The following scholarships are available to support study in Masters by Research and Doctoral programs at UTS:

Australian Postgraduate Awards (APA)

The Australian Postgraduate Awards (APA) are funded by the Commonwealth Government Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST) and are tenable at an Australian tertiary institution for doctoral and masters research degrees. Competition for the APA is high. In 2007, 25 APA scholarships were allocated to UTS.

The benefits include a tax-exempt stipend valued at $19,616 per annum (2007 rate), relocation and thesis allowances. The scholarships are open to Australian citizens, New Zealand citizens or permanent residents of Australia. Applications close 31 October.

UTS Doctoral Scholarships (UTSD)

The UTS Doctoral Scholarships have conditions and allowances similar to the APA. However, the awards are funded by UTS and are not transferable to other institutions. Applicants for APA will be automatically considered for UTSD. Applications close 31 October.

R L Werner Scholarship

This scholarship is named after the first President of the NSW Institute of Technology, one of the predecessor institutions of the current UTS. The scholarship has the same value and conditions as the UTSD. Applicants for the APA will automatically be considered for the R L Werner scholarship. Applications close 31 October.

Sir Gerard Brennan Scholarship

This scholarship was established in 2004 to honour the work of the 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 an Indigenous Australian with a stipend and research support to undertake full-time PhD studies at UTS. Applications close 31 October.

Allocation of APA and UTS Doctoral Scholarships

Point Scoring System

Australian Postgraduate Award Industry (APAI)

These scholarships are funded by the Australian Research Council’s Linkage-Project grants and provide an opportunity for outstanding postgraduate students to undertake industry-based research. The benefits include a tax-exempt stipend valued at $25,627 per annum (for projects commencing in 2007), relocation and thesis allowances. Academic staff who apply for project funding may nominate a particular student as the scholarship recipient or will advertise the scholarship if a student is not nominated on a successful funding application.

Commercialisation Training Scheme Scholarships (CTSS)

The Commercialisation Training Scheme is an initiative of the Commonwealth Government to provide high quality research commercialisation training for the next generation of Australian researchers.

UTS and its ATN partners have developed a Graduate Certificate in Research Commercialisation which meets the requirements of the Scheme.

Students who have completed their doctoral/masters assessment, including those nearing completion of their research degree, are eligible to apply. Successful applicants will be granted special leave from their research degree to undertake the Grad Cert on a full-time or part-time basis and will have their tuition fees paid. Full-time students will receive a stipend at the current APAI rate. Any ongoing scholarship will be suspended for the duration of the Grad Cert, and resumed at completion of the course with the end date being adjusted. Application, Conditions.

CSIRO Flagship Postgraduate Scholarships

Full and top-up CSIRO Flagship Postgraduate Scholarships are offered to high quality students who are eligible to enrol in a PhD at an Australian university and who will be working on a project which is directly relevant to a Flagship program.

Top-up scholarships, valued at $7,000 per annum, will be the norm and available to PhD students who have gained (or expect to gain) an APA or equivalent University Postgraduate Award (eg UTSD). In some circumstances, full scholarships will be available. These offer a stipend equivalent to an APA plus CSIRO’s top-up of $7,000 per annum for three years.

International students are eligible to apply but must be able to provide evidence of admission to an Australian university.

For full details and application forms, see http://www.csiro.au/FlagshipScholarships. Applications close 31 October 2007.

CSIRO Top-up Scholarships in ICT

CSIRO provides a number of top-up scholarships for UTS research students working in the area of information and communication technologies in the faculties of engineering, information technology, and science. The value of the scholarships is $10,000 per annum for three years.

The scholarships will be available for LOCAL students who are awarded a primary scholarship (at Faculty or University or Commonwealth level). The main criteria are academic excellence and fit with CSIRO research projects. Please click here for the list of projects that CSIRO are undertaking.

Note that the projects are described as either 'Core' or 'Non-Core'. Students will retain the right to IP under the 'Non-Core' projects, but will be required to assign their IP in the case of 'Core' projects.

Selection process

Students who are offered a primary scholarship will be invited to indicate if they wish to be considered for a CSIRO 'top up'. Closing date: Friday 8 February 2008

International Postgraduate Research Scholarships

The Australian Government Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST) makes available each year a number of international postgraduate research scholarships to eligible candidates of exceptional research promise to undertake full-time postgraduate study in Australian universities. The number of Endeavour International Postgraduate Research Scholarships (IPRS) on offer varies from year to year and in 2008 two (2) such scholarships will be offered for tenure at the University of Technology, Sydney. The IPRS pays the course tution fees and Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) only.

In addition, the University will offer a UTS President’s Scholarship (UTSP) to selected successful Endeavour IPRS applicants. This scholarship assists with general living costs for the duration of their Endeavour IPRS. The conditions of a UTSP are based on those applicable to Endeavour IPRS and the value of the UTSP stipend will be equal to the value of an Australian Postgraduate Award (APA), as offered to Australian students by DEST ($19,616 per annumn in 2007). The UTSP Scholarship is not transferable to another institution.

IDP Postgraduate Research Scholarships

Please note: UTS will not be nominating an international student for this scholarship for 2008.
These scholarships are available to international students wishing to undertake postgraduate research in an Australian university in 2008. Each scholarship consists of a living/travel allowance of $25,000 per annum up to a maximum of three years, subject to satisfactory progress. Detailed information, including application form, is available at http://www.idp.com/students/scholarships/studentmobilityscholarships/
Applications close 23 November 2007.

INSEARCH Scholarship

INSEARCH provides PhD scholarships in several faculties from time to time. The scholarship conditions vary between faculties. Please contact faculties directly.

Faculty scholarships

Information about scholarships offered by faculties can be found on their websites.

Frequently asked questions about scholarships