List of available scholarships for international students at Macquarie University

Macquarie University provides a range of generous scholarships to support exceptional graduate researchers. All scholarships are considered and awarded through a competitive process.
Published:June 24, 2026Type:Masters , PhDStudy in:New South WalesDeadline:Not Specified

This scholarship is awarded to undergraduate and postgraduate students. The Vice-Chancellor’s International Scholarship (VCIS) is awarded to recognise academic excellence for international students. This is a highly competitive scholarship based on academic merit and is awarded to talented
Published:June 11, 2026Type:Masters , UndergraduateStudy in:New South WalesDeadline:Not Specified

This scholarship is awarded to undergraduate and postgraduate students. This early acceptance scholarship is awarded to talented international students from Nigeria who intend to pursue a coursework degree at Macquarie University. Among one of the most generous in Australia, this scholarship is v
Published:June 11, 2026Type:Masters , UndergraduateStudy in:New South WalesValue:AUD $5,000Deadline:Not Specified

This scholarship is awarded to undergraduate and postgraduate students. This early acceptance scholarship is awarded to talented international students from Europe who intend to pursue a coursework degree at Macquarie University, offsetting approximately 20-25% of their annual tuition fees. Among
Published:June 11, 2026Type:MastersStudy in:New South WalesDeadline:Not Specified

This fully-funded PhD scholarship offers a unique opportunity to work at the cutting edge of secure edge computing, biosensor systems and healthcare technology. Sponsored by an industry leader in cloud and edge computing solutions, this scholarship provides a full stipend for three years, e
Published:April 15, 2026Type:PhDStudy in:New South WalesDeadline:April 30, 2026

Are you ready to be at the forefront of the next big leap in global finance? Digital finance is changing the game by using cutting-edge blockchain technology and digital distributed ledgers to turn real-world assets into secure, tradeable digital tokens. This breakthrough is opening new markets, dri
Published:April 15, 2026Type:PhDStudy in:New South WalesValue:$70,000Deadline:Not Specified

This scholarship is aligned with the ARC Discovery project “Deciphering the effects of self-repair on human language and communication” (DP260101045). This scholarship supports research on human language and communication, focusing on the diverse ways that speakers shape language pr
Published:March 31, 2026Type:PhDStudy in:New South WalesValue:$39,700 p.a.Deadline:April 30, 2026

The Master of Education with a specialisation in Education Leadership is designed to empower high-achieving professionals in the education sector to accelerate their careers through the Master’s program at Macquarie University. As aspiring or current leaders of education, it is hoped that our
Published:March 24, 2026Type:MastersStudy in:New South WalesValue:$6,000Deadline:July 5, 2026

Mrs Vera Rado studied Philosophy at Macquarie University and it was a big highlight in her life. She left $25,000 to Macquarie as a bequest to create The Vera Rado Philosophy Scholarship in her memory. The scholarships will be targeted at new Domestic and International students.
Published:March 24, 2026Type:UndergraduateStudy in:New South WalesValue:$8,333Deadline:April 19, 2026

The search for Earth-like planets addresses one of humanity’s deepest questions: are we alone? Develop a machine-learned model of stellar spectra and instrumental quirks, and use it to discover exoplanets in radial velocity data. The first exoplanets were detected by the radial velocity
Published:March 18, 2026Type:PhDStudy in:New South WalesValue:Fully FundedDeadline:April 30, 2026

This scholarship offers an excellent opportunity to develop an international research profile and contribute to impactful, cutting-edge work at the forefront of graph anomaly detection. Macquarie University is offering two fully funded international PhD scholarships to join our exciting research pro
Published:March 17, 2026Type:PhDStudy in:New South WalesValue:Fully FundedDeadline:April 30, 2026

The Discipline of Geography and Planning, within the School of Communication, Society and Culture, is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate to join an Australian Research Council funded project led by Professor Kristian Ruming, titled "Student housing in (a time of) crisis: interrogating st
Published:March 11, 2026Type:Postdoctoral FellowshipsStudy in:New South WalesDeadline:April 9, 2026

Are you an early career researcher passionate about the intersection of artificial intelligence and advanced hardware systems? An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the newly created Silicon Platforms Lab (SiP Lab) within the School of Engineering at Macquarie University. This role offers the c
Published:February 25, 2026Type:Postdoctoral FellowshipsStudy in:New South WalesDeadline:March 2, 2026

These PhD scholarships are part of an ARC Discovery Project titled “Grief at the Margins: Conceptualising the Diversity of Loss” hosted by Macquarie University. The aim of this project is to characterise the diversity and variability of grief experiences with a focus on grief in Autistic
Published:February 24, 2026Type:PhDValue:Fully FundedDeadline:April 30, 2026

The PhD study aims to originate variational decentralised learning theories and methods to integrate variational, decentralised and deep learning to satisfy complex stylistic, local-global integrative requirements. The scholarship will sponsor foundational research on variational decentralised le
Published:February 24, 2026Type:PhDValue:Fully FundedDeadline:April 30, 2026

This research project aims to investigate electroencephalographic signals (EEG) during wake and sleep of the RSN and evaluate whether neurofeedback can improve sleep quality and mental health.
Published:February 23, 2026Type:PhDStudy in:New South WalesDeadline:April 30, 2026

The PhD study aims to originate variational decentralised learning theories and methods to integrate variational, decentralised and deep learning to satisfy complex stylistic, local-global integrative requirements.
Published:February 23, 2026Type:PhDStudy in:New South WalesDeadline:March 1, 2026

This Macquarie University BioInnovation Initiative scholarship focuses on developing industrially relevant synbio tools and novel capabilities in Black soldier flies (BSF). The PhD student will independently and with support from advisors and fellow lab members, plan and execute studies for
Published:February 17, 2026Type:PhDStudy in:New South WalesValue:$39,700Deadline:April 30, 2026

This scholarship supports a PhD candidate’s project of designing and testing ant-inspired decentralised control algorithms for CRC in an advanced robot swarm. The project aims are to: design algorithms for decentralised control of swarm robot builders, using bio-inspiration from weave
Published:February 17, 2026Type:PhDStudy in:New South WalesValue:$39,700 p.a.Deadline:April 30, 2026

The scholarship aims to develop a new generation of mixed signal silicon chips for chiplet based applications. The PhD candidate will be part of an industry-supported research group that will enable the use of last generations of ultra-low power and nanoscale chips for high performance applications
Published:February 12, 2026Type:PhDValue:Fully FundedDeadline:April 30, 2026
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