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At UTS, we want to help you succeed.
We know that providing financial support can give you more time to focus on your studies, so we offer a range of research scholarships and funding schemes for domestic and international applicants.
Our scholarships are divided into the following three categories:
- UTS scholarships (automatic assessment)
- UTS scholarships by application
- External scholarships by application
UTS scholarships (automatic assessment)
When you submit your online application to study at UTS, you will be automatically assessed for the following UTS scholarship schemes providing you tick the box that says ‘I want to be considered for UTS scholarships’ on the online application form.
You’ll be notified about your scholarship outcome by email.
Domestic students
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Australian Government Research Training Program Stipend Funded by the Commonwealth Government Department of Education and Training, the Australian Government Research Training Program Stipends are open to highly ranked research students who demonstrate outstanding academic achievement and research potential. This scholarship is valued at $28,092 (2020 rate, indexed) per annum and is provided to assist with general living costs. Download the RTPS Scholarship Conditions of Award including eligibility criteria |
Autumn 2020 intake applications close 30 September 2019 Spring 2020 intake applications close 30 April 2020 |
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UTS Research Excellence Scholarships Funded by the Commonwealth Government Department of Education and Training, these scholarships are offered each year to highly-ranked, newly commencing doctoral students who demonstrate outstanding academic achievement and potential to succeed in a research career. The scholarships are valued at up to $40,000 per annum for a period of up to three years. Download the UTS RES Scholarship Conditions of Award including eligibility criteria |
Autumn 2020 intake applications close 30 September 2019 Spring 2020 intake applications close 30 April 2020 |
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UTS Doctoral Scholarships (UTSD) UTS Doctoral Scholarships are open to highly ranked research students who demonstrate outstanding academic achievement and research potential. This scholarship is valued at $28,092 (2020 rate, indexed) and is provided to assist with general living costs. Download the UTSD Scholarship Conditions of Award including the eligibility criteria |
Autumn 2020 intake applications close 30 September 2019 Spring 2020 intake applications close 30 April 2020 |
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Sir Gerard Brennan Scholarship This scholarship was established to honour the work of former Chancellor Sir Gerard Brennan, AC KBE, who was also former Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia. Throughout his career, Sir Gerard demonstrated his commitment to people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent. The scholarship provides newly commencing Indigenous Australian students with a stipend and research support to undertake a higher degree by research in the field of Law at UTS. Download the SGB Scholarship Conditions of Award including eligibility criteria |
Autumn 2020 intake applications close 30 September 2019 Spring 2020 intake applications close 30 April 2020 |
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Jumbunna Postgraduate Research Scholarship Funded by the Commonwealth Government Department of Education and Training and Jumbunna Institute for Indigenous Education and Research, this scholarship is offered to commencing Indigenous Australian students of exceptional research potential to undertake a higher degree by research at UTS. Preference is given to students who are completing a research project that has the potential to benefit Australian Aboriginal people and/or Torres Strait Islanders. The scholarship amounts to $50,000 per annum, and is provided to assist with general living costs. Download the UTS-Jumbunna Scholarship Conditions of Award including eligibility criteria |
Autumn 2020 intake applications close 30 September 2019 Spring 2020 intake applications close 30 April 2020 |
Note: To be considered for these scholarships, you must tick the box that says ‘I want to be considered for UTS Scholarships’ on the application form.
International students
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International Research Training Program Scholarship (IRTP) Funded by the Australian Government, Department of Education and Training, the International Research Training Program Scholarship (IRTP) is open to highly ranked, newly commencing Doctoral Research Degree (PhD) students who demonstrate outstanding academic achievement and research potential. The IRTP covers the tuition fees, the cost of a standard Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) for the scholarship holder, their spouse and dependants (if any), and a living stipend at the minimum Australian Government established indexed rate. Download the IRTP Scholarship Conditions of Award including eligibility criteria |
Autumn 2020 intake applications close 30 June 2019 Spring 2020 intake applications close 15 January 2020 |
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International Research Scholarships (UTS IRS) UTS International Research Scholarships are open to highly ranked research students who demonstrate outstanding academic achievement and research potential. This scholarship covers tuition fees. Download the UTS IRS Scholarship Conditions of Award including eligibility criteria |
Autumn 2020 intake applications close 30 June 2019 Spring 2020 intake applications close 15 January 2020 |
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UTS President’s Scholarship UTS President’s Scholarships are open to highly ranked research students who demonstrate outstanding academic achievement and research potential. The scholarships are valued at $28,092 (2020 rate, indexed) and are provided to assist with general living costs. Download the UTSP Scholarship Conditions of Award including eligibility criteria |
Autumn 2020 intake applications close 30 June 2019 Spring 2020 intake applications close 15 January 2020 |
Note: To be considered for these scholarships, you must tick the box that says ‘I want to be considered for UTS Scholarships’ on the application form, and indicate in the free text below which scholarships you are applying for.
Find out more about these scholarships with our Find a Scholarship tool.
