Additional funding for graduate research students

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• Application Deadlines

  Please check below details for important round closing dates and application information.

  	Round 1	Round 2
  For Conferences held in	March to August 2026	September 2026 to February 2027
  Applications open	16 March 2026	28 September 2026
  Applications close	16 April 2026	28 October 2026
  Outcome	Early May 2026	Mid-November 2026
  Reporting due	2 months after conference	2 months after conference

• Eligibility and How to Apply

  Read the Vice-Chancellor's Conference Fund Guidelines for eligibility.

  Steps to apply:

  1. Complete the Vice-Chancellor's Conference Fund Application Form;
  2. Submit your application form and documentary evidence to your faculty prior to the deadline for RAO approval; and
  3. Your faculty must submit your application to research scholarships​ team​ by the advertised deadline. Late, incomplete and retrospective applications will not be considered.

  All applications will be assessed by a selection panel using a point-based system. You will be notified of the outcome of your application via email. Please refer to the Selection Committee Terms of Reference for more information.

  If your application is successful, please submit a Vice Chancellor's Conference Fund - Student Report within 2 months of your conference. Please refer to a sample Vice Chancellor’s Conference Fund report.

• VCCF Privacy Notice

  In applying for the Vice‐Chancellor's Conference Fund (VCCF), the Graduate Research School (referred to as us, we, or GRS) will be collecting information relevant to your application, including your course and contact details, personal statement and evidence supporting your application and eligibility. Your information will be used to assess your application, verify information provided, manage the provision of funds to you if approved, and confirm your ongoing eligibility.

  Where successful, your bank details will also be collected to facilitate payments to you. Your bank account details will remain in the student system and may be used for other current and future scholarship payments. You can update those details at any time.

  Additional information will be collected when you submit your conference report, which is a condition of the VCCF. Your report may be made publicly available to showcase UTS student research activities. Otherwise, we will manage your information in line with the provision of the Student Declaration privacy notice which also applies. You can contact us at grs@uts.edu.au for any questions or to make any requests under the Student Declaration privacy notice in relation to your application or the provision of funds to you.

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• Application Deadlines

  Please check the details below for important round closing dates and application information.

  	Round 1	Round 2*
  For thesis submission between	January to June 2026	July to December 2026
  Applications open	06 April 2026	14 September 2026
  Applications close	06 May 2026	14 October 2026
  Outcome	Late May 2026	Late October 2026
  Reporting due	Within one month of thesis completion or one month of completing six month block	Within one month of thesis completion or one month of completing six month block

  *Round 2 is subject to availability of funding for the year.

• Eligibility and How to Apply

  Read the GRS Thesis Completion Support Grant Guidelines for eligibility.

  Steps to apply:

  1. Complete the Thesis Completion Support Grant Application Form​
  2. Prepare all supporting documentation, including a Statutory Declaration which addresses why you are applying for the grant, how your circumstances fit the eligibility groups, a timeline to completion and a proposed budget for the TCSG funds. You can download a template Statutory Declaration here.
  3. Submit your application form and documentary evidence to your faculty prior to the deadline for RAO approval
  4. Your faculty must submit your application to research scholarships​ team​ by the advertised deadline. Late, incomplete and retrospective applications will not be considered.

  All applications will be assessed by a selection panel using a points-based system. You will be notified of the outcome of your application via email.

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• Application Deadlines

  Please check below details for important round closing dates and application information.

  	Round 1	Round 2*
  Applications open	01 June 2026	02 November 2026
  Applications close	24 June 2026	25 November 2026
  Outcome	Within two weeks of closing date	Within two weeks of the closing date

  *Round 2 is subject to availability of funding for the year.

• Eligibility and How to Apply

  To be considered for funding, you must:

  • You will need to be a HDR student who is currently enrolled, not on a Leave of Absence or Under Examination, and have satisfactorily completed relevant stage assessments and review of progress as applicable to your stage of candidature.
  • You can apply for reimbursement for a single, accepted publication during your HDR candidature at UTS and the publication must have been accepted in the last 6 months.
  • Publication costs must be confirmed via tax invoices in your name by the below deadline.
  • Reimbursement will be paid into your active Australian bank account in your name.
  • You have not previously received the HDR Publication Fund during your candidature.

  For more information and applications, please follow the following steps:

  1. You will need to complete the Publication Fund Application Form and attach relevant tax invoices in your name for publishing costs associated to a single, accepted publication.
  2. Submit your application form and supporting documents by deadline to the research scholarships​ team​ by the advertised deadline.

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• Application Deadline

  Friday, 29 May 2026

• Eligibility and and How to Apply

  1. Read the Conditions of Award for eligibility
  2. Complete the AWS Wildlife Ecology Science Research Application Form
  3. Submit your application form and documentary evidence to the research scholarships​ team​ by the deadline.

  All applications will be assessed by a selection panel. You will be notified of the outcome of your application via email. For further information, please visit the AWS website.