Sydney Quantum Academy Postgraduate Scholarship

Highlights

How to apply

Apply via the Sydney Quantum Academy’s website here

Benefits

Both primary and top-up/supplementary scholarships are available to support full-time PhD candidates working in the field of quantum science and technology. They are subject to satisfactory academic performance.

Please refer to the terms and conditions for more information.

Who's eligible

You must:

• have an unconditional offer of admission or be currently enrolled in a full-time PhD in a field related to quantum science and technology at a partner university: 
  • The University of Sydney
  • University of New South Wales
  • University of Technology Sydney
  • Macquarie University

For primary scholarship applicants, you must:

• have an endorsement support of a USYD – SQA academic staff member.
  
• not hold another primary stipend and/or tuition fee scholarship.

For top-up/supplementary scholarship applicants, you must:

• hold a primary Stipend Scholarship eg, RTP or equivalent administered by one of the partner universities 
• have started your PhD less than 1 year (full-time equivalent) before application
• not hold a primary scholarship exceeding $33,000 per annum.

Background

The SQA scholarships foster research and recognise and encourage excellence amongst postgraduate candidates intending to undertake their research training in related fields of quantum science and technology. The scholarships provide successful candidates with a unique opportunity to work with researchers with industry linkages across Sydney’s foremost universities leading the way in the quantum field.

Terms and conditions