Scholarship

Postgraduate Research Scholarship in the School of Health Sciences

University of Sydney Original Source
Award

Not specified

Deadline

Aug 15, 2025

Deadline passed
Location

Australia

Applicants

individual

About This Opportunity

This scholarship has been established to provide financial assistance to a PhD student who is undertaking research in the School of Health Sciences within the Faculty of Medicine and Health at the University of Sydney. The scholarship is funded by philanthropic funds and supports postgraduate research students throughout their doctoral candidature. The scholarship provides a stipend allowance equivalent to the University of Sydney Research Training Program (RTP) Stipend rate for up to 3.5 years, subject to satisfactory academic performance. Recipients must conduct research in the School of Health Sciences and demonstrate academic merit, a strong research proposal, and previous research experience. The scholarship also provides standard leave entitlements including recreation leave, sick leave, and parental leave provisions.

Duration 36 - 43 mo
Decision 45 days

Who Can Apply

Region
Australia
Project in
Australia
Applicants
individual

Application Details

Institutional approval

Stages

  1. 1 single_stage

Required documents

research_proposal cv

Review process

Candidates are assessed and ranked against paid work experience (20%), publications (60%, with most points going to first authored Q1 journal publications), and other research outputs (20%). Student assessment accounts for 60% of final score, while supervisor's professionalism and collegiality rating accounts for 40%.

Restrictions

  • no_concurrent_funding
  • employment_restrictions
  • reporting_requirements

Post-award obligations

  • final_report
  • acknowledge_funder