QUT - Evaluating the implementation, effectiveness, and scalability of novel diabetes foot disease models of care 2026

The candidate will be supervised by Assoc Prof Peter Lazzarini and have the opportunity to be part of one of Australia’s leading health services research environments with other PhD students, research staff and members of the dynamic Australian Centre for Health Services Innovation (AusHSI) at the School of Public Health and Social Work in the Faculty of Health at QUT.

Table of Content

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

Summary

• Application DeadlineAugust 25, 2025
• Value$37,010 per annum (from 1 January 2026)
• Study LevelPhD
• SponsorQueensland University of Technology
• City to studyQueensland
• School to studyQueensland University of Technology
• Course to studyHealth , Health and Community , Information Technology
• 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 a top-up to the stipend of an additional $10,000 per year, for up to 3.5 years.
• You will receive a tuition fee offset/sponsorship, covering the cost of your tuition fees for the first four full-time equivalent years of your doctoral studies.
• As the scholarship recipient, you will have the opportunity to work with a team of leading researchers, to undertake your own innovative research in and across the field.

Requirements

To apply for this scholarship, you must meet the entry requirements for a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) at QUT, including any English language requirements for international students.

You must also:

• enrol as a full-time, internal student
• commence your degree before 1 July 2026.  This scholarship must be awarded by 31 December 2025
• preferably have experience working in one of these areas:
  • implementation science or qualitative research
  • diabetes foot disease research and/or clinical practice.

Application Deadline

How To Apply

• The first step is to email Associate Professor Peter Lazzarini 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. You will be able to apply for this scholarship at the same time you apply for admission to a QUT Doctor of Philosophy
• In your EOI, nominate Assoc Prof Lazzarini as your proposed principal supervisor, and copy the link to this scholarship web page into question two of the financial details section.

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