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Scholarships

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Faculty of Engineering

Postgraduate research scholarships for international students

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From data science and complex systems to electrical engineering, we have a wide range of scholarships available for international engineering students.

General

Scholarship Value Eligibility  
Faculty of Engineering Research Scholarship for Americas
RTP stipend rate (up to 3.5years)
  • International student from North or South America
  • Full-time PhD student at the Faculty of Engineering
  • Hold a first-class honour's degree or equivalent
  
Faculty of Engineering Research Scholarship for East Asia RTP stipend rate (up to 3.5years)
  • International student from East Asia
  • Full-time PhD student at the Faculty of Engineering
  • Hold a first-class honour's degree or equivalent
  
Faculty of Engineering Research Scholarship for Europe RTP stipend rate (up to 3.5years)
  • International student from Europe
  • Full-time PhD student at the Faculty of Engineering
  
Faculty of Engineering Research Scholarship for South Asia RTP stipend rate (up to 3.5years)
  • International student from South Asia 
  • Full-time PhD student at the Faculty of Engineering
  • Hold a first-class honour's degree or equivalent
  
ARIAM Research Hub PhD Scholarships $40,000 p.a (up to 3.5 years)
  • Domestic/international student
  • Master's by Research or PhD within the Faculty of Engineering
  
Connectivity Innovation Network (CIN) Scholarship $37,207 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)
  • Domestic/international PHD student
  • Hold First or Second Class Honours or equivalent in a relevant discipline
  • Research in enhanced cybersecurity through artificial intelligence driven red teaming and blue teaming
  
Embrittlement-Tolerant Alloys for Safe Hydrogen Transmission and Storage $40,109 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)
  • Domestic/international student
  • PhD in Engineering
  • Research into embrittlement-tolerant alloys
 2 September 2024  
Faculty of Engineering Career Advancement Award RTP Stipend rate
  • PhD student within the the Faculty of Engineering
  • Chosen 'Oral examination' as their mode of examination for thesis
  • Apply within 6 months of the expected thesis submission date
  
Faculty of Engineering CSC Supplementary Scholarship Various
  • PhD within the Faculty of Engineering
  • Recipient of a CSC Primary Scholarship
  
Faculty of Engineering International Tuition Fee Research Scholarship Tuition fees + SSAF (up to 12 research periods)
  • International student
  • Full-time PhD or master's by research student intending to transfer to a PhD
  • Apply for an RTP scholarship
  • Evidence of stipend being paid by a third-party sponsor or university-funded
  
Faculty of Engineering Research Scholarship
 Sydney RTP stipend rate (up to 3 years)
  • Full-time PhD or master's by research student
  
Faculty of Engineering Research Scholarship for MENA RTP stipend rate (up to 3.5years)
  • International student from the Middle East and North African region (MENA).
  • Full-time PhD student at the Faculty of Engineering
  • Hold a first-class honour's degree or equivalent
  
Faculty of Engineering Research Stipend Scholarship University of Sydney’s RTP stipend rate (for up to 3 years)
  • Full-time PhD or master's by research student at the Faculty of Engineering
  
Faculty of Engineering Research Support Scholarship University of Sydney’s RTP stipend rate (for up to 3.5 years)
  • Domestic/international student
  • Full-time PhD or master's by research student at the Faculty of Engineering
  
Faculty of Engineering Research Scholarship for Southeast Asia
RTP stipend rate (up to 3.5years)
  • International student from Southeast Asia
  • Full-time PhD student at the Faculty of Engineering
  • Hold a first-class honour's degree or equivalent
  
Flash Hero Supplementary Scholarship Various
  • Full-time PhD by research student at the Faculty of Engineering
  • Hold an Honours degree (First Class or Second Class Upper) or equivalent
  • Recipient of a CSC Primary Scholarship
  • Research in field of artificial intelligence (AI) and/or distributed systems.
  

