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

Myocardial infarction (heart attack) and stroke remain leading causes of global death and disability. This PhD project is part of a large NHMRC-funded initiative aiming to develop engineered drugs that specifically inhibit clotting in specific sites, and eliminating the risk of major bleeding compli
Published:October 7, 2025Type:PhDStudy in:Victoria, VictoriaValue:$41,000 per year tax freeDeadline:November 30, 2025

Applications are now open for the Western Sydney International EAP Scholarship 2025. All new applications for admission will be automatically considered for a scholarship. If you are successful in receiving an EAP Packaged Offer, your EAP scholarship offer will be outlined in your Of
Published:October 7, 2025Type:Masters , PhDStudy in:New South WalesValue:Tuition Fee WaiverDeadline:Not Specified

The key aim of this project is to optimise cryopreservation protocols for specific reproductive cells by tailoring a number of variables. This has significant potential benefits for assisted reproductive technologies.
Published:October 7, 2025Type:PhDStudy in:VictoriaValue:$36,000 p.a.Deadline:Not Specified

This program is aimed at developing cutting-edge AI solutions that contribute to addressing these fundamental challenges across diverse applications from disease diagnosis and prognosis and the prediction of therapeutic interventions to the development of clinical decision support systems and automa
Published:October 7, 2025Type:Masters , PhDStudy in:New South WalesValue:$39,700 p.a. - $42,483 p.a.Deadline:December 1, 2025

This project aims to research diversity in Australian news media, focusing on experiences of marginalised workers, including Indigenous, LGBTIQA+ and disabled individuals. This research asks: What does ‘doing diversity’ do, and how can it be done differently? We specifically want t
Published:October 7, 2025Type:PhDStudy in:New South WalesValue:$39,700 p.a.Deadline:October 31, 2025

This project is aimed at developing platforms to provide security in the post-quantum era. The project aims to incorporate quantum technologies, including quantum machine learning and quantum-classic hybrid system integration, to enhance the security landscape of mission-critical and safety-critical
Published:October 7, 2025Type:PhDStudy in:VictoriaValue:$35,886 per annum pro rataDeadline:December 15, 2025

This project develops state-of-the-art Combinatorial Optimization (CO) algorithms using machine learning techniques and meta-heuristics (e.g., evolutionary algorithms) to learn the values of constraints.
Published:October 7, 2025Type:Masters , PhDStudy in:VictoriaValue:$35,886 per annum pro rataDeadline:October 31, 2025

The primary focus of this role is to contribute to an externally funded project, “Advancing Quantum Experiments to Test Reality Beyond Bell’s Theorem” held by Prof. Howard Wiseman, Assoc. Prof. Eric Cavalcanti and Dr Nora Tischler at Griffith University. This grant is particularly
Published:October 6, 2025Type:PhDStudy in:QueenslandDeadline:October 24, 2025

Griffith University is currently looking for a PhD candidate to develop fragment-derived compounds for the treatment of neurodegeneration. The primary focus of this role is to perform fragment/compound screening and design anti-degenerative compounds based on target-fragment interactions. This
Published:October 6, 2025Type:PhDStudy in:QueenslandValue:$34,752 per annum (indexed)Deadline:October 31, 2025

Established in 2024 through a gift from Alumni Friends under the Queensland Commitment scheme and maintained by income generated from an underlying endowment fund. Alumni Friends of The University of Queensland dates back to 1967, when UQ sponsored the formation of an association to foster relations
Published:October 6, 2025Type:Masters , PhD , UndergraduateStudy in:QueenslandValue:$4,000 minimumDeadline:October 31, 2025

Established in 2020 by a donation from Baidam Solutions Pty Ltd. The donation was made under the Create Change Scholarship Match Initiative. The scholarship is maintained by income generated from the underlying endowment fund.
Published:October 6, 2025Type:Masters , PhD , UndergraduateStudy in:QueenslandValue:Up to $4,500Deadline:Not Specified

The Baker Department of Cardiovascular Research, Translation and Implementation at La Trobe University is focussed on world class cardiovascular disease, diabetes and public health research. We are translating our research discoveries into practice, policy and education. For research pr
Published:October 6, 2025Type:PhDStudy in:VictoriaValue:$35,000 per annumDeadline:November 3, 2025

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.
Published:October 6, 2025Type:PhDStudy in:VictoriaValue:$35,000 per annumDeadline:February 27, 2026

The late Mrs Mary Hope St. Clair Crampton died on 8 August 1996 leaving a bequest providing a number of scholarships to be used for the purpose of enabling students to undertake higher degree study overseas. Applications are invited from students intending to undertake study in the areas of Archi
Published:October 3, 2025Type:Masters , PhDValue:$25,000Deadline:November 16, 2025

This Indigenous-led national research project evaluates a mailed-out smoking and vaping cessation intervention for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adolescents and adults. Exciting PhD Opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students: Are you an Aboriginal and/or Torres St
Published:October 3, 2025Type:PhDValue:$50,000 p.aDeadline:December 15, 2025

This Scholarship was established to support high achieving commencing international students enrolling in a postgraduate coursework program at UTS in Sydney. The scholarship is to be offered to international students who exhibit the University’s core values and can demonstrate commitment to ex
Published:October 3, 2025Type:Masters , PhDStudy in:New South WalesValue:UTS Tuition FeesDeadline:October 31, 2025

Since 1926, Victorian Medical Insurance Agency Limited (VMIAL), the name behind PSA Insurance, has championed the medical and dental professions through tailored insurance and reinvestment in their future. A proud supporter of Deakin’s School of Medicine since 2016, VMIAL is now deepening its
Published:October 3, 2025Type:PhDStudy in:VictoriaValue:$36,000Deadline:February 11, 2026

This clinical PhD scholarship aims to build research capacity within the allied health workforce by supporting clinicians to undertake doctoral studies while maintaining clinical engagement. By providing salary support, the scholarship enables recipients to dedicate time to high-quality research tha
Published:October 3, 2025Type:PhDStudy in:Western AustraliaValue:$95,169.00 p.a.Deadline:October 10, 2025

This PhD project aims to carry out a research program for understanding the formation of reaction intermediates during the pyrolysis of biomass and model components, focusing on characteristics and reaction mechanisms and end effects.
Published:October 3, 2025Type:PhDStudy in:Western AustraliaValue:$60,000 p.a. pro rata basedDeadline:October 17, 2025

The primary focus of this role is to develop new global-scale statistical species distribution models of marine species’ climate ranges, which can capture the impacts of both warming and cooling on species’ range shifts under a range of climate change and geoengineering scenarios. These
Published:October 3, 2025Type:PhDStudy in:QueenslandValue:$34,752 per annum (indexed)Deadline:October 24, 2025
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