ARC Postgraduate Research Scholarship

Students can apply online.

Who's eligible

You must:

• have an unconditional offer of admission or being currently enrolled to study in a Masters by Research or PhD within the Faculty of Science at the University of Sydney
• conduct research related to the ARC projects for which you have applied
• conduct research under the supervision of researchers who hold the ARC grant that funds the project for which you have applied
• hold at least an Honours degree (First Class or Second Class Upper) or Masters degree or equivalent.

Please Note: An applicant without an unconditional offer of admission may apply and be selected, however, no scholarship offer will be sent until the applicant has an unconditional offer of admission.

Benefits

The Scholarship will provide a stipend allowance equivalent to the University of Sydney's Research Training Program (RTP) stipend rate (indexed on 1 January each year) per annum, subject to satisfactory academic performance as per the below duration:

I. up to 1.5 years for a successful Master's by Research recipient (full-time equivalent),

II. up to 3 years for a successful PhD recipient with a possible six-month extension (full-time equivalent).

The Scholarship will also provide academic tuition fees to the successful international recipient, subject to satisfactory academic performance as per the below duration:

I. up to 6 research periods for a successful Master's by Research recipient (full-time equivalent),

II. up to 12 research periods for a successful PhD recipient with a possible 2 research period extension (full-time equivalent).