Available Scholarships and Top-Ups
An outline of each scholarship is provided below. Further details are available from the Office of Graduate Studies.
University of Newcastle Scholarships
The University of Newcastle offers a number of postgraduate research scholarships including:
Other Scholarships
Other Scholarships with various closing dates:
- Heart Foundation - Australian Indigenous Scholarship
- Heart Foundation - Health Professional Scholarship
- Gran Sasso Science Institute - PhD Scholarships
- Rhodes Scholarship
- National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
- The University of Newcastle Australian Postgraduate Award - Industry (International and Domestic candidates)
- Glenn and Ken Moss RHD Scholarship
- PhD Scholarship for Spinal Cord Injury Research - (closes 15 December)
- PhD Scholarship in New Technologies, Indigenous Spatial Heritage and Tourism - (closes 15 November 2013)
- Australian Biological Resources Study National Taxonomy Research Grants - (closes 1 November 2013)
- Blinkmobile Scholarship - (closes 31 October 2013)
- PhD Scholarship for the Tackling Nicotine Together (TNT) Project - (closes 31 October 2013)
- Indigenous Postgraduate Research Award, Faculty of Science and IT - (closes 31 October 2013)
- Alzheimer's Australian Dementia Research Foundation - PhD Scholarship - (closes 18 October)
- Australian Rotary Health - Ian Scott Scholarship (PhD) - (closes 4 October 2013)
- SpineCare Foundation PhD Scholarship - (closes 30 September 2013)
- Royal Agricultural Society of NSW Scholarship - (closes 30 September 2013)
- PhD Scholarship in Turbulent Flows - (closes 30 September 2013)
- The Garnett Passe and Rodney Williams Memorial Foundation Research Scholarship - (closes 30 August 2013)
- Advancing Flow Chemistry - Total Flow Synthesis Scholarship - (closes 12 April 2013)
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Computational Geomechanics - (closes 1 April 2013)
- History of Violence, PhD Scholarship - (closes 31 March 2013)
Australian Postgraduate Award (APA)
Australian Postgraduate Awards are funded by the Commonwealth Government and are available to candidates undertaking a full-time research Master's or PhD degree. Applicants must be Australian citizens, New Zealand citizens or permanent residents of Australia. These awards provide a living allowance ($24, 653 p.a. full time stipend, $12,326 part time stipend, in 2013), a relocation allowance (if necessary) and a thesis allowance.
Duration: three years for a PhD degree, two years for a Master's degree.
Applications close 4pm, 31 October each year.
University of Newcastle Postgraduate Research Scholarship (UNRS Central)
These scholarships are tenable for two years for Master's degree candidates and three years for PhD candidates, subject to satisfactory academic progress. These awards provide a living allowance ($24,653 p.a. full time stipend, $12,326 part time stipend, in 2013) and may also provide a relocation allowance and thesis allowance for the candidate.
Applications close 4pm, 31 October each year.
Australian Postgraduate Award Industry (APAI)
Australian Postgraduate Award Industry are awarded as part of an Australian Research Council Grant and are available to candidates undertaking a full-time research Master's or PhD degree. Applicants must be Australian citizens, New Zealand citizens or permanent residents of Australia. For projects commencing after 2009, International candidates are also eligible. These awards provide a living allowance ($ 28,715 p.a. full time stipend, in 2012), a relocation allowance and a thesis allowance.
Duration: three years for a PhD degree, two years for a Master's degree.
Applications close at varying times throughout the year as scholarships become available. Details of current APAI scholarships are listed on JASON.
University of Newcastle Postgraduate Research Scholarship (UNRS External)
University of Newcastle Postgraduate Research Scholarships (UNRS External) funded from external sources (e.g. research grants) become available throughout the year, and are advertised on JASON.
