ANU RSSS Director’s Award for Higher Degree Research 2025

The award is a top-up to the Australian Government Research Training Program (AGRTP) Stipend Scholarship (previously the Australian Postgraduate Award), for the top-ranked Higher Degree Research applicant enrolling full-time in a program of study for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Research School of Social Sciences.

Table of Content

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

Summary

• Application DeadlineNot Specified
• Value$ 20,000 per annum
• Study LevelPhD
• SponsorAustralian National University
• City to studyAustralian Capital Territory
• School to studyAustralian National University
• Eligible CountryAll Countries

Benefits

Two annual payments not exceeding 75% of the value of the AGRTP. This may be spent as the recipient sees fit.

Requirements

The award will be available each year to a prospective or continuing student who is:

1. a domestic or international student
2. enrolled or enrolling full-time in a program of study for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Research School of Social Sciences at the Australian National University; and
3. has been awarded an AGRTP Stipend Scholarship.

Application Deadline

How To Apply

There is no application for this award as students are automatically considered based on meeting the eligibility criteria prescribed under the Eligibility section. 

For more information, kindly visit Australian National University scholarship webpage.