UTS scholarships by application
For all other UTS scholarships, including faculty scholarships, you’ll need to apply using a separate application form. Use the ‘Find a Scholarship’ tool to see all available UTS scholarships, you must meet the eligibility criteria and submit your application/s by the closing date/s in order to be considered.
Some additional scholarship opportunities are also advertised on faculty websites:
Note: Applied for a UTS automatically assessed scholarship? You can still apply for other UTS and external funding schemes.
Domestic students
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Quentin Bryce Law Doctoral Scholarships The Faculty of Law offers the Quentin Bryce Law Doctoral (QBLD) scholarships for commencing doctoral students to promote and reward quality research within the faculty. This scholarship is valued at $40,000 per annum, with a research support fund of $1,500 per annum. Applications for the QBLD require a separate application to the Faculty of Law before the advertised deadline. Download Quentin Bryce Scholarship Conditions of Award including eligibility criteria For details please visit the Faculty of Law’s QBLD website |
Autumn 2020 intake applications close 30 September 2019 Spring 2020 intake applications close 30 April 2020 |
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Ross Milbourne Research Scholarship in Economics The Ross Milbourne Research Scholarship in Economics is funded by the Australian Government, Department of Education and Training alongside University of Technology Sydney (UTS) in honour of Professor Ross Milbourne to support students of exceptional research potential to undertake a higher degree by research in a field of economics at UTS. The scholarship is provided to assist with general living costs and is valued at $30,000 per annum. Applications for the Ross Milbourne Scholarship require an Expression of Interest application to the Faculty of Business for course code C02058 before the advertised deadline. Download Ross Milbourne Scholarship Conditions of Award including eligibility criteria For details please visit the Faculty of Business |
Spring 2020 intake only - applications close 30 April 2020 |
International students
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Quentin Bryce Law Doctoral Scholarships The Faculty of Law offers the Quentin Bryce Law Doctoral (QBLD) scholarships for commencing doctoral students to promote and reward quality research within the faculty. This scholarship is valued at $40,000 per annum, with a research support fund of $1,500 per annum. Applications for the QBLD require a separate application to the Faculty of Law before the advertised deadline. Download Quentin Bryce Scholarship Conditions of Award including eligibility criteria Please visit the Faculty of Law’s QBLD website for details. |
Autumn 2020 intake applications close 30 June 2019 Spring 2020 intake applications close 15 January 2020 |
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Ross Milbourne Research Scholarship in Economics The Ross Milbourne Research Scholarship in Economics is funded by the Australian Government, Department of Education and Training alongside University of Technology Sydney (UTS) in honour of Professor Ross Milbourne to support students of exceptional research potential to undertake a higher degree by research in a field of economics at UTS. The scholarship is provided to assist with general living costs and is valued at $30,000 per annum. Applications for the Ross Milbourne Scholarship require an Expression of Interest application to the Faculty of Business for course code C02058 before the advertised deadline. Download Ross Milbourne Scholarship Conditions of Award including eligibility criteria For details please visit the Faculty of Business |
Spring 2020 intake only - applications close 15 January 2020 |
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UTS ATN-LATAM Scholarships In collaboration with the Australian Technology Network (ATN), UTS will provide two scholarships for eligible applicants to undertake PhD research at University of Technology Sydney (UTS) under the ATN — LATAM Research Scholarship Scheme. The scholarship will cover:
Awardees must be able to commence studies in the session awarded and will need to enrol no later than the enrolment deadline. Further information in relation to this scholarship is provided in the UTS ATN-LATAM Research Scholarship Conditions of Award. Eligibility Applicants much be a citizen of one of the following countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru or Uruguay. When applying to the scholarship, please ensure you mention this scheme — "ATN-LATAM Research Scholarship Scheme" in the application. The Australian Technology Network of Universities (ATN) brings together five of the most innovative and enterprising universities in Australia and is recognised as a global leader of a new generation of universities focused on industry collaboration, real-world research with real-world impact and produce work-ready graduates to become global thinkers in business and the community. |
Autumn 2020 intake applications close 30 June 2019 Spring 2020 intake applications close 15 January 2020 Autumn 2021 intake applications close 30 June 2020 Spring 2021 intake applications close 15 January 2021 |
External scholarships by application
UTS connects students to a range of externally-funded scholarships. Each scholarship has specific criteria and closing dates set by the funder. Your application should be submitted to the funding organisation, not UTS.
International students
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UTS-CSC PhD Scholarship - China UTS/CSC PhD Scholarships are a product of the collaborative relationship between the China Scholarship Council (CSC) and UTS and are open to students from the People’s Republic of China. UTS offers up to 20 tuition fee scholarships (CSC IRS) and a top up stipend under this scheme per year. The stipend tops up the China Scholarship Council (CSC) living allowance to the value of the base Australian Government Research Training Program Stipend (RTPS) in the year the scholarship commences. The award is open to Chinese citizens or permanent residents of China. |
Spring 2019 intake applications close 15 January 2019 (Please refer to external CSC website) |
Find a scholarship
Use the Find a Scholarship tool to search for UTS and external scholarships based on your faculty and research area. You can also search our external scholarships listing for additional funding options.