These scholarships are available to both domestic and international students and are usually tenable for two years for Master's degree candidates and three years for PhD candidates, subject to satisfactory academic progress. These awards provide a living allowance ($24,653 p.a. full time stipend, $12,326 part time stipend, in 2013) and may also provide a relocation allowance and thesis allowance for the candidate (depending on the funding source).
For International Students
International Postgraduate Research Scholarships (IPRS)
The Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (DIISR) of the Australian Government offers International Postgraduate Research Scholarships (formerly known as Endeavour IPRS) to support international students in high quality research programs at Australian universities. These scholarships cover the full tuition fee and medical insurance for a period of two years for a Master's degree and three years for a Doctoral degree. Recipients of an IPRS will also be awarded a University of Newcastle Research Scholarship which provides a living allowance ($24,653 p.a. in 2013), a relocation allowance and a thesis allowance.
Application is open to students from all countries with the exception of Australian and New Zealand citizens or Australian permanent residents.
Applicants must provide evidence of English proficiency. For details on acceptable forms of evidence, please refer to the English Language Proficiency Policy.
Please note that any student who has already commenced a research higher degree in Australia and has been previously considered for IPRS is not eligible to re-apply for this scholarship.
To receive details on how to apply for admission and Scholarship, email International Admissions.
Applications close on 4pm, 31 August each year.
University of Newcastle International Postgraduate Research Scholarships (UNIPRS)
University of Newcastle International Postgraduate Research Scholarships (UNIPRS) are funded by the University. The scholarship provides an exemption for tuition fees. In most cases, a Faculty-funded University of Newcastle Research Scholarship will also be awarded which provides a living allowance ($24,653 p.a. in 2013), and the payment of Overseas Students Health Cover.
Duration: three years for a PhD degree and two years for a Master's degree.
Application is open to students from all countries with the exception of Australian and New Zealand citizens or Australian permanent residents.
Applicants must provide evidence of English proficiency. For details on acceptable forms of evidence, please refer to the English Language Proficiency Policy.
Applications close on 4pm, 31 August each year.
Other Scholarships
Glenn and Ken Moss RHD Scholarship
Dr Ken Moss is an alumnus and long-term supporter of the University of Newcastle in his role on the University Council and several advisory boards to the Faculty of Engineering. Ken and his wife Glen wish to offer scholarship top ups to successful applicants, who will be Mechanical Engineering or Mechatrioncs Students who have been offered an APA scholarship or who missed obtaining an APA scholarship but show great potential in undertaking a research higher degree.
Click here for further information.
The Rhodes Scholarship 2012
One candidate is selected for the Rhodes Scholarship for each state each year. There are also three Australia at Large Rhodes Scholarships which may be awarded to candidates from any state or territory each year. The Scholarship benefits include return airfares to London and a yearly stipend. Click here for more information.
Applications close 1 September 2012.
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
The National Health and Medical Research Council provides funding and scholarships to support research. Click for details on available scholarships
Information is also available from the University's Grants website, including closing dates for applications.
You are encouraged to visit both these websites to avail yourself of information on these scholarship opportunities.
Indigenous Postgraduate Research Award - Faculty of Science and IT
The Indigenous Postgraduate Research Award is available to candidates undertaking a full-time research Master's or PhD degree within the Faculty of Science and Information Technology. The applicant must be an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and an Australian citizen.
Applicants must have completed at least four (4) years of undergraduate study and attained Honours Class 1 or equivalent. The successful applicant will receive a living allowance of AUD$24, 653 (per annum in 2013).
Duration: Three years for a PhD degree or two years for a Masters degree by research.
Applications close: 31 October 2013
Click here for further information.
Joint Academic Scholarships On-Line Network (JASON)
The University of Newcastle is a member of the Joint Academic Scholarship On-line Network (JASON for short), a program developed jointly by a number of universities. Its aim is to assist students wishing to pursue postgraduate studies (either within Australia or internationally) gain access to current information regarding funding opportunities through various scholarship programs run through universities, charitable foundations, government and private institutions. You can search for RHD scholarships through the JASON website.
