Some scholarships are funded by external funding bodies and donors. These scholarships vary in value, duration, eligibility, conditions and application closing date.
This scholarship provides living allowance of $7,500 per annum for 3.5 years, with no extension.
14th May 2021
Applicants who wish to commence a Higher Degree by Research at the University of Tasmania are welcome to apply for this scholarship. The following eligibility criteria apply:
The following selection criteria apply to this scholarship. Demonstrated strong research and analytical skills as evidenced by:
This top-up scholarship is funded by family, friends and colleagues, in memory of Dr Gwen Nettlefold, a member of staff, a colleague and undergraduate tutor in the School of Philosophy.
Applicants who wish to commence a Higher Degree by Research should visit the University of Tasmania’s Apply Now website and complete an application.
Please indicate under Scholarship Support that you wish to be considered for a Research Training Program (RTP) living allowance scholarship, as well as Dr Gwen Nettlefold Memorial Elite Research Scholarship.
After submitting your application for candidature, please contact GraduateResearch.Scholarships@utas.edu.au with your name, application ID number and the name of the scholarship(s) you have applied for.
Please contact GraduateResearch.Scholarships@utas.edu.au for more information.
This scholarship provides living allowance of $28,597 per annum (2021 rate, indexed annually) for 3.5 years, with no extension.
14th May 2021
Applicants who wish to commence a Higher Degree by Research and candidates who are already enrolled in a Higher Degree by Research at the University of Tasmania are welcome to apply for this scholarship. The following eligibility criteria apply:
The following selection criteria apply to this scholarship.
The late Desmond and Catherine Guy made a significant gift from their estate to the University of Tasmania to provide scholarships for engineering students. This gift, along with a contribution from the School of Engineering and ICT will provide a postgraduate scholarship for an engineering student.
Applicants who wish to commence a Higher Degree by Research should visit the University of Tasmania’s Apply Now website and complete an application.
Please indicate under Scholarship Support that you wish to be considered for a Research Training Program (RTP) living allowance scholarship, as well as The Bill Guy Scholarship.
After submitting your application for candidature, please contact GraduateResearch.Scholarships@utas.edu.au with your name, application ID number and the name of the scholarship(s) you have applied for.
Applicants who are already enrolled in a Higher Degree by Research at the University of Tasmania, please complete and submit the Donor-Funded Scholarship Application form for Current Candidate (Word 74KB) to GraduateResearch.Scholarships@utas.edu.au.
Information relevant to this scholarship can be found under The Bill Guy Scholarship Conditions of Award (PDF 292KB).
Please contact GraduateResearch.Scholarships@utas.edu.au for more information.
This scholarship provides living allowance of $28,597 per annum (2021 rate, indexed annually) for 3.5 years, with no extension.
14th May 2021
Applicants who wish to commence a Higher Degree by Research at the University of Tasmania are welcome to apply for this scholarship. The following eligibility criteria apply:
The following selection criteria apply to this scholarship. Demonstrated strong research and analytical skills as evidenced by:
This Scholarship is generously gifted by Tim and Sheena High to provide support for students undertaking research into the Tasmanian devil and the effects of Devil Facial Tumour Diseases, particularly research which, without their support, otherwise may not be funded.
Applicants who wish to commence a Higher Degree by Research should visit the University of Tasmania’s Apply Now website and complete an application.
Please indicate under Scholarship Support that you wish to be considered for a UTAS merit-based scholarship for a living allowance, as well as The High Family Scholarship in Tasmania Devil Research.
After submitting your application for candidature, please contact GraduateResearch.Scholarships@utas.edu.au with your name, application ID number and the name of the scholarship(s) you have applied for.
Information relevant to this scholarship can be found under The High Family Scholarship in Tasmania Devil Research Conditions of Award (PDF 297KB).
Please contact GraduateResearch.Scholarships@utas.edu.au for more information.
The late Dianne Eerden made a substantial gift in her Will to the University of Tasmania to be used for a scholarship or bursary for a female student in the areas of neurosurgery or neuroscience.
Top-Up Scholarship
August 2022*
*Please check back regularly as this date is subject to change
This scholarship was established by Dr Sirichai Panichanun, founder of Super KS Limited and alumnus of the University of Tasmania to provide a scholarship to assist international students to complete postgraduate studies in Chemistry at the University of Tasmania. Dr Sirichai wishes to honour his former mentor, Dr Ralph Bick, who was a highly regarded member of academic staff in the Chemistry Department.
Top-Up Scholarship
TBD
Janet Cretan is a respected member of the Tasmanian community, who has a long and involved history with the University of Tasmania and the broader community. Her father, the Late Professor Keith Isles CMG was Vice-Chancellor of the University for a decade from 1957 to 1967. Being the daughter of the Vice-Chancellor, and at a challenging time for the University, meant that the University was a significant part of Janet’s life, living on the University campus in Sandy Bay.
Janet studied at the University on two occasions. In 1959 she completed a Bachelor of Economics with Honours and returned some years later to complete a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Classics in 1988.
Janet has been a significant supporter of the University for most of her life and, along with her husband Nick Cretan, has generously agreed to endow a perpetual scholarship for a PhD student researching in the fields of philosophy and sociology.
Top-Up Scholarship
March 2022*
*Please check back regularly as this date is subject to change
Dr Kate McPherson was an inspirational teacher and educator who died prematurely in 2007 from motor neurone disease. Kate’s career had taken her from her native England to many parts of the world, teaching and working in adult migrant education and English as a second language programs before her final role at the University of Tasmania lecturing in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of other Languages). She was highly regarded for her academic leadership in the area and for her compassion for her students.
