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

Scholarship	Opening Dates	Closing Dates
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

Scholarship

Opening
Dates

Closing
Dates

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

Scholarship	Opening Dates	Closing Dates
Domestic - Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Round 2 - 2025	4 August 2025	19 September 2025
International - Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Stipend Scholarship Round 2 2025	4 August 2025	19 September 2025

Scholarship

Opening
Dates

Closing
Dates

Domestic - Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP)

Round 2 - 2025

4 August 2025

19 September 2025

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

Round 2 2025

4 August 2025

19 September 2025

NSW Waratah Scholarship

Award	Amount	Opening Date	Closing Date
NSW Waratah Top Up Scholarship For students enrolled in Education	$10,000 pa	1 January 2025	30 June 2025

Award

Amount

Opening Date

Closing Date

NSW Waratah Top Up Scholarship

For students enrolled in Education

$10,000 pa

1 January 2025

30 June 2025

Donor Funded Scholarships and Awards

Award	Amount	Opening Date	Closing Date
David Briggs Rural Health Research Prize	$5,000		30 May 2025
Bill and Michelle Stewart Postgraduate Scholarship - Music	$5,000		Open until filled
J Doyle Memorial Scholarship School of Environmental and Rural Science	$4,000pa	1 February 2025	Awarded
J H Bishop Postgraduate Scholarship in Classics and Ancient History	$5,000pa	9 January 2023	Open until filled
Maiben Davies Postgraduate Research Award in Classics	$7,000pa		Open until filled
The A.G. and I.C. McCready PhD Scholarship Ancient History and Classical Antiquities	$5,000pa	1 February 2024	Open until filled
Perrott Family Science Prize	$5,000pa		Awarded
A S Nivison Memorial Scholarship			Awarded
Bill and Michelle Stewart Postgraduate Scholarship - Environmental and Rural Science			Awarded
Flint Davidson Postgraduate Scholarship - Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences			Awarded
Professor John Louis Dillon Memorial Scholarship Agricultural Economics at UNE Business School	$10,000	1 August 2023	Awarded
Sally Muir Agricultural Postgraduate Award			Awarded

DVCR Completion Scholarship

Scholarship	Opening Dates	Closing Dates
DVCR Completion Scholarship

Industry and Externally Funded Scholarship Opportunities

Industry and Externally Funded Scholarship Opportunities
These scholarship opportunities are external from UNE. Please refer to the webpage for round dates.
Tim Healey Memorial Scholarship - 1 August 2025 to 31 October 2025 (Opens annually)
Ramsay Postgraduate Scholarships - 3 February 2025 to 24 March 2025
Elevate: Boosting Women in STEM - 1 May 2025 to 1 September 2025
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR Scholarship)
Australia Awards Scholarships
Australian Rotary Health PhD Scholarship

Fulbright Scholarship
GRDC Research Scholarship
Wagyu Beef Fellowship Scholarship

Travelling Scholarships

Scholarships Available for Travel	Opening Dates	Closing Dates
Keith & Dorothy Mackay Postgraduate Travelling Award	4 February 2025	18 February 2025
Mary Dolan Memorial Travelling Scholarship - Archaeological Fieldwork – HASS (Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences)		Awarded
The Kathleen Martin Travelling Scholarship in Classics		Open until filled

Strategic Research Scholarships - Domestic and International

Scholarships	Opening Dates	Closing Dates
Computer Vision for Structural Assessment in Beef Cattle School of Environmental and Rural Science - International and Domestic	20 May 2025	20 June 2025
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Health in Youth Athletes Exercise and Sports Science	1 May 2025	13 June 2025
Neurological Profiles of Autistic Girls School of Science and Technology - Domestic Candidate	11 September 2024	30 June 2025
CSIRO - iPhD Completing The Puzzle: Integrating Automated Spore Counts into Real-time Crop Disease Management School of Environmental and Rural Science - Domestic Candidate	Open until filled
Regional Mental Health Scholarships (Manna Institute) School of Health - Identified Scholarship	Open until filled
Conservation and Genetics of Eucalypts in Endangered Woodlands School of Environmental and Rural Science - Domestic Candidate	January 2025	30 June 2025
3D Printing School of Science and Technology - Domestic Candidate	January 2025	30 June 2025
New Deformations in Quantum Field and Gravity Theories School of Environmental and Rural Science - Domestic Candidate	March 2025	30 June 2025