Malnutrition beyond cancer treatment PhD Scholarship 2025

This PhD project will identify risk factors contributing to malnutrition after the completion of cancer treatment to inform personalised nutrition strategies. The candidate will collect and analyse clinical, demographic, diet, and lifestyle data to identify modifiable predictors and stratify patients by malnutrition risk, supporting the development of targeted, personalised nutrition strategies to improve outcomes for people in the post-treatment survivorship phase.

The successful candidate will be supervised by Doctor Megan Crichton and Distinguished Professor Patsy Yates and be based in the Cancer and Palliative Care Outcomes Centre. The candidate will have the opportunity to engage in a dynamic environment with members of the Centre for Healthcare Transformation's research centres and groups.

Table of Content

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

Summary

• Application DeadlineAugust 31, 2025
• Value$37,010 per annum
• Study LevelPhD
• SponsorAustralian Government
• City to studyQueensland
• School to studyQueensland University of Technology
• Course to studyHealth , Health and Community
• Eligible CountryAll Countries

Benefits

You'll receive a stipend of $37,010 per annum (from 1 January 2026) for a maximum duration of 3.5 years while undertaking a QUT PhD. The duration includes an extension of up to six months (PhD) if approved for your candidature. This is the full-time, tax exempt rate which will index annually. You will also receive an additional top up of $10,000 per year for a maximum of 3.5 years.

Requirements

To be eligible to apply for this scholarship, you need to:

• meet the entry requirements for a QUT Doctor of Philosophy including any English language requirements
• enrol as a full-time, internal student (unless approval for part-time and/or external study is obtained)
• commence your degree 1 January 2026.

Application Deadline

How To Apply

• Apply for this scholarship at the same time you apply for admission to a QUT Doctor of Philosophy.
• The first step is to email Dr Megan Crichton detailing your academic and research background, your motivation to research in this field and interest in this scholarship, and include your CV.
• If supported to apply, you will then submit an expression of interest (EOI) following the advice at how to apply for a research degree.
• In your EOI, nominate Dr Crichton as your proposed principal supervisor, and copy the link to this scholarship web page into question two of the financial details section.

For more information, kindly visit Queensland University of Technology scholarship webpage.