PhD scholarships and opportunities
Supporting Schools to Address Student Vaping
Closing Date: 14 April 2025 Apply Now
PhD Scholarship
This project will focus on developing and testing a novel approach to supporting high schools to address vaping in adolescents.
Investigating Veterinary Nanotechnology for the Treatment of Sarcoptic Mange in Wombats
Closing Date: 30 April 2025 Apply Now
PhD Scholarship
The Therapeutic Targeting Research Group has a PhD Scholarship opportunity available for a student to join our team interested in undertaking translational research in the area of veterinary nanomedicine for wildlife conservation. As part of this research project, the successful student will investigate innovative and improved pharmaceutical treatments for sarcoptic mange in wombats.
Understanding Diffuse Midline Glioma via Implementation and Analysis of Spatial Multiomics
Closing Date: 08 May 2025 Apply Now
PhD Scholarship
This project will use spatial multiomics to study tumour heterogeneity, immune interactions, and therapy responses in diffuse midline glioma (DMG) by integrating spatial transcriptomic, metabolomic, proteomic, and scRNA-seq analysis.
Optimising Treatment Strategies for Diffuse Midline Glioma utilising Multi-omic Characterisation of DMG Models
Closing Date: 09 May 2025 Apply Now
PhD Scholarship
Utilising multi-omics analysis of patient-derived tumour models, the candidate will investigate novel combination treatment strategies for diffuse midline glioma (DMG), providing comprehensive insight into therapeutic efficacy, tumour adaptation, and resistance mechanisms.
Examining the Impact of the Interventions on Construction Workers' Safety Behaviour
Closing Date: 18 May 2025 Apply Now
PhD Scholarship
This PhD project will assess the effectiveness of two safety management learning interventions and measure workers’ safety behaviour patterns before and after the learning interventions implementation. A longitudinal study will be conducted to examine the impact of interventions.
Carmel Mary Costello PhD Top Up Scholarship in Alzheimer’s Research
Closing Date: 30 May 2025 Apply Now
Top-up Scholarship
Carmel Mary Costello left a bequest to the University in her will, “for the purpose of pursuing research into Alzheimer's Disease”. This PhD scholarship is to support research in Alzheimer's Disease.
Professor Hesham Metwalli Doctoral Scholarship for Prosperity
Closing Date: 30 May 2025 Apply Now
Top-up Scholarship
The intention of this scholarship is to provide financial assistance to a student who is completing a doctorate conducting research related to prosperity as defined by the Legatum Prosperity Index pillars. The total value of this scholarship is $15,000. ($5,000 per annum up to a maximum of 3 years)
Understanding the Effects of Binders on Iron Ore Granulation and Sintering
Closing Date: 30 May 2025 Apply Now
MPhil Scholarship
The BHP Centre for Sustainable Steelmaking Research (SSR) is inviting applications for an MPhil position in ironmaking.
Developing a Technical Framework for Testing Printed Solar Technology
Closing Date: 31 May 2025 Apply Now
PhD Scholarship
This exciting project combines CSIRO's and UON's unique characterisation and fabrication facilities to identify the key degradation mechanisms in Kardinia Energy's printed solar technology with the goal to design accelerated testing methods that can replace the existing, unsuitable IEC methods.
Trailblazer for Recycling and Clean Energy (TRaCE) First Nations HDR Scholarship
Closing Date: 30 June 2025 Apply Now
PhD Scholarship
Become a First Nations clean energy leader with a higher degree research scholarship at the University of Newcastle through its Trailblazer for Recycling and Clean Energy (TRaCE) program.
Remote Sensing of Coronal Mass Ejection Magnetic Fields from the Sun for Space Weather Forecasting
Closing Date: 31 July 2025 Apply Now
PhD Scholarship
Opportunity to take on the challenge to develop advanced remote sensing techniques and/or modelling techniques to measure the magnetic field of coronal mass ejections as they travel from the Sun through the heliosphere, working at the forefront of solar physics and space weather forecasting.
