Postgraduate research scholarships

All permanent residents/citizens of Australia applying for a higher research degree can also apply for a scholarship. Broadly, there are two types of scholarship:

Scholarships with stipend

A scholarship with stipend provides periodical payments to the student while they are studying, and an exemption from any tuition fees, apart from student service fees.

Scholarships offered in this category are:

• Australian Postgraduate Award (APA)
• Australian Postgraduate Award – Industry (APA(I))
• UTS Doctoral Scholarships
• R L Werner Research Scholarships.

Scholarships without stipend

A scholarship without stipend provides no payments to students but offers an exemption from any tuition fees. These scholarships, provided by the Commonwealth Government are called Research Training Scheme (RTS) places:

• UTS Research Training Scheme (RTS)
• UTS fee exemption scholarships.

Students are required to pay student service fees. As there is no stipend, students do not receive any payment to help with their study.

Detailed information on scholarships is available online at:

Scholarships for international students

Applicants who are neither citizens nor permanent residents of Australia may apply for:

• International Postgraduate Research Scholarship
• UTS International Research Scholarship
• AusAID Scholarship.

For further Information contact the International Office:

Other scholarships

Further details of scholarships are available in the Prizes, awards and scholarships section.