Kate McPherson had expressed a desire through her estate to support the study in Australia of Fijian women graduates of the University of the South Pacific. Her hope was that such opportunity would assist them to overcome some of the limitations that poverty, political instability and gender place on educational and career opportunities for women in the region. Kate’s desire to support Fijian women in particular stemmed from her deep affection for the country and its people gained while working in the University in Suva and her wish to foster connections with Tasmania.
The trustees of her estate have established a scholarship in her name to allow students from Fiji to undertake postgraduate studies in education at the University of Tasmania.
Base Scholarship
TBD
The late Merle White Weaver, a graduate of the University of Tasmania, gifted a portion of her estate to establish a scholarship to encourage women graduates in the South-East Asian and Pacific area to pursue postgraduate study and research.
The funds are managed by TPT Wealth.
Base Scholarship
A donation provided by the late Sir Harold Cuthbertson and Lady Cuthbertson to the University of Tasmania Foundation forms the endowment of the Cuthbertson Elite Tasmania Graduate Research Scholarship. The top-up scholarship supports suitably qualified applicants of agriculture, horticulture, silviculture or aquaculture.
Top-Up Scholarship
TBD
The Banks Family have established an endowed fund (the Fund) in memory of Dr Maxwell R Banks AM, esteemed faculty member at the University of Tasmania Department of Geology from 1947 to 1990. The Fund is for the benefit of students and academic research in the discipline of Earth Sciences at the University of Tasmania, with a particular focus on geology.
Top-Up Scholarship
May 2022*
*Please check back regularly as this date is subject to change
A generous donation from the disbanded Victoria League for Commonwealth Friendship Hobart branch will support a post graduate position in the areas of dementia, heart complaints or cancer. The funds are managed by TPT Wealth.
Base Stipend
TBD
Applications are open from 1 July to 1 June every year. The grant will be awarded on 30 June every year, with the recipient chosen from among the applicants from the previous 12 months.
The Capstone Editing Conference Travel Grant for Postgraduate Research Students provides up to A$3,000 for one student per year to assist in covering the costs of attending a conference in relation to their degree.
The purpose of attending the conference should be to assist with the student’s research or professional development. The student does not necessarily have to be presenting a paper or poster at the conference to be eligible to apply for the grant, though it is preferred.
The grant can be used for flights, accommodation and conference registration up to a total of A$3,000. It is expected that a student attending a conference internationally may use all the available funds, whereas a student attending a conference domestically will use only part. Students will need to include an itinerary, budget and letter of support from their supervisor in their application.
Applicants must be enrolled in a Masters or PhD by Research.
The Capstone Editing Conference Travel Grant for Postgraduate Research Students is awarded on the basis of both academic merit and financial need. Each application will be carefully assessed. The successful applicant will be chosen at the sole discretion of Capstone Editing, and this decision is final.
If you have any questions, please first visit the Scholarship and Grants Program section of our FAQs
If you still have questions or require any further information after reading our FAQs, you can email scholarships@capstoneediting.com.au.
To apply for this scholarship, simply complete the form and provide your supporting documents.
Please ensure you have checked your eligibility in the terms and conditions.
CONICYT scholarships are offered to students from Chile who wish to study a doctoral degree at the University of Tasmania, particularly in the areas of marine science, fisheries, climate change, aquaculture, agriculture and forestry. Further information on these scholarships is available on the CONICYT website.
Office of the Provost/Academic Division
All disciplines
Living allowance
This scholarship provides $28,597pa (2021 rate) living allowance for 3.5 years, with no extension available.
Expression of Interest: 14th May 2021
Full Application: 4th June 2021
The following eligibility criteria apply to this scholarship:
*These scholarships are subject to Exemption 13/09/033 that permits advertising for and awarding of the scholarships to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates only.
Applicants should visit the Apply Now website and complete an application via the University of Tasmania’s Online Applications System. Please indicate under Scholarship Support that you wish to be considered for a Japanangka errol West Graduate Research Scholarship.
After submitting your application for candidature, please contact GraduateResearch.Scholarships@utas.edu.au with your name, application ID number and the name of the scholarship(s) you have applied for.
Applicants who are already enrolled in a Higher Degree by Research at the University of Tasmania, please contact GraduateResearch.Scholarships@utas.edu.au.
Information relevant to this scholarship can be found under Japanangka errol West Scholarship Conditions of Award
Please contact GraduateResearch.Scholarships@utas.edu.au for more information.
The NHMRC Postgraduate Scholarship scheme supports outstanding Australian health and medical graduates early in their career so they can be trained to conduct research that is internationally competitive, and to develop a capacity for original independent projects.
The NHMRC's Research Grants Management System (RGMS) must be used to access/enter your Profile and CV, and to submit your scholarship application. Applicants that are not yet registered in RGMS should contact the Research Help Centre (RHC) at help@nhmrc.gov.au for more information.
A complete application consists of:
To be eligible applicants must be:
Applications are dependent upon NHMRC founding rounds. Applicants are to complete their application through the NHMRC's RGMS by this date and submit to the Research Hub.
The Funding Rules and Advice and Instructions to Applicants are available on the NHMRC website. All applications must be submitted electronically using the NHMRC Research Grant Management System (RGMS).
This scholarship is to assist Indigenous students with costs associated with university study.
For instruction on how to apply please visit the direct link to this opportunity on the Scholarships and Bursaries webpage.
This scholarship is to assist Indigenous students with costs associated with university study.
For instruction on how to apply please visit the direct link to this opportunity on the Scholarships and Bursaries webpage.
Find out about other funding opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.