Computer-aided Collector Design of Peptide Materials for Rare Earth Element Recovery
Closing Date: 31 December 2025 Apply Now
PhD Scholarship
This project aims to improve rare earth element recovery by designing peptide-polymer composites inspired by lanthanide-binding proteins using machine learning and computational chemistry.
Epidemiologic analysis of Acute Respiratory Infection in FluTracking
Closing Date: 31 December 2025 Apply Now
PhD Opportunity
This project will involve epidemiologic analysis of Flu-Tracking to explore how symptoms of acute respiratory infection have changed over time, who is most impacted, and where they seek care.
Preventing respiratory infection transmission
Closing Date: 31 December 2025 Apply Now
PhD Opportunity
This project will involve epidemiologic analysis of FluTracking and published data to explore how self-testing and vaccination behaviour have evolved over time and characterise interventions and target populations for preventing respiratory infection transmission.
Glenn and Ken Moss PhD Scholarships in Engineering Research
Closing Date: 01 January 2018 Apply Now
PhD Scholarship
This donor funded supplementation scholarship has been established and funded for University of Newcastle students studying PhD (Mechanical Engineering) or PhD (Mechatronics). If a candidate is not available in Mechanical Engineering or Mechatronics, then the scholarship may be offered to a student from another Engineering Discipline.
Judy Kennedy Research Scholarship in Mental Health
Closing Date: 01 January 2018 Apply Now
The scholarship should be awarded to a student whose research aims to improve the care and outcomes for people with mental illness and their families.
Understanding, Optimizing, and Safeguarding the Thermal Desorption and Destruction of PFAS
Closing Date: 01 January 2018 Apply Now
PhD Scholarship
The CSIRO Industry PhD Program (iPhD) is a research training program, focusing on applied research that benefits industry by solving real-world challenges. It aims to produce the next generation of innovation leaders with the skills to work at the interface of research and industry in Australia.
Progressive Voices/Movements in Islamic Theology in the (Post-)Secular Society of 21st Century
Closing Date: 31 December 2025 Apply Now
PhD Opportunity
PhD research on “Progressive Voices/Movements in Islamic Theology in the (Post-)Secular Society of 21st Century”
Recently expired PhD Scholarships
The Role of Habitat Complexity in Supporting Amphibian Conservation
Closing Date: 15 February 2025 Apply Now
PhD Scholarship
The Conservation Science Research Group at the University of Newcastle have a Research Higher Degree (PhD) position available for an Australian, domestic student. The position will run for 3.5 years commencing early 2025.
PhD in Improving Transitional Care for Frail Older Adults
Closing Date: 07 March 2025 Apply Now
PhD Opportunity
This PhD in Public Health and Behavioural Science will sit within a larger project evaluating a Coordinated Transitional Care program aimed at improving outcomes for frail older adults transitioning from hospital to home.
Embedding Parent Peer & Family Advocacy (PPFA) in Australian Statutory Child Protection Systems
Closing Date: 11 March 2025 Apply Now
PhD Scholarship
Work with an established team formed to contribute research that will transform the Australian child protection system. The study’s goals & questions have been developed thorough co-design process, involving peer parents & advocates, non-government organisations & academics.
Understanding Therapeutic Adaptability in Diffuse Midline Glioma (DMG)
Closing Date: 20 March 2025 Apply Now
PhD Scholarship
The Harper Dowdall International PhD Scholar will analyse single cell transcriptomic data (patient samples and animal models) to understand adaptation mechanisms in DMG. Development of a model capable of predicting treatment failure and selecting alternative therapy is the project's major goal.
Improving Trauma-Informed Care Approaches In Health Service Provision And Access For Women Who Have Experienced Violence
Closing Date: 31 March 2025 Apply Now
PhD Opportunity
This project aims to collect information from both service providers and those who have experienced violence to provide best practice guidelines in trauma-informed care (considered the highest standard of care) for women who have lived with violence.
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