Scholarship details
Study levels
Research
Student type
Future students and Current students
Study area
All study areas
Citizenship
Australian or New Zealand and International
What you'll receive
- An annual stipend paid fortnightly, indexed annually to support living costs. From 1 January 2024, the annual stipend rate is $33,637 (AUD) full-time rate for scholarships funded centrally by QUT and $32,192 (AUD) for non-centrally funded scholarships (i.e. faculty, school, supervisor or externally funded scholarships).
- Domestic students receive a Research Training Program (RTP) Fees Offset funded by the Australian Government.
- International students receive a QUT Tuition Fee Sponsorship and Single Overseas Health Cover if eligible.
Eligibility
New applicants to QUT research degrees need to:
- meet QUT’s admission criteria for a research degree, which includes meeting QUT’s English language requirements
- not be in receipt of another living allowance scholarship to undertake the research degree.
Current QUT research students need to have consumed less than the below equivalent full-time study load (EFTSL) to apply:
- less than 1 year EFTSL for enrolled research doctorate students
- less than 6 months EFTSL for enrolled research masters students
How to apply
Future students
These scholarships are awarded through QUT's annual research scholarship round.
Find out how to apply for a research degree and scholarship.
Conditions
Current QUT Postgraduate Research Award Scholarship conditions
About the scholarship
We are building research excellence by supporting students of exceptional research potential with QUTPRAs.
The number of QUTPRAs offered varies from year to year.