2025 Judge Ralph J Perdriau Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Common Law at The University of Sydney

This Scholarship is intended to support higher degree by research students in the University of Sydney Law School who are researching in common law.

Table of Content

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

Summary

• Application DeadlineNot Specified
• ValueUp to $50,000 per annum (up to 3.5 years)
• Study LevelMasters , PhD
• SponsorThe University of Sydney
• City to studyNew South Wales
• School to studyThe University of Sydney
• Course to studyLaw
• Eligible CountryAll Countries

Benefits

This scholarship can be awarded as either a Primary or Supplementary scholarship.

 i. When offered as primary, the Scholarship will provide a primary stipend allowance up to $50,000 per annum as per the below duration:

• up to 1.75 years for a successful full-time LLM by Research recipient. No extension is possible.
• up to 3 years for a successful full-time PhD recipient with a possible six months extension.

ii. When offered as supplementary (stipend), the Scholarship will provide a supplementary stipend allowance to match a total stipend value (i.e. primary plus supplementary) up to $50,000 per annum as per the below duration:

• up to 1.75 years for a successful full-time LLM by Research recipient. No extension is possible.
• up to 3 years for a successful full-time PhD recipient with a possible six months extension.

iii. When offered as either primary or supplementary (one-off payment), the Scholarship value will be paid as a one-off payment on receipt of Scholarship Acceptance Form. The value of the scholarship will be mentioned in the offer letter. 

Requirements

You must:

• have an unconditional offer of admission to study full-time in a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) or Master of Laws (LLM) by Research within the Sydney Law School
• be willing to conduct research in common law
• hold at least one of the following degrees:
• a Bachelor of Laws (Honours First Class) or equivalent, or
•  a Master of Laws by Research, or
• a Master of Laws by Coursework including a research component equivalent to 25% of one year’s full-time enrolment
• a degree in Law together with research and/or professional experience deemed to be equivalent to first class honours.

Check also:
ANU Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Stipend Scholarship 2026
University of Canberra Research Scholarships 2026

Application Deadline

How To Apply

• Law students will automatically be considered for this scholarship. A separate application is not required.

For more information, kindly visit University of Sydney scholarship webpage.