Up to $1,000 for virtual conferences and short training courses

Up to $2,000 for domestic travel within Australia

Up to $4,000 for international travel
  • Research in Type 1 Diabetes
  • Domestic and international students
  
John A Lamberton Research Scholarships USYD RTP rate or $7500 (for up to 3 years)
  • PhD student
  • Enroled in Engineering, Medicine and Health or Science
  • Research into natural products and/or relationships between chemical structure and biological activity
  
Lambert Initiative for Cannabinoid Therapeutics Supplementary Scholarships $10,000 p.a (up to 3.5 years)
  • PhD student at the Brain and Mind Centre
  • Recipient of a primary stipend scholarship
  
Norman I Price Scholarship in Electrical Engineering University of Sydney’s RTP stipend rate (for up to 3.5 years)
  • Full-time PhD student within the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
  
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Advanced Composite Building Technology for Prefabricated Construction $37,207 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)
  • Domestic/international student
  • Commencing PhD at the Faculty of Engineering
  • Holds First Class Honours or equivalent degree
  
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Adaptive and Ubiquitous Trust Framework for Internet of Things Interactions University of Sydney's RTP stiped rate p.a. (up to 3.5 years)
  • Full-time PhD student at Faculty of Engineering
  • Hold an Honours degree (First Class or Second Class Upper) or equivalent in a relevant discipline
  • Willing to conduct research into Adaptive and Ubiquitous Trust Framework for Internet of Things interactions.
  • Willing to conduct research with Professor Athman Bouguettaya
  
Postgraduate Research Supplementary Scholarship in Data Intensive Drug Discovery $10,000 p.a. (up to 1 year)
  • Domestic/international student
  • Research in data challenges to advance decision-making in drug discovery
  • PhD student within the Faculty of Science, Faculty of Engineering or Faculty of Medicine and Health 
  
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Computational Modelling for Virtual Surgical Planning $41,753 p.a. stipend (2025 rate)
  • Domestic or International student
  • PhD in Engineering 
  • Research in applied innovations in oral cancer
  
Postgraduate Research Scholarship to Develop Integrated Nano Semiconductor $33,000 p.a. (up to 11 Months)
  • Full-time PhD student at the Faculty of Engineeringt
  • Hold an honours degree
  • research into integrated nano semiconductor devices and related modelling approaches
  
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Electrochemical Green Ammonia Synthesis  $43,297 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)
  • Full-time PhD by research student at the Faculty of Engineering
  • hold an Honours degree (First Class or Second Class Upper) or equivalent
  • Research in electrochemical green ammonia synthesis.
  • Conduct research with Dr Fengwang Li.
  
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Marine Robotics $40,109 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)
  • Domestic/international student
  • PhD in Engineering
  • Research in Marine Robotics
  
Scholarship in Novel High-Performance Copper-Based Materials RTP stipend rate
  • Full-time Master’s by Research or PhD student 
  • Willing to conduct research into Novel High-Performance Copper-Based Materials 
  • Hold an Honours degree (First Class or Second Class Upper) or equivalent in a relevant discipline
  
Sydney Quantum Academy Postgraduate Scholarship Various
  • Full-time PhD student at a partner university of the SQA
  • Interested in a field related to quantum science and technology
  
The JD Technology Research Scholarship in Artificial intelligence RTP stipend rate (up to 3 years)
  • Current or commencing student within the Faculty of Engineering
  • Willing to conduct research into Artificial Intelligence
  • Hold an Honours degree or equivalent
  • Willing to be affiliated with Sydney Artificial Intelligence Centre. 
  
