HDR Scholarship - Next-Generation Wearable Technologies in Human Health and Performance 2025

Applications are now open for the 2025 HDR Scholarship - Next-Generation Wearable Technologies in Human Health and Performance. Supporting a PhD candidate to research the development of sensor-based wearable technologies in health and human performance.

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirements
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineAugust 24, 2025
• Value$35,550
• Study LevelPhD
• SponsorDeakin University
• Eligible CountryAll Countries

Benefits

This scholarship is available over three years and offers:

• a stipend of $35,550 per annum tax exempt (2025 rate)
• a relocation allowance of $500–1,500 (for single to family) for students moving from interstate.

For international students, the awardee will also receive:

• tuition fees offset for the duration of four years
• single Overseas Student Health Cover policy for the duration of the student visa.

Requirements

To be eligible you must:

• meet Deakin's PhD entry requirements
• enrol full time
• hold an honours degree (first class) or an equivalent standard masters degree with a substantial research component.

Please refer to the research degree entry pathways page for further information.

Additional desirable criteria include:

• your previous degree must be in a relevant field (sport or exercise science, human movement, kinesiology, physical education, bioengineering)
• competence with basic exercise capacity and functional performance testing methods is essential.

Check also:
2025 Faculty of Engineering International Tuition Fee Research Scholarship at The University of Sydney Australia
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Application Deadline

How To Apply

For more details, visit Deakin University Scholarship webpage