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

This Scholarship is intended to support higher degree by research students in the University of Sydney Law School who are researching in common law.
Published:October 16, 2025Type:Masters , PhDStudy in:New South WalesValue:Up to $50,000 per annum (up to 3.5 years)Deadline:Not Specified

ANU and CSC will jointly fund up to 20 PhD scholarships each year. ANU-CSC Scholarships are awarded in a competitive ranking and selection process. Through this program, selected PRC students may be offered an ANU-CSC Postgraduate (PhD) Scholarship for a maximum of 48 months. Visiting scholars,
Published:October 16, 2025Type:PhDStudy in:Australian Capital TerritoryValue:Fully fundedDeadline:December 1, 2025
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Janet Clarke Hall is committed to equity of opportunity in higher education and is offering scholarships to support elite student-athletes.
Published:October 16, 2025Type:Masters , PhD , UndergraduateStudy in:VictoriaValue:Up to $35,914Deadline:November 28, 2025

Work with immunologists, bioinformaticians and clinical trials to better understand the effects and long-term complications of COVID-19 on the immune system, or the response to COVID-19 vaccines in different populations, e.g. the pregnant or elderly.
Published:October 16, 2025Type:PhDStudy in:VictoriaDeadline:Not Specified

This PhD project focuses on cybersecurity education using AI-driven, gamified platforms to enhance engagement, retention, and skill development.
Published:October 16, 2025Type:PhDValue:$35,886Deadline:December 15, 2028

The Vice-Chancellor’s International Scholarship (VCIS) is awarded to recognise academic excellence for international students. This is a highly competitive scholarship based on academic merit and is awarded to talented students intending to pursue a Bachelor’s or Master’s coursewor
Published:October 16, 2025Type:Masters , PhDStudy in:New South WalesValue:$10,000Deadline:Not Specified

Each year UNSW has a number of scholarships and awards available to support UNSW coursework students undertaking an overseas Exchange Program (outbound Exchange). Scholarships and awards are intended to assist with the costs of studying overseas, and are awarded across a range of areas.
Published:October 15, 2025Type:Masters , PhD , UndergraduateValue:$2,000 - $8,500Deadline:Not Specified

The objective of the Griffith University Indigenous Australian Postgraduate Research Scholarship (‘GUIAPRS’) is to offer financial support through the provision of a stipend to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander research candidates while they undertake a higher degree research program
Published:October 15, 2025Type:Masters , PhDStudy in:QueenslandValue:$53,976 per annum (2025 full time rate).Deadline:Not Specified

Domestic applicants who are offered a place in a supported HDR program at Griffith University will be provided with an Australian Government RTP Domestic Fee Offset. This tuition fee offset will be supplemented by support from Griffith University in order to remove the liability of the HDR candidate
Published:October 15, 2025Type:Masters , PhDStudy in:QueenslandDeadline:Not Specified

This Scholarship has been established to provide financial assistance to PhD research students within the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Sydney from Europe.
Published:October 15, 2025Type:Masters , PhDStudy in:New South WalesDeadline:Not Specified

This Scholarship has been established to provide financial assistance to PhD research students within the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Sydney from North or South America.
Published:October 14, 2025Type:PhDStudy in:New South WalesValue:Fully fundedDeadline:Not Specified

This scholarship was established to encourage and support outstanding higher degree research students at the Faculty of Engineering.
Published:October 14, 2025Type:Masters , PhDStudy in:New South WalesValue:Fully fundedDeadline:Not Specified

This project aims to pinpoint new blood immune based biomarkers as ovarian cancer diagnostics and prognostics with utility in the clinic alone or combined with existing tests.
Published:October 14, 2025Type:PhDStudy in:VictoriaValue:Fully fundedDeadline:Not Specified

The candidates will design, develop and measure multi-qubit devices, where they will learn a wide range of techniques from single atom manipulation, device processing and optical measurements at cryogenic temperatures.
Published:October 14, 2025Type:PhDStudy in:VictoriaValue:$31,000 per annumDeadline:Not Specified

They are seeking an exceptional candidate for a PhD scholarship focused on men's experiences of relationship distress and separation, and the impact of this on mental health and suicide risk. The successful candidate will contribute to innovative research that could include qualitative and quant
Published:October 14, 2025Type:PhDDeadline:November 9, 2025
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This scholarship supports exceptional music students requiring financial assistance to study at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music. Preference is given to rural students.
Published:October 13, 2025Type:Masters , PhD , UndergraduateStudy in:VictoriaValue:Up to $10,000Deadline:Not Specified

Adelaide University is committed to expanding access to education for all which is why the university provide a range of competitive and assistance scholarships designed to help support graduate research students with living expenses, tuition fees, industry experience, and research-related
Published:October 13, 2025Type:PhD , MastersDeadline:Not Specified

The purpose of this scholarship is to provide assistance with tuition fees for high achieving international students who are commmencing a relevant degree program at The University of Queensland in 2026.
Published:October 13, 2025Type:Masters , PhD , UndergraduateStudy in:QueenslandValue:25% reduction in tuition fees per semesterDeadline:Not Specified
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The Computing and Information Systems PhD Scholarship is offered to high achieving graduates of the University of Melbourne Master of Computer Science who are enrolling in the Doctor of Philosophy – Engineering and Information Technology in Computing and Information Systems.
Published:October 11, 2025Type:PhDStudy in:VictoriaValue:100% fee remission and up to $70,000Deadline:November 1, 2025

Using a bioinformatics analysis pipeline, this research will investigate whether vaccination responses are affected by the microbiome profile, and whether it changes according to the vaccination sequence, or the age (young adults or elderly) or sex of the vaccinees.
Published:October 10, 2025Type:PhDStudy in:VictoriaValue:Fully fundedDeadline:December 31, 2026
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