Scholarships and awards are available for eligible HDR candidates at UOW. These scholarships include annual stipends, living allowances and tuition fee costs.
Future and current students are encouraged to apply for the 2026 Main Round scholarships to commence in Autumn 2026. Applications are open until 3 October 2025. For more information on how to apply, please visit the scholarship pages below.
2025 Main Round Scholarships are now closed.
精东传媒 Postgraduate Awards (UPAs) are a stipend intended to cover some living expenses.
Faculty: Faculty of Business and Law, Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health, Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities
Study area: Humanities & Social Inquiry, Business, Communications & Media, Creative & Performing Arts, Education, Engineering, Environmental & Biological Science, Accounting Finance & Economics, Health, Computer Science & Information Technology, Literature & Language, Law, Management, Marketing, Maths, Medical Science, Nursing, Physics, Psychology & Human Behaviour, Social Sciences & Advocacy, Chemistry
Student type: Domestic students, International students
Scholarship amount: 2025 stipend: $35,522 p.a., non-taxable for full-time candidates. Stipends are indexed annually
Application closing date: 3 October, each year.
UOW offers Indigenous PhD scholars the maximum Research Training Program (RTP) stipend rate to undertake a Doctoral or Master of Philosophy degree.
Faculty: Faculty of Business and Law, Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health, Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities
Study area: Humanities & Social Inquiry, Business, Communications & Media, Creative & Performing Arts, Education, Engineering, Environmental & Biological Science, Accounting Finance & Economics, Health, Computer Science & Information Technology, Literature & Language, Law, Management, Marketing, Maths, Medical Science, Nursing, Physics, Psychology & Human Behaviour, Social Sciences & Advocacy, Chemistry
Student type: Domestic students
Scholarship amount: The stipend scholarship for prospective and current Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students studying a PhD is $52,352 per annum (2025 rate), indexed annually.
Application closing date: 3 October, each year.
International Postgraduate Tuition Awards (IPTAs) are awarded to cover international HDR students' tuition fees in certain circumstances.
Faculty: Faculty of Business and Law, Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health, Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities
Study area: Accounting Finance & Economics, Chemistry, Communications & Media, Computer Science & Information Technology, Creative & Performing Arts, Education, Engineering, Environmental & Biological Science, Health, Humanities & Social Inquiry, Law, Literature & Language, Management, Marketing, Maths, Medical Science, Nursing, Physics, Psychology & Human Behaviour, Social Sciences & Advocacy
Student type: International students
Scholarship amount: Tuition fees
Application closing date: Autumn Session: 27 February and Spring Session: 27 July. Please note late applications will not be considered.
The Australian Government Research Training Program Award (AGRTP) is a stipend intended to cover some living expenses.
Faculty: Faculty of Business and Law, Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health, Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities
Study area: Humanities & Social Inquiry, Creative & Performing Arts, Education, Engineering, Environmental & Biological Science, Accounting Finance & Economics, Health, Computer Science & Information Technology, Literature & Language, Law, Management, Marketing, Maths, Medical Science, Nursing, Physics, Psychology & Human Behaviour, Social Sciences & Advocacy, Chemistry
Student type: Domestic students, International students
Scholarship amount: 2025 stipend: $35,522 p.a., non-taxable for full-time candidates. Stipends are indexed annually
Application closing date: 3 October, each year.
The Ecological Consultants Association of NSW supports ecological research in Australia and would like to award two grants this year to assist researchers to carry out their ecological projects.
Faculty: Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health
Study area: Environmental & Biological Science
Student type: Domestic students, International students
Scholarship amount: Successful applicants must sign a鈥疓rant Agreement鈥痶o receive 90% ($2700) of the funding.
The final 10% ($300) received on provision of the budget report and scientific paper or conference presentation for inclusion in鈥疌onsulting Ecology.
As the ECA of NSW is not registered for GST, If GST must be included, it will be part of the $3000.
Application closing date: 31 March 2025
