Find a Scholarship
Every scholarship has different eligibility criteria so you will need to check each scholarship for its requirements. You are encouraged to apply for all scholarships you think you may be eligible for.
George Boland Scholarship
| Applications open |
TBA for 2026 at Adelaide University
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|---|---|
| Payment per year |
$50,000
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| Duration |
1 year
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| Program |
Postgraduate Coursework or Postgraduate Research Studies in Music
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| Degree |
Postgraduate Coursework
Postgraduate Research
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| Type of Scholarship |
Academic
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| Citizenship |
Australian Citizens
Australian Permanent Residents
New Zealand Citizens
Permanent Humanitarian Visa Holders
International Students
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| Available In |
Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics (ABLE)
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| Available To |
Continuing Students
Graduates
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George Murray Travel Scholarship
| Applications open |
Open Now
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|---|---|
| Applications close |
8 December 2024
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| Payment per year |
Up to AUD$20,000 per annum
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| Duration |
Up to 3.5 years
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| Program |
PhD or Masters
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| Degree |
Honours
Postgraduate Research
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| Type of Scholarship |
Travel Scholarships
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| Citizenship |
Australian Citizens
Australian Permanent Residents
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| Available In |
All Faculties
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| Available To |
Future Students
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Google PhD Fellowship Program
| Applications open |
10 April 2025
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|---|---|
| Applications close |
6 May 2025
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| Payment per year |
$20,000 living stipend + travel expenses
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| Duration |
1 year
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| Program |
PhD
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| Degree |
Postgraduate Research
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| Type of Scholarship |
Academic
Supplementary Scholarships
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| Citizenship |
Australian Citizens
Australian Permanent Residents
New Zealand Citizens
Permanent Humanitarian Visa Holders
International Students
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| Available In |
All Faculties
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| Available To |
Continuing Students
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Gowrie Scholarship for the Australian Armed Forces
| Applications open |
1 October each year
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|---|---|
| Applications close |
24 January each year
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| Payment per year |
$5,000
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| Duration |
Up to 2 years
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| Degree |
Postgraduate Research
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| Type of Scholarship |
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
Academic
Financial Need
Rural Regional and Remote Areas
Students with Disabilities
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| Citizenship |
Australian Citizens
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| Available In |
All Faculties
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| Available To |
Continuing Students
Future Students
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Graham Matheson Scholarship for Postgraduate Research Studies in Mineral Processing, Mining Engineering or Chemical Engineering
| Applications open |
Open now
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|---|---|
| Applications close |
5 June 2025
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| Payment per year |
$35,300 (indexed annually)
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| Duration |
3.5 years
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| Program |
PhD or MPHIL
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| Degree |
Postgraduate Research
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| Type of Scholarship |
Academic
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| Citizenship |
Australian Citizens
Australian Permanent Residents
New Zealand Citizens
Permanent Humanitarian Visa Holders
International Students
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| Available In |
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology (SET)
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| Available To |
Commencing Students
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Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Scholarships
| Applications open |
Approximately September 2025
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|---|---|
| Applications close |
To be advised
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| Payment per year |
up to $20,000
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| Duration |
up to 3 years
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| Program |
PhD
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| Degree |
Postgraduate Research
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| Type of Scholarship |
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
Academic
Financial Need
Students with Disabilities
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| Citizenship |
Australian Citizens
Australian Permanent Residents
New Zealand Citizens
Permanent Humanitarian Visa Holders
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| Available In |
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology (SET)
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| Available To |
Continuing Students
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Grains Research Development Corporation (GRDC) Soil Science Scholarship
| Applications open |
Open now
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|---|---|
| Applications close |
03/10/2025
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| Payment per year |
