Scholarships

Sustainable utilisation of Pilbara ores through the direct reduction pellets

An opportunity is available for a PhD candidate to undertake a research project on a low emission ironmaking technology – direct reduction of Pilbara ores, in collaboration with BlueScope Steel at the University of Wollongong (UOW). The candidate will investigate experimentally the fundamental aspects of the raw material preparation and direct reduction of Pilbara ores, with opportunities for both industrial and academic experience and career development.

Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences

Study area: Chemistry, Engineering, Environmental & Biological Science, Physics

Student type: Domestic students, International students

Scholarship amount: Successful candidates will receive a tax-free stipend of up to $AUD 40,000 per annum for the duration of the award.

Application closing date: 31 May 2025

PhD in Statistics / Spatio-Temporal Modelling

A PhD scholarship is available with the School of Mathematics and Applied Statistics (SMAS) at the University of Wollongong in the areas of applied statistics and spatio-temporal modelling, with application to Antarctic scientific research.

Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences

Study area: Maths

Student type: Domestic students, International students

Scholarship amount: UOW Base Rate ($35,522 p.a.) All scholarships are indexed annually.

Application closing date: 30 April 2025

McKinnon-Walker Research Fellowship

Would you like to receive a special fellowship worth over $52,000 a year to complete a PhD in Australia?

Faculty: Faculty of Business and Law, Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health, Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities

Study area: Accounting Finance & Economics, Business, Chemistry, Communications & Media, Computer Science & Information Technology, Creative & Performing Arts, Education, Engineering, Environmental & Biological Science, Health, Humanities & Social Inquiry, Law, Literature & Language, Management, Marketing, Maths, Medical Science, Nursing, Physics, Psychology & Human Behaviour, Social Sciences & Advocacy

Student type: Domestic students, International students

Scholarship amount: One Fellowship will be offered each year to undertake a full-time PhD, providing an attractive stipend scholarship at the maximum RTP rate of $52,352 p.a. for 3.5 years and project funding of $20,000 total. A fee waiver of up to 4 years will also be provided.

Application closing date: 31 May 2025

ARC-funded PhD position

High-resolution imaging of mitochondrial DNA replication

Faculty: Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health

Study area: Chemistry, Health

Student type: Domestic students, International students

Scholarship amount: UOW Base Rate ($35,522 p.a.) indexed annually.

Application closing date: 15 May 2025

Charge-Controlled Materials for Separations of Important Resources Scholarship

This project aims to develop new microporous metal-organic framework materials that are better molecular discriminators than current technologies for the sequestration of important metal-ion resources. New charge-controlled metal-organic frameworks with precisely manipulated pore spaces will be developed and explored in novel, low energy separations with the aim of contributing to efficient low-energy future technologies for industrially important separation processes.

Faculty: Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health

Study area: Environmental & Biological Science

Student type: Domestic students, International students

Scholarship amount: Successful candidates will receive a tax-free full time stipend of $35,522 p.a. for the duration of the award (including increments).
Domestic candidates will be provided with a Research Training Program Offset which will cover tuition fees for a maximum of 4 years full time. 
International candidates will be provided with an International Postgraduate Tuition Award which will cover tuition fees for a maximum of 4 years full time.

Application closing date: Open until position filled

AINSE Scholarships and Awards

From environmental research to materials engineering; from honours projects to early-career research: AINSE offers a variety of scholarships to support students in nuclear science, engineering, and related research fields.

Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health

Study area: Chemistry, Engineering, Environmental & Biological Science, Physics

Student type: Domestic students, International students