International Stipend and Fee Research Scholarship (DPHD)

Applicants will be assessed on:

• Academic achievement (e.g., class of honours or equivalent performance on postgraduate degree academic prizes and awards)
• Research capability (e.g., research publications in high quality journals research presentations at conferences research internship experience evidence of creative works, if applicable)
• Research project and environment (e.g., alignment with UniSQ research priorities research relevant to Australian research context external support for the proposed research impacts of the proposed research clear articulation of resources required for successful completion)
• Supervisory team (e.g., consult with the supervisory team to demonstrate publication records in high quality journals complementary expertise supervisor capacity resource support for the proposed research)

UniSQ offers an International PhD Stipend and Fees Scholarship for international students studying or commencing the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in 2026. Applications in all areas of research are welcome, but these should be aligned with UniSQ's flagship areas.

Students applying for a scholarship should discuss the flagship area most closely aligned to their proposed research with their potential supervisor and select this flagship in the application system.

Stipend and fee scholarships are applied for as a single application within the online portal and are not awarded separately.

Each flagship scholarship offers an optional Industry Stream, which requires a mandatory 60-day industry internship. Co-funded scholarships and industry-funded stipend top-ups are highly desirable. This stream requires a Letter of Support completed by your industry partner. Applicants and/or their prospective supervisor are responsible for identifying an industry partner. To qualify, continuing students must be within 18 months of starting full-time studies or 36 months of part-time studies. Consult the Industry Internship Coordinator before applying to ensure your internship meets UniSQ requirements.

To be eligible applicants must:

• have completed a Bachelor Degree with First Class Honours, or equivalent level
• be eligible to be enrolled full-time on-campus in the PhD program at UniSQ
• be an international student, not an Australian or New Zealand citizen or Australian permanent resident and
• commence or continue study in 2026.