$35,300 (indexed annually)
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| Duration |
3.5 years
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| Program |
PhD or Masters
|
| Degree |
Postgraduate Research
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| Type of Scholarship |
Academic
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| Citizenship |
Australian Citizens
Australian Permanent Residents
New Zealand Citizens
Permanent Humanitarian Visa Holders
International Students
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| Available In |
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology (SET)
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| Available To |
Future Students
Commencing Students
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Hans-Jürgen and Marianne Ohff Research Grants - 2025
| Applications open |
27/03/2025
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|---|---|
| Applications close |
27/04/2025
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| Payment per year |
Case by case basis
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| Duration |
For Travel commencing before 31 December 2025
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| Program |
PhD / Master of Philosphy by Research
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| Degree |
Postgraduate Research
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| Type of Scholarship |
Travel Scholarships
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| Citizenship |
Australian Citizens
Australian Permanent Residents
New Zealand Citizens
Permanent Humanitarian Visa Holders
International Students
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| Available In |
All Faculties
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| Available To |
Continuing Students
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Hartley Scholarship
| Applications open |
Automatically awarded - no application required
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|---|---|
| Payment per year |
$1,200
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| Duration |
One Semester
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| Program |
Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Arts (Advanced)
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| Degree |
Undergraduate
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| Type of Scholarship |
Academic
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| Citizenship |
Australian Citizens
Australian Permanent Residents
New Zealand Citizens
Permanent Humanitarian Visa Holders
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| Available In |
Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics (ABLE)
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| Available To |
Commencing Students
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Healthy Development Adelaide and Channel 7 Children’s Research Foundation - PhD Excellence Award 2025
| Applications open |
Open now
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|---|---|
| Applications close |
Friday 17 January 2025
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| Payment per year |
$5,000 per annum, subject to successfully securing a Research Training Program Stipend (RTPS) or equivalent
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| Duration |
up to 3 years, subject to available funding
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| Program |
PhD
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| Degree |
Postgraduate Research
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| Type of Scholarship |
Supplementary Scholarships
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| Citizenship |
Australian Citizens
Australian Permanent Residents
New Zealand Citizens
Permanent Humanitarian Visa Holders
International Students
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| Available In |
All Faculties
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| Available To |
Commencing Students
Continuing Students
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Heart Foundation Postgraduate Scholarship
| Applications open |
31 March 2025
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|---|---|
| Applications close |
16 May 2025 (Note internal deadline 9 May 2025)
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| Payment per year |
Refer to Heart Foundation website
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| Duration |
Refer to Heart Foundation website
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| Program |
PhD and Masters by Research
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| Degree |
Postgraduate Research
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| Type of Scholarship |
Academic
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| Citizenship |
Australian Citizens
Australian Permanent Residents
New Zealand Citizens
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| Available In |
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
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| Available To |
Commencing Students
Continuing Students
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Hellenic Australian Chamber of Commerce & Industry South Australia - PhD internship scholarship
| Applications open |
Open now
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|---|---|
| Applications close |
Open until filled
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| Payment per year |
University of Adelaide RTP Stipend rate on a pro-rata basis for 60 FTE business days
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| Duration |
60 FTE business days
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| Program |
PhD
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| Degree |
Postgraduate Research
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| Type of Scholarship |
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
Academic
Students with Disabilities
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| Citizenship |
Australian Citizens
Australian Permanent Residents
New Zealand Citizens
Permanent Humanitarian Visa Holders
International Students
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| Available In |
Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics (ABLE)
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| Available To |
Commencing Students
Continuing Students
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Herbert Gill-Williams Scholarship
| Applications open |
TBA for 2026 at Adelaide University
|
|---|---|
| Payment per year |
$5,000
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| Duration |
1 year
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| Program |
Undertaking undergraduate or postgraduate study within the Adelaide Dental School
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| Degree |
Undergraduate
Postgraduate Coursework
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| Type of Scholarship |
Academic
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| Citizenship |
Australian Citizens
Australian Permanent Residents
New Zealand Citizens
Permanent Humanitarian Visa Holders
International Students
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| Available In |
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
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| Available To |
Commencing Students
Continuing Students
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HILT CRC HDR Scholarship: Unlocking Australia's Hydrogen Industry Through Geological Storage in Salt Caverns
| Applications open |
Open now
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|---|---|
| Applications close |
Open until filled
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| Payment per year |
$34,210 pa (indexed annually)
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| Duration |
Up to 3.5 years
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| Program |
PhD
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| Degree |
Postgraduate Research
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| Type of Scholarship |
Academic
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| Citizenship |
Australian Citizens
Australian Permanent Residents
New Zealand Citizens
Permanent Humanitarian Visa Holders
International Students
|
| Available In |
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology (SET)
|
| Available To |
Future Students
Commencing Students
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Hubble - PhD internship scholarship
| Applications open |
Open now
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|---|---|
| Applications close |
Open until filled
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| Payment per year |
University of Adelaide RTP Stipend rate on a pro-rata basis for 60 FTE business days
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| Duration |
60 FTE business days
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| Program |
PhD
|
| Degree |
Postgraduate Research
|
| Type of Scholarship |
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
Academic
Students with Disabilities
Supplementary Scholarships
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| Citizenship |
Australian Citizens
Australian Permanent Residents
New Zealand Citizens
Permanent Humanitarian Visa Holders
International Students
|
| Available In |
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology (SET)
|
| Available To |
Commencing Students
Continuing Students
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Ian Cocks Memorial Trust Engineering Scholarship
| Applications open |
TBA for 2026 at Adelaide University
|
|---|---|
| Payment per year |
$10,000
|
| Duration |
1 year
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| Program |
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)(Civil)
|
| Degree |
Undergraduate
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| Type of Scholarship |
Academic
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| Citizenship |
Australian Citizens
Australian Permanent Residents
|
| Available In |
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology (SET)
|
| Available To |
Continuing Students
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Ian Cocks Memorial Trust Wine Research Scholarship
| Applications open |
TBA for 2026 at Adelaide University
|
|---|---|
| Payment per year |
$10,000 ($9,000 stipend, $1,000 operating costs to the School of Agriculture, Food and Wine)
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| Duration |
1 year
|
| Program |
Honours degree in wine research
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| Degree |
Honours
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| Type of Scholarship |
Academic
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| Citizenship |
Australian Citizens
Australian Permanent Residents
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| Available In |
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology (SET)
|
| Available To |
Commencing Students
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Ian Croser Research Travel Scholarship in Engineering
| Applications open |
01 September 2025
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|---|---|
| Applications close |
14 September 2025
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| Payment per year |
Determined by selection committee based on application
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| Duration |
Once-off grant
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| Program |
PhD
|
| Degree |
Postgraduate Research
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| Type of Scholarship |
Travel Scholarships
|
| Citizenship |
Australian Citizens
Australian Permanent Residents
New Zealand Citizens
Permanent Humanitarian Visa Holders
International Students
|
| Available In |
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology (SET)
|
| Available To |
Continuing Students
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Indigenous Commonwealth Accommodation Scholarships (ICAS) Mid Year
| Applications open |
9am, Monday 2 June 2025
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|---|---|
| Applications close |
5pm, Friday 8 August 2025
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| Payment per year |
$3,750
|
| Duration |
Semester 2, 2025
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| Program |
All
|
| Degree |
Undergraduate
Honours
Postgraduate Coursework
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| Type of Scholarship |
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
Financial Need
Rural Regional and Remote Areas
|
| Citizenship |
Australian Citizens
|
| Available In |
All Faculties
|
| Available To |
Commencing Students
Continuing Students
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Indigenous Commonwealth Accommodation Scholarships (ICAS)
| Applications open |
9am, Monday 9 December 2024
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|---|---|
| Applications close |
5pm, Friday 14 March 2025
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| Payment per year |
$7,500
|
| Duration |
1 year
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| Program |
All
|
| Degree |
Undergraduate
Honours
Postgraduate Coursework
|
| Type of Scholarship |
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
Financial Need
Rural Regional and Remote Areas
|
| Citizenship |
Australian Citizens
|
| Available In |
All Faculties
|
| Available To |
Commencing Students
Continuing Students
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