How to Fund Your PhD or Masters by Research | UTS

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There are various funding schemes available to assist both domestic and international students pursuing research degrees. These options include living allowance stipends, tuition fee scholarships, conference funds, and equity support grants. Applications will open as these become available.

External sources of financial support may also be considered, such as external scholarships or sponsorship from relevant organisations.

Uts Competitive Scholarships

Applicants for a UTS competitive scholarship for a PhD or Master’s by Research program need to indicate in their application that they would like to be considered for a scholarship. Scholarships are awarded on a competitive basis and assessed against other applicants.

Please be aware of the scholarship application closing dates for the session you are applying.

Commencing 1st January 2027, the UTS base rate is $40,500.

The UTS competitive scholarships are:

• Australian Government Research Training Program Stipend

• Sir Gerard Brennan Scholarship

• Jumbunna Postgraduate Research Scholarship

• Quentin Bryce Law Doctoral Scholarship

• Ross Milbourne Research Scholarship in Economics

• International Research Training Program Scholarship (IRTP)

• International Research Scholarships (UTS IRS)

• UTS President's Scholarship.

Uts Scholarships By Application

For all other UTS scholarships, including faculty scholarships, you’ll need to apply using a separate application form.

Use the Find a Scholarship tool to see all UTS scholarships and their individual application processes, or visit individual faculty webpages for additional opportunities:

• Health

• Science

• Law

• Engineering and IT.

External Scholarships By Application

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Each year several funding opportunities are made available to research students by organisations outside of UTS. All applications and enquiries related to these scholarships need to go through the organisation, not UTS.

External scholarships

• Allison Milner Memorial PhD Scholarship

• Amelia Earhart Fellowship

• American Australian Association's Graduate Education Fund

• Australian Federation of Graduate Women – New South Wales (AFGWNSW) Inc

• Australian Rotary Health Scholarships

• Churchill Fellowships

• Data61 PhD Scholarships

• Elevate Scholarship

• Food Agility CRC Higher Degree by Research (HDR) student scholarships

• Frank Knox Scholarships

• Fulbright Scholarships

• John Monash Scholarships

• Korea Foundation Postgraduate Studies Fellowship

• Meat and Livestock Australia Postgraduate Scholarships

• Menzies Foundation

• Ramsay Centre Postgraduate Scholarships

• Rhodes Scholarships

• RoZetta Institute

• State Super Scholarship

• Sydney Quantum Academy Research Scholarships (How to Apply)

• Tempe Mann Travelling Scholarship

• The Australian Federation of University Women - South Australia Inc. Trust Fund

• UTS – CSC PhD Scholarship – China

• UTS – Vietnam Government Project 89 PhD Scholarship

External Scholarships

• Allison Milner Memorial PhD Scholarship

• Amelia Earhart Fellowship

• American Australian Association's Graduate Education Fund

• Australian Federation of Graduate Women – New South Wales (AFGWNSW) Inc

• Australian Rotary Health Scholarships

• Churchill Fellowships

• Data61 PhD Scholarships

• Elevate Scholarship

• Food Agility CRC Higher Degree by Research (HDR) student scholarships

• Frank Knox Scholarships

• Fulbright Scholarships

• John Monash Scholarships

• Korea Foundation Postgraduate Studies Fellowship

• Meat and Livestock Australia Postgraduate Scholarships

• Menzies Foundation

• Ramsay Centre Postgraduate Scholarships

• Rhodes Scholarships

• RoZetta Institute

• State Super Scholarship

• Sydney Quantum Academy Research Scholarships (How to Apply)

• Tempe Mann Travelling Scholarship

• The Australian Federation of University Women - South Australia Inc. Trust Fund

• UTS – CSC PhD Scholarship – China

• UTS – Vietnam Government Project 89 PhD Scholarship

Get Sponsored

If your research interests affect an industry or sector, consider seeking sponsorship by an organisation in the space.

The Industry Doctorate Program is one way of doing this. It’s a collaborative research project between an industry partner, a PhD candidate, and UTS. The industry partner defines the research problem and pays you, the primary researcher, a salary to produce the research supported UTS’s experts and facilities.

The Australian Government’s National Industry PhD Program (opens external website) offers stipends for PhD candidates working on co-designed industry research projects.

Contact the Graduate Research School for more information.

Fund Yourself

You can self-fund if you have the means to support yourself financially. If you are an international candidate who is self-funding, you will need to provide your means of supporting yourself to the Australian Government during your visa application process.

Conference, Publication And Hardship Funds

We offer grants to help current research candidates to develop professionally and attend conferences.

Have A Question About Graduate Research?

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