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 students while they are studying and an exemption from any tuition fees.

Scholarships offered in this category include:

• 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 and include:

• UTS Research Training Scheme
• UTS fee exemption scholarships.

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 the:

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

For further information contact UTS: International on: