PhD student for a fully funded PhD Scholarship examining “Brain oscillations and motor function in older adults”.
Published:August 19, 2025Type:PhDStudy in:South AustraliaValue:$35,300 (indexed annually) per annumDeadline:Not Specified

The Adelaide Graduate Research School (AGRS) and the Royal Geographical Society of South Australia are partnering to create three internship opportunities for University of Adelaide PhD students, to contribute to the following projects.
Published:August 19, 2025Type:PhDStudy in:South AustraliaDeadline:Not Specified

They are seeking an outstanding candidate for a Flinders PhD Enterprise scholarship, aimed at exploring the application of digital simulations and AI technology for helping fight against the growing threat of fruit flies in South Australia. This exciting project will be carried out in partnership be
Published:August 19, 2025Type:PhDDeadline:September 15, 2025

These scholarships are to encourage progression to Honours level, or Postgraduate study. The UniSC Indigenous Scholarship was established in 2011 to support a new or continuing student wishing to pursue Postgraduate studies, an Honours undergraduate qualification or a Higher Degree by Research (H
Published:August 19, 2025Type:Masters , PhDValue:$4000Deadline:Not Specified

A dedicated scholarship for international students that have commenced their studies at one of Curtin’s global campuses and wish to transfer to the Curtin Perth, Western Australian campus for the remaining duration of their degree.
Published:August 18, 2025Type:Masters , PhD , UndergraduateStudy in:Western AustraliaValue:AUD$10,000Deadline:August 31, 2026

Two PhD positions are available in the School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT, Brisbane, Australia), related to fluid transport processes in porous media.
Published:August 18, 2025Type:PhDStudy in:QueenslandValue:$33,637 per annumDeadline:Not Specified
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