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

These two PhD scholarships are provided by Optus as part of the Innovative Launch, Automation, Novel Materials, Communications, and Hypersonics Hub (iLAuNCH) Next Generation Satellite Communication project in partnership with ANU.
Published:July 25, 2025Type:PhDStudy in:Australian Capital TerritoryValue:$ 38,154 per annumDeadline:Not Specified

Each year the ANU School of Medicine and Psychology may offer an award known as the National Indigenous Scholarship for Medicine with the aim of assisting Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students to undertake the Doctor of Medicine and Surgery (8950XMCHD) program at the ANU.
Published:July 25, 2025Type:Masters , PhDStudy in:Australian Capital TerritoryValue:$ 25,000 per annumDeadline:Not Specified

The Curtin Humanitarian Scholarship (Scholarship) has been developed by Curtin University to support Curtin undergraduate and postgraduate students from a refugee-like background who are experiencing financial difficulty in meeting the costs of pursuing higher education.
Published:July 25, 2025Type:Masters , PhD , UndergraduateStudy in:Western AustraliaDeadline:November 24, 2025

CDU International College (CDU IC) provides scholarships to recognise and support high-achieving international students as they begin their journey to becoming graduates of Charles Darwin University.
Published:July 25, 2025Type:Masters , PhD , UndergraduateStudy in:Northern TerritoryDeadline:Not Specified
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The George Lansell Memorial Scholarship was established with a gift from Edith Lansell and is offered to students who are enrolled in a graduate research degree in a field related to mining.
Published:July 25, 2025Type:Masters , PhDStudy in:VictoriaValue:Up to $9,000Deadline:July 29, 2025
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The Thomas Ewing Scholarship was established with a gift from Thomas Ewing and is offered to students who are enrolled in graduate research in the department of Infrastructure Engineering. Preference is given to students who are not receiving a scholarship or industry funding for their research proj
Published:July 24, 2025Type:Masters , PhDStudy in:VictoriaValue:$4,800Deadline:July 29, 2025

The Jan Lee Latin Award was established in 2022 by her daughter Phoebe Jane Gunn by a generous donation of $20,000 to the University to commemorate her mother Janice Maree Lee (1945 - 2021) BA (Hons) 1967, LLB 1992, M Phil 2018. Jan was actively involved with the Australian Education Union SA Branch
Published:July 24, 2025Type:Masters , PhDStudy in:South AustraliaValue:$1,000Deadline:July 31, 2025

These supplementary scholarships (top-ups) are funded by the Australian Research Council to support 2 full-time PhD students who wish to undertake research in the field of battery recycling.
Published:July 24, 2025Type:PhDStudy in:South AustraliaValue:$11,000 per annumDeadline:Not Specified
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The Eugen Singer Award was established with a gift from Josephine Singer and is offered to graduate researchers undertaking research in the field of polymers and are experiencing financial disadvantage.
Published:July 24, 2025Type:Masters , PhDStudy in:VictoriaValue:Up to $18,000Deadline:July 29, 2025
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The Clive Pratt Scholarship was established with a gift from Henry Reginald Clive Pratt and is offered to graduate researchers in the field of Chemical Engineering or Biomolecular Engineering.
Published:July 24, 2025Type:Masters , PhDStudy in:VictoriaValue:Up to $9,500Deadline:July 29, 2025

Established in 2024 with support from the Indigenous Languages and Arts program, Office for the Arts, Australian Government.
Published:July 23, 2025Type:Masters , PhDStudy in:QueenslandValue:At least $2,500Deadline:August 11, 2025

This scholarship carries forward the legacy of the Movement Disorder Foundation and the person who inspired it - cerebal palsy sufferer, Peter Hains. It was the objective of the Movement Disorder Foundation to make a significant difference to all individuals living with a physical disability, and al
Published:July 23, 2025Type:Masters , PhD , UndergraduateStudy in:New South WalesValue:$7,000 per annumDeadline:March 14, 2026

The Rhondda and Margaret Williams Scholarship for Rural Medicine is a significant scholarship valued at $100,000 supporting aspiring medical students to study at the University of Wollongong. The scholarship seeks to support applicants from rural, regional and remote Australia who have comp
Published:July 23, 2025Type:PhDStudy in:New South WalesValue:$25,000 per annumDeadline:December 9, 2025

The Responsible AI Centre Scholarship opens doors to groundbreaking research that will shape how AI impacts society. Based at the prestigious University of Adelaide, transitioning to Adelaide University from 01 January 2026, the RAIR Centre brings together the innovation power of the State
Published:July 23, 2025Type:PhDStudy in:South AustraliaValue:$36,000 per annumDeadline:Not Specified

Supervisor: Professor Warwick Bowen This is an exciting opportunity to join a world-class team at the Queensland Quantum Optics Lab. Optomechanical technologies offer unprecedented precision when applied in sensing applications. For instance. Kilometre-scale gravitational wave interferome
Published:July 23, 2025Type:Masters , PhDStudy in:QueenslandValue:$32,192 per annumDeadline:Not Specified

At CSIRO's Data61, we aim to develop top-quality doctoral students who will prosper in careers in Australia’s data-skilled workforce. Our PhD scholarship program provides opportunities for outstanding postgraduate students with demonstrated academic and research excellence to further their
Published:July 23, 2025Type:Masters , PhDStudy in:QueenslandDeadline:Not Specified
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The Design Global Graduate Scholarship is offered to talented international students enrolling in a masters degree by coursework with the Melbourne School of Design.
Published:July 23, 2025Type:Masters , PhDStudy in:VictoriaValue:20% fee remissionDeadline:Not Specified

An opportunity exists for talented technically minded candidates to apply for entry into the PhD program at the University of Technology Sydney. Successful applicant(s) will enroll in the PhD program in the School of Accounting. The research project(s) relate to issues in the extractive (mining) ind
Published:July 22, 2025Type:PhDStudy in:New South WalesDeadline:December 31, 2026

The Tom Dixon Scholarship was a generous donation to QUT from Emeritus Professor Tom Dixon AM. Emeritus Professor Tom Dixon AM valued systems that allow people to achieve self definition and self realisation, and strongly believed that communication is a central tool to achieve this.
Published:July 22, 2025Type:Masters , PhDStudy in:QueenslandValue:$10,000 per annumDeadline:October 17, 2025

Diabetes foot disease is a somewhat silent but leading cause of the world’s health burden. This PhD project will be part of or augment a larger NHMRC Investigator Grant project ('Better feet, better lives') that aims to develop better predictive models that help identify people with di
Published:July 22, 2025Type:PhDStudy in:QueenslandValue:$37,010 per annumDeadline:August 25, 2025
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