HDR Scholarships, Prizes, and Awards

Applying for a Higher Degree Research program or currently enrolled candidates are eligible for the scholarships listed on this page.

Many Australian universities, charitable organisations, companies and research institutes offer grants and scholarships. More information on these schemes can be found in the Good Universities Guide.

You may also view all available UNE scholarships here.

Unless otherwise stated, scholarships are available annually and applications can only be accepted during scholarship round dates.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Scholarships
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander HDR Scholarship  

Open all year round

Regional Mental Health Scholarships

1 x First Nations PhD Scholarship in Collaboration with Manna Institute

 Open until filled
Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Stipend Scholarship
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Domestic - Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP)

12 February 2024

12 August 2024

22 March 2024

20 September 2024

International - Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Stipend Scholarship

12 February 2024

12 August 2024

22 March 2024

20 September 2024

Donor Funded Scholarships and Awards 
AwardAmountOpening DateClosing Date
A S Nivison Memorial Scholarship$5,0001 February 2024Open until filled
Baillieu Myer Postgraduate Scholarship  Awarded
Bill and Michelle Stewart Postgraduate Scholarship - Music  Awarded
Bill and Michelle Stewart Postgraduate Scholarship - Environmental and Rural Science  Awarded
Flint Davidson Postgraduate Scholarship - Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences  Awarded

J Doyle Memorial Scholarship

School of Environmental and Rural Science

$4,000pa1 February 2024Open until filled
J H Bishop Postgraduate Scholarship in Classics and Ancient History$5,000pa9 January 2023Open until filled

Professor John Louis Dillon Memorial Scholarship

Agricultural Economics at UNE Business School

$10,0001 August 2023Awarded
Rod Gerber Memorial Award$1,0001 August 2023Open until filled
Sally Muir Agricultural Postgraduate Award 6 February 202431 March  2024

The A.G. and I.C. McCready PhD Scholarship

Ancient History and Classical Antiquities

$5,000pa1 February 2024Open until filled
DVCR Completion Award
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DVCR Completion Award

5 February 2024

6 May 2024

5 August 2024

4 November 2024

18 February 2024

19 May 2024

18 August 2024

17 November 2024

Travelling Scholarships

Scholarships Available for Travel

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Keith & Dorothy Mackay Postgraduate Travelling Award

5 February 2024

6 May 2024

5 August 2024

4 November 2024

18 February 2024

19 May 2024

18 August 2024

17 November  2024

Mary Dolan Memorial Travelling Scholarship - Archaeological Fieldwork – HASS (Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences)

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Strategic Research Scholarships
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3D Printing

School of Science and Technology (Domestic Candidates)

1 January 202431 December 2024

Analysis and Prediction of Tree Nut Yield using Remote Sensing, Weather and Orchard Information

School of Science and Technology (Domestic and International Candidates)

1 April 202431 October 2024

Australia’s Women Cartoonists

School of Humanities Arts and Social Sciences (Domestic Candidates)

1 January 202431 December 2024

Computational Chemistry

School of Science and Technology (Domestic Candidates)

1 February 202431 December 2024

Conservation and Genetics of Eucalypts in Endangered Woodlands

School of Environmental and Rural Science (Domestic Candidates)

1 April 202431 December 2024

Ecology and Conservation of the Christmas Island Giant Gecko

School of Environmental and Rural Science

1 March 202430 April 2024

Image and Sensor Technologies to Categorize Mobility in Beef Cattle

School of Environmental and Rural Science ( Domestic Candidates)

1 March 202431 July 2024

New Deformations in Quantum Field and Gravity Theories

School of Science and Technology (Domestic Candidates)

1 March 202431 August 2024

Plant-animal Interactions in Horticultural and Natural Systems

School of Environmental and Rural Science (Domestic and International Candidates)

1 February 202430 June 2024