Flinders University Pacific Powers Scholarship 2026

Flinders University is seeking an outstanding candidate for a PhD scholarship (including an overseas student fee waiver) based at Flinders University for an ARC Discovery Project entitled: Pacific Powers: Imperial Competition and Cooperation in Micronesia. This exciting project is a partnership between Flinders University, the Australian National University, the Australian Catholic University and the College of the Marshall Islands. 

The PhD candidature will be based at Flinders University (Principal supervisors Prof. Matthew Fitzpatrick, Dr Prudence Flowers). It is intended to support a project related to the history of great power projection in the Pacific and the resilience, adaptation, and resistance of nations and communities in the region. 

Project proposals might focus on the history of empire, maritime history, cultural history, social history, military history, the history of religion, health, politics, anthropology or trade, or other associated fields. The Flinders based supervision team have expertise in German, British, and US histories of empire in the Pacific but also welcome projects exploring other case studies in the region during the 19th, and 20th centuries.

Table of Content

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

Summary

• Application DeadlineOctober 1, 2025
• ValueA$36,000 per annum tax free
• Study LevelPhD
• SponsorFlinders University
• City to studySouth Australia
• School to studyFlinders University
• Eligible CountryAll Countries

Benefits

The scholarship includes:

• A stipend to the value of  A$36,000 per annum tax free for 3 years (annually indexed)
• A Research Training Program Fee Offset Scholarship to cover tuition fees for Australian Citizens, NZ Citizens and Permanent Residents.
• An international student fee waiver if required.

Requirements

To be eligible for the scholarship a student must: 

• Be an Australian citizen; or New Zealand citizen; or have been granted permanent resident status; OR be an international citizen eligible to apply for a student visa in Australia; and
• meet PhD admission requirements including: have an Australian Honours degree Class 1 or 2A or equivalent qualification, including a research component of at least 6 months’ full-time study achieving Distinction (75%) OR including evidence of equivalent research experience; and
• be available to commence as a full-time PhD student at Flinders University in semester 1, 2026; 
• Candidates from the Pacific region are especially encouraged to apply
• Candidates able to work with source materials in languages other than English are especially encouraged to apply

Application Deadline

October 1, 2025

How To Apply

Are you qualified and interested in this opportunity? Kindly go to Flinders University on www.flinders.edu.au to apply

For more details, visit Flinders University Scholarship webpage.