Peter Nicol Russell Postgraduate Scholarship $5000 p.a. (up to 3 years)
  • Master's by research or PhD student in mechanical and mechatronic engineering 
  • RTP stipend scholarship recipient
  
Research Scholarship in Miniaturised Biosensors with High Selectivity Sydney RTP stipend rate (up to 3 years)
  • Full-time PhD student in the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
  • Research into miniaturised biosensors with high selectivity
  • Hold an honours or masters degree
  
Various
  • Full-time PhD student in Australia
  • See page details
  
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Additive Manufacturing $35,950 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)
  • Commencing PhD at the Faculty of Engineering
  • Holds First Class Honours or equivalent degree
  
Industry Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Wireless Communications $35,950 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)
  • Unconditional offer of admissions or currently enrolled 
  • Research into Logic Development of MAC Systems for Wireless Communications
  • Willing to work on an industrial project 
  
The Alan Lyall Walker Scholarship for Research in Plasma Physics
Minimim RTP rate (up to 3.5 years)
  • Domestic/international student
  • Masters by Research or PhD
  
Tuition fees and other allowances
  • International PhD Student
  
Vingroup Supplementary Scholarship $14,333 per annum ( for up to 3.5 years)
  • Full-time PhD student at the Faculty of Engineering
  • recipient of the Vingroup Science and Technology Scholarship
  
       
Vonwiller Foundation Postgraduate Research Scholarship University of Sydney RTP Rate (up to 3.5 years)
  • Domestic/international student
  • Commencing PhD student within Faculty of Engineering 
  • Research into the area of Detection and Treatment to Prevent the Progression of Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
  

School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering

Scholarship Value Eligibility  
Defence Innovation Network Postgraduate Research Supplementary Scholarship $5,500 p.a. (up to 3 years)
  • Domestic student
  • PhD within the School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering
  • Research into the Development of Failure Mode Recognition Methods for UAV Propulsion Systems
  • Supervised by Associate Professor Nicholas John Lawson
  • Recipient of a primary scholarship
  
Peter Nicol Russell Postgraduate Scholarship $5000 p.a. (up to 3 years)
  • Master's by research or PhD student in mechanical and mechatronic engineering 
  • RTP stipend scholarship recipient
  

School of Biomedical Engineering

Scholarship Value Eligibility  
Dr Jennifer Foong Scholarship for Biomedical Research RTP stipend (up to 3 years)
  • PhD student
  • Undertake biomedical research

School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Scholarship Value Eligibility  

Advanced Food Enginomics Research Scholarship

 University of Sydney's RTP stipend rate or up to $10,000 (for up to 3 years)
  • Unconditional offer for full-time PhD studies in the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
  • Conduct research into sensors for smart food packaging
  • Hold degree in related discipline as per project's requirement
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Engineering Processable - Tough Hydrogels Sydney RTP stipend rate (up to 3 years)
  • Full-time PhD student
  • Research self-healing hydrogel
  • Apply for an RTP scholarship
  • Hold an honours degree

School of Civil Engineering

Scholarship Value Eligibility
Postgraduate research scholarship in heat and mass transfer in low emission building materials $35, 950 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)
  • Full-time PhD student
  • Hold First Class Honours or equivalent
  • Research into bio-based building materials
Allen D McConnell Scholarship $6,000
  • Australian citizen or permanent resident
  • Full-time master’s by research or PhD student in the School of Civil Engineering
  • Researching hydraulics and fluid mechanics
  • Hold an honours degree

School of Electrical and Information Engineering

Scholarship Value Eligibility
Flash Hero Scholarship University of Sydney’s RTP stipend rate (for up to 3.5 years)
  • Full-time PhD  by research student at the Faculty of Engineering
  • hold an Honours degree (First Class or Second Class Upper) or equivalent
  • Research in field of artificial intelligence (AI) and/or distributed systems.
Flash Hero Supplementary Scholarship Various
  • Full-time PhD by research student at the Faculty of Engineering
  • Hold an Honours degree (First Class or Second Class Upper) or equivalent
  • Recipient of a CSC Primary Scholarship
  • Research in field of artificial intelligence (AI) and/or distributed systems.
Thales Scholarship of Energy Harvesting $35,950 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)
  • International student
  • Research into energy harvesting systems 
  • Work closely with Thales Australia Limited