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Postgraduate research scholarships

We have a range of scholarships for students considering postgraduate research in law.

To find a scholarship that works for you, browse the full list of postgraduate scholarships for Sydney Law School students in the table below.

This page includes scholarships for both prospective and current domestic students.

Scholarship	Value	Eligibility
Alfred Godfrey Postgraduate Research Scholarship in a Cultural History of the Policing of Music in Australia	USYD RTP rate (up to 3.5 years)	PhD student within the University of Sydney Law School or Sydney Conservatorium of Music supervised by either Professor Murray Lee (Sydney Law School) or Dr Toby Martin (Sydney Conservatorium of Music)
Ivan Roberts Scholarship	$50,000	About to graduate from Bachelor of Laws or Juris Doctor at USYD Have graduated from a Bachelor of Laws or Juris Doctor from the USYD within the last 5 years Unconditional offer of admission in a postgraduate degree within the Sydney Law School, or equivalent institution.
John O'Brien Memorial Research Scholarship in Criminal Law and Criminology	Up to $50,000 per annum (up to 3.5 years)	PhD, MCrim (Research) or LLM (Research) student Research criminal law and/or criminology Hold an honours degree or master's degree in law or a relevant discipline.
Alfred Godfrey Postgraduate Research Scholarship in a Cultural History of the Policing of Music in Australia	USYD RTP rate (up to 3.5 years)	PhD student within the University of Sydney Law School or Sydney Conservatorium of Music supervised by either Professor Murray Lee (Sydney Law School) or Dr Toby Martin (Sydney Conservatorium of Music)
Ivan Roberts Scholarship	$50,000	About to graduate from Bachelor of Laws or Juris Doctor at USYD Have graduated from a Bachelor of Laws or Juris Doctor from the USYD within the last 5 years Unconditional offer of admission in a postgraduate degree within the Sydney Law School, or equivalent institution.
John O'Brien Memorial Research Scholarship in Criminal Law and Criminology	Up to $50,000 per annum (up to 3.5 years)	PhD, MCrim (Research) or LLM (Research) student Research criminal law and/or criminology Hold an honours degree or master's degree in law or a relevant discipline.
Judge Ralph J Perdriau Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Common Law	Up to $50,000 per annum stipend (up to 3.5 years)	PhD or LLM by research in the Sydney Law School Conduct research in common law Hold an honours or master's degree in law
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in AI and Anticorruption	$34,667 p.a. (up to 1.75 years)	Domestic/international student Full-time student in Master of Laws (Research) Research on legal questions Supervised by Dr. José-Miguel Bello Villarino
Reca Stone Postgraduate Scholarship in Legal Theory	Up to $50,000 per annum (up to 3.5 years)	Full-time PhD or Master of Laws (LLM) by Research student Conduct research in the discipline of legal theory Hold an honours degree or master's degree in law
The George and Matilda Harris Scholarship	Up to $50,000 per annum (up to 3.5 years)	PhD, MCrim (Research) or LLM (Research) student Willingness to conduct research in law Hold an honours degree or master's degree in law
The Julian Small Research Scholarship in Labour Law	Up to $50,000 per annum (up to 3.5 years)	PhD or LLM (Research) full-time student Conduct research in the discipline of labour law Hold an honours degree or master's degree in law
Scholarship in Opioid policy and use in Indonesia	$37,207 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)	Domestic/international student Hold First Class Honours or equivalent Research component in a related social science field such as Indonesian Studies, Policy Studies, Public Health, Sociology, Law, or Asian Studies
WA Cooke, Jane Cooke and Alfred Godfrey Scholarship	Up to $50,000 per annum (up to 3.5 years)	PhD, MCrim (Research) or LLM (Research) full-time student Willingness to conduct research in law Hold an honours or master's degree in law
The Walter Reid Scholarship	Up to $10,000	Enrolled in a research degree in the Sydney Law School Undertaking research in law Plan to research overseas
The University of Glasgow CoSS-USYD Joint PhD Scholarship	UKRI rate (3 years)	A Masters degree (e.g. MSc in Criminology or LLM) with a research component (e.g. a dissertation of up to 15,000 words or independent research project) (or overseas equivalent) Meet English Language requirements commit to enrolling/registering on PhD programmes at both institutions simultaneoulsy and spend time physically based at each institutions during the PhD

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