This Curtin top up scholarship supports high-achieving Vietnamese candidates to undertake a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) at Curtin University, Perth Western Australia.
Project 89 is a Vietnam Government training scheme under Ministry of Education & Training (MoET) in Vietnam, through its Vietnam International Education Development (VIED) office and was launched in January 2019. Project 89 will be operational until 2030 with the purpose of enhancing competencies of lecturers and administrators of Higher Education institutions.
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Benefits
The scholarship will be jointly funded by Curtin University and the Vietnamese Government under Project 89.
The Vietnamese Government will provide for onshore study in Australia:
- Tuition fee scholarship support up to a maximum USD $25,000 per year for 4 years
- Living Stipend USD $1,120 per month for 4 years
- an international return airfare
- Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) for the time spent in Australia (up to USD $1,000 per year).
Curtin will provide the below benefits:
- Top up living stipend up to the current Curtin PhD stipend rate to support students whilst studying in Australia (Curtin stipend rate is AUD $37,500 per annum in 2025. Curtin PhD Stipends are for 3 years maximum. Students demonstrating satisfactory progress may be eligible to apply for the 3 month completion scholarship).
- Tuition fee offset scholarship to support any shortfall between the Project 89 tuition funding contribution of USD $25,000 per annum for 4 years.
Note: Students may spend time offshore, however Curtin will only fund the top up living stipend while students are onshore in Australia, unless approved under certain circumstances on a case-by-case basis. Curtin does not provide additional funding for overseas student health cover.
Requirements
To be eligible to apply you must:
- Be a citizen or permanent resident of Vietnam at the time of your application
- Meet Curtin's PhD eligibility requirements.
- Meet Curtin's English language proficiency requirements
Enrolment Requirements
Interview Dates and Process
Application Deadline
Not SpecifiedHow To Apply
Step 1:
- Applicants must find a suitable supervisor who agree to supervise them in their areas of research via the Expression of interest form. You can search for a supervisor here. Please ensure that you indicate that you are applying for the ‘Curtin University-Vietnam Government PhD Scholarship (Project 89)’ in your Expression of Interest (EOI).
Step 2:
Step 3:
- Once you have an offer of admission for a PhD course at Curtin, you can request a formal letter of scholarship offer verifying your conditional tuition scholarship and top up stipend support from Curtin. To request a formal letter email the Graduate Research school via: [email protected] Use subject line: Request formal letter for Curtin University-Vietnam Government PhD Scholarship (Project 89) application STUDENT ID NUMBER: xx.
- Please attach a copy of your Curtin admission offer letter to expedite this process.
Step 4:
- Register your interest with your Vietnamese institution as a potential Project 89 scholarship candidate.
Step 5:
- If successful with the Project 89 scholarship, you need to provide your (i) Project 89 financial guarantee letter and (ii) confirmation of Curtin University-Vietnam Government PhD Scholarship (Project 89) scholarship offer to your Curtin supervisor who will attach it to a HDR Scholarship Nomination form and submit it to the Graduate Research School for review and confirmation of the Curtin top up Scholarship.
For more information about the Curtin University-Vietnam Government PhD Scholarship (Project 89) and scholarship application guidance, please contact:
For more information, kindly visit Curtin University scholarship webpage.
