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Postgraduate research scholarships - how to apply


Applications for Semester 1 2012 are now open and close on 31 October 2011.

Find further information on the Research Scholarships page


Scholarship information evening 2010
View the presentations from the information evening held in October 2010. Hear from Associate Professor Brett Hambly, Faculties of Health representative on the Postgraduate Awards Sub-Committee.

The information evening for 2012 applications will be held in September 2011 on a date to be advised.

Are you applying for an APA/UPA?
If you are applying for an Australian Postgraduate Award (APA) or University Postgraduate Award (UPA) then you need to go to the Research Office website to download the forms for the APA/UPA.

Your application will automatically be considered for Sydney Medical School scholarships. You do not need to complete Sydney Medical School application form, however the guidelines for Sydney Medical School scholarships might assist you in filling out the application form for the APA/UPA and making sure you attach all the necessary documents.


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Not sure if you are eligible for an APA/UPA?
If you are not sure whether to apply for the APA/UPA then this flowchart may assist you in making your decision. It is not a definitive answer, but may provide some guidance.

If you are still not sure then apply for an APA/UPA as your application will still be considered for a Sydney Medical School scholarship if it turns out you aren’t eligible for an APA/UPA.

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If you are definitely not eligible for an APA/UPA then apply for a Sydney Medical School scholarship.
A single application form is used for all Sydney Medical School scholarships unless otherwise indicated in the description of the scholarship. Only one copy of the application form needs to be completed in any year as applications will be considered for all scholarships for which the applicant is eligible. The application form includes guidelines which should be read while completing the application form.

Applicants for an APA do not need to complete this form as APA applications will automatically be considered for scholarships offered through Sydney Medical School. However, APA applicants are encouraged to peruse the guidelines and apply them to their APA application.

For application forms for all other currently available scholarships please download the scholarship-specific information or application form from the description of the scholarship on
http://www.medfac.usyd.edu.au/scholawards/postgrad/research.php for research and
http://www.medfac.usyd.edu.au/scholawards/postgrad/coursework.php for coursework.

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You are not eligible for any of the above scholarships if:

  • Part-time and international students are not eligible to apply for APA/UPA or Sydney Medical School scholarships.
  • People who are undertaking a second master's by research or second research doctorate are not eligible to apply for APA/UPA or Sydney Medical School scholarships. People who have a research master's degree may apply for support for their research doctorate.
  • Students undertaking the honours component of a master’s degree by coursework are not eligible to apply for support for their honours component. However, the completion of such a master’s degree by coursework with honours may strengthen an application for a scholarship to undertake a research degree.

Further information:

Scholarships Officer
Postgraduate Student Administration Unit
Phone: +61 2 9114 1201
Fax: +61 2 9351 8529
Email:

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Research projects – have you submitted an application for your PhD/MPhil?

Don't forget that a scholarship application is not valid without a concurrent application for a doctorate or master's by research. The research degree application must include a research proposal agreed with an academic supervisor.

There are many biomedical research projects available within Sydney Medical School, its teaching hospitals and affiliated research institutes. The details of many of these research projects have been gathered into a searchable database to facilitate the linking of prospective students with outstanding researchers as supervisors.

There is also more information available from individual Schools, hospitals and institutes on the Postgraduate Student Administration website.

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