Faculty of Engineering Domestic PhD Scholarships

Application dates

Applications close

28 February 2025

What you'll receive

• You'll receive a stipend of $33,637 per annum for a maximum duration of 3.5 years while undertaking a QUT PhD (1.75 years for MPhil). The duration includes an extension of up to six months (PhD) or three months (MPhil) if approved for your candidature. This is the full-time, tax-exempt rate which will index annually.
• You will receive a tuition fee offset/sponsorship, covering the cost of your tuition fees for the first four full-time equivalent years of your doctoral studies or the first two full-time equivalent years of your master degree studies.
• As the scholarship recipient, you will have the opportunity to work with a team of leading researchers, to undertake your own innovative research in and across the field.

Eligibility

How to apply

Apply for this scholarship at the same time you apply for admission to a QUT research degree.

• The first step is to contact your proposed supervisor. You’ll need your proposed supervisor’s written support before you can submit your expression of interest (EOI).
• If supported to apply, you will then submit an EOI following the advice at how to apply for a research degree.
• In your EOI, nominate your proposed principal supervisor, and copy the link to this scholarship web page into question two of the financial details section.

About the scholarship

The Faculty of Engineering has PhD scholarships available for domestic students interested in undertaking research within one of the following schools:

• School of Architecture and Built Environment
• School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering.