Faculty of Science

Postgraduate research scholarships

From geoscience and agriculture to physics or chemistry scholarships, we have a wide range of options for domestic science students.

To find a scholarship that works for you, expand the relevant school and click on the scholarship title links. Alternatively, you can browse the full list of postgraduate scholarships for Faculty of Science students in the table below.

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

Scholarship	Value	Eligibility	Open date	Close date
Alexander Hugh Thurburn Stipend and Supplementary Scholarships	Minimum RTP stipend rate + $10,000 (up to three years)	Postgraduate research student in the Sydney Institute of Agriculture Applied for RTP Scholarship	December 2019	February 2020
Arthritis Australia Scholarships	See page details	Australian citizen or permanent resident Clinical, scientific or allied health professional Science or medicine graduate Undertake thesis into arthritis and related disorders	See page details	See page details
Bowel Cancer Translational Research Scholarship	$10,000 (for up to 1.75 years)	Master's by research student High academic achiever	28 March 2019	14 May 2019
Bowel Cancer Translational Research Supplementary Scholarship	$10,000 stipend (for up to 3.5 years)	PhD student Hold an honours or master's degree in medicine or science	28 March 2019	14 May 2019
Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Postgraduate Scholarships	$10,000 top-up scholarships $2500 travel scholarships	See page details	1 October 2019	11 November 2019
CSIRO Postgraduate Scholarship	See page details	See page details	14 August 2019	31 October 2019
CUAVA Scholarship	Various	PhD student in the Faculty of Science or Engineering Hold first or second class upper honours or a master's in a related field Applied for the RTP Scholarship	16 November 2018	When filled
Dr Jennifer Foong Scholarship for Biomedical Research	RTP stipend (for up to three years)	PhD student Undertake biomedical research	28 November 2018	20 February 2019
Endocrine Society of Australia Awards, Grants, Scholarships and Fellowships	Various	Conduct research in the field of endocrinology Be a member of the society	Various	Various
John A Lamberton Research Scholarships	Two RTP stipends (for up to three years) + $7000	Domestic postgraduate research student	28 May 2019	20 June 2019
Lambert Initiative for Cannabinoid Therapeutics Supplementary Scholarships	$10,000 stipend (for up to three years)	PhD student at the Brain and Mind Centre Recipient of a primary stipend scholarship	19 September 2019	12 December 2019
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Gut Health	$35,000	Accepted into a PhD within the Charles Perkins Centre Research gut health	12 August 2019	30 September 2019
Research Stipend and Supplementary Scholarship in Digital Agriculture	Various	Domestic PhD student Offer to study within the Faculty of Science or Engineering	October 2019	November 2019
Richard Claude Mankin Scholarship – Water Conservation	Minimum RTP stipend rate (for up to three years)	Master's by research or PhD student in the Faculty of Science or Engineering Undertaking research in the area of chemistry	N/A	N/A
Science Centenary Fund Scholarship	$5000	Offer to study a PhD in the Faculty of Science Faculty of Science graduate Hold a primary stipend scholarship	N/A	N/A
The Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ) Scholarships	Various	Researcher, scientist, cardiovascular nurse, allied health professional or healthcare worker working in cardiology CSANZ member	Various	Various
The McCaughey PhD Scholarship	Various	Completed first class honours in animal sciences or master's with substantial research in a related field Applied and assessed for RTP Scholarship	5 April 2019	30 November 2019
The Merri Borton Scholarship	$25,000 (for up to three years)	Hold an honours degree in biomedical science or a related field High academic achiever	27 November 2018	11 December 2018
The University of Sydney Nano Institute Student Ambassador Scholarship	$5000	PhD student studying nanoscale science and technology Holder of a primary stipend scholarship Participant of Sydney Nano Valid working with children check	May 2020	May 2020
Westmead Honours Scholarship (Dalyell and Talented Student Program students)	$3000	Full-time Applied Medical Science Honours student studying at Westmead High academic achiever in the Talented Student Program or Dalyell Scholars Program	July 2019 (round 1) January 2020 (round 2)	August 2019 (round 1) March 2020 (round 2)
Westmead Honours Scholarship (Interstate)	$10,000 f	Applicants of Applied Medical Science Honours program at Westmead Non NSW or ACT residents Minimum SCIWAM of 70.00	July 2019 (round 1) January 2020 (round 2)	August 2019 (round 1) March 2020 (round 2)
Westmead Honours Scholarship (NSW and ACT)	$5000	Student of the Applied Medical Science Honours program at Westmead Resident of NSW or the ACT High academic achiever	July 2019 (round 1) January 2020 (round 2)	August 2019 (round 1) March 2020 (round 2)
Agnes Campbell Postgraduate Prize	TBC	Postgraduate student in the School of Chemistry	April 2020	May 2020
Bruce Veness Chandler Research Support Scholarship in Food Chemistry No 1	Various	Full-time PhD student in the School of Chemistry Working in food chemistry	March 2020	April 2020
Dr Joan R Clark Research Scholarship	Various	Domestic PhD candidate Researching inorganic chemistry Study overseas for a period of time	August 2019 (round 2) November 2019 (round 3) April 2020 (2020 round 1)	August 2019 (round 2) November 2019 (round 3) May 2020 (2020 round 1)
Henry Bertie and Florence Mabel Gritton Medallist Award	$3000	University of Sydney Medallist Undertaking chemistry research	11 September 2019	24 September 2019
Henry Bertie and Florence Mabel Gritton Research Scholarship	Various	Commonwealth citizen or Australian permanent resident Master's by research or PhD student (chemistry)	11 September 2019	24 September 2019
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Monolayer Two-Dimensional Materials	Various	Full-time PhD student in the School of Chemistry Researching two-dimensional materials in ionic liquid media Hold first or second class upper honours or a master's in a related field	October 2019	October 2019
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Optical Spectroscopy	Various	Full-time PhD student in the School of Chemistry Undertake optical spectroscopy research Hold first or second class upper honours or a master's in a related field	24 May 2019	30 September 2019
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Organic Electronics	Various	PhD student in the School of Chemistry Researching organic electronics Hold first or second class upper honours or a master's in a related field	21 March 2019	30 November 2019
Surface Coatings Association Australia Scholarship	Various	Master's or PhD student in the School of Chemistry Working in the area of surface coatings Hold a postgraduate scholarship	April 2020	May 2020
DBH Scholarship	Various	Master's by research or PhD student Australian permanent resident, or citizen of a Commonwealth country or Germany	1 January 2020	15 February 2020
Defence Science and Technology Group Scholarship	$30,000	Domestic student Unconditional offer for a PhD within School of Geoscience Undertaking research in ambient sea noise Hold an honours degree or a master's degree by research	October 2019	December 2019
Christian Rowe Thornett Stipend and Supplementary Scholarships	Minimum RTP stipend rate + $10,000 (for up to three years)	Full-time PhD student Conduct research in the field of agriculture	December 2019	February 2020
Irvine Armstrong Watson Scholarship	$1000	Full-time master's by research or PhD student Research with the Sydney Institute of Agriculture	December 2019	February 2020
James Vincent Scholarship in Agricultural Microbiology (Supplementary)	$8000	Full-time PhD student in the School of Life and Environmental Sciences RTP scholarship recipient Undertaking research in agricultural microbiology	April 2020	May 2020
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Biotechnology	$26,694	Unconditional offer to study a PhD in the School of Life and Environmental Sciences Hold degree in a related field	5 July 2019	2 September 2019
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Pedodiversity and Biodiversity	Minimum RTP stipend rate (for up to three years) + academic course fees	PhD student in the Faculty of Science Research into soil biodiversity and mapping	9 August 2019	23 August 2019
Scholarship in Understanding Amino Acid Utilisations in Chickens	$30,000 (for up to three years)	Domestic student PhD student in the Faculty of Science Undertake research into amino acid utilisations in chickens	9 August 2019	23 August 2019
Stipend and Supplementary Scholarships in Human Genome Editing	Various	Domestic student Researching human genome editing RTP Scholarship applicant Hold first class honours or master's	October 2019	November 2019
The Thomas Lawrence Pawlett Stipend and Supplementary Scholarships	Minimum RTP stipend rate + $10,000 (for up to three years)	Postgraduate research student in the Sydney Institute of Agriculture Applied for RTP Scholarship	December 2019	February 2020
William George Murrell Supplementary Scholarship	$10,000	PhD student in the School of Life and Environmental Sciences Researching microbiology Awarded an RTP Scholarship	April 2020	May 2020
KE Bullen International Conference Scholarship	Up to $3500	Full-time PhD student in applied mathematics Completed first annual progress report Presenting at a major overseas academic conference	11 April 2019	22 May 2019
Philipp Hofflin International Research Travel Scholarship	$7000	Full-time maths PhD student Completed first year annual progress report Travelling to an overseas host institution to undertake research for up to two months	April 2020	May 2020
Research Scholarship in Topology and Dynamics of Character Varieties	Minimum RTP