Faculty of Science targeted diversity call (PhD scholarship)

You'll receive a scholarship equivalent to the QUT Postgraduate Research Award (QUTPRA) Scholarship rate for the relevant year, tax exempt and indexed annually, for a period of three and a half years, subject to satisfactory progress.

If you're an international student, you will also receive either:

• an Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) fees offset (International)
• a QUT research degree (HDR) tuition fee scholarship.

As the scholarship recipient, you will have the opportunity to work with a team of leading researchers, to undertake your own innovative research in QUT's Faculty of Science .

You must:

• identify as female
• be either a domestic student, an onshore international student or an offshore international student who already holds study rights to study a PhD in Australia
• meet QUT academic and English language entry requirements for the Doctor of Philosophy (IF49)
• hold an Australian equivalent Bachelor degree with Honours or a Masters degree, in a discipline of relevance to the research topic
• be applying to study full-time and at a QUT campus (internal study mode)
• have a proposed project in at least one of the priority areas of:
• start your research degree during the year of funding availability
• not have secured an external sponsorship (e.g. from government, other funding body or current employer
• not have secured an internally funded scholarship (e.g. scholarship from supervisor, school, or faculty) unless it has been explicitly identified as a bridging scholarship

You must submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) for consideration prior to applying for this scholarship.

How to apply for a research degree

You must:

• find a supervisor with experience in your chosen field of research and who is willing to supervise you
• submit an Expression of Interest (EOI), which includes a draft Research Proposal and all supporting documents
• indicate that you are applying for a “Faculty of Science Diversity Scholarship” at question two in the financial details section of the application form.

Applicants invited to Part 2 of the application process will be contacted directly to submit an updated Research Proposal to submit.

The conditions for retaining the scholarship are set out in the rules of the QUT Postgraduate Research Award (QUTPRA).

If a student receives a conditional offer (for example, conditional on completion of a Masters or Honours Degree), conditions must be met prior to commencement.

If a new student visa is required, all conditions need to be met prior to receiving your paperwork to support your visa application. Please ensure sufficient time is available to obtain a visa prior to your nominated start date.

The Faculty of Science is calling for applications from domestic, onshore international or offshore female students (who already hold study rights in Australia) in the priority areas of computer science , chemistry and physics , and mathematical sciences .

Five PhD scholarships are available.