Location, contacts and inquiries
Institute structure
Postgraduate research
Scholarships

Information for students

The Institute for Sustainable Futures was established in 1996 to work with industry, government and the community to develop sustainable futures through project-based research.

Location, contacts and inquiries

Institute structure

The Institute is a small organisation that conducts contract research and provides postgraduate research training. The structure of the Institute is available on the Institute's website.

Mission statement

The Institute's mission is to create change towards sustainable futures. Its objectives are to:

• undertake quality research
• work with government, industry and the community
• provide research training (supervising PhD and Master's (Research) degrees)
• foster public debate
• link with UTS faculties and divisions, and
• build a sustainable workplace.

Postgraduate course information

Postgraduate research

Contacts and inquiries

The Institute offers a Doctor of Philosophy in Sustainable Futures (C02037) and a Master of Sustainable Futures (Research) (C03032) to both local and international students. The Institute does not offer coursework degrees.

Applications for postgraduate research places are subject to the same criteria as applications to any UTS course.

Further information on the University's requirements for postgraduate applications and on scholarships and fees can be found on the University Graduate School's website:

From the UGS website, you can also access the STAR (Skills to Advance Your Research) website. This is an excellent resource for prospective and current research students, and includes guides to writing formal research proposals.

International applicants should contact UTS: International.

Contacts and inquiries

Initial inquiries should be directed to the Institute's website. It provides an outline of the steps required to proceed with an application to study and a list of possible research questions and topics in which the Institute is interested. (Note: Prospective students are not limited by this list if they have other appropriate areas of interest.)

Interested applicants should then write and email a paragraph or two about their proposed research, how they might approach the subject (methodology), an indication of some of their recent reading in the area and their CV.

The proposal should be emailed to:

Prizes, awards and scholarships

Scholarships

It is generally advisable to apply for a scholarship at the same time as applying for entrance to a PhD if planning to study full time. Applications for entry to the PhD program can be made at any time, but scholarship applications are only processed in October each year. Further information is available online at:

The University also has a very limited number of International Postgraduate Research Scholarships (IPRS) for international students, funded by the Australian Commonwealth Government. These scholarships cover tuition fees and basic health insurance, but do not have a living allowance component.

Further information about IPRS and an application form is available online at:

Staff list

A complete staff list is available on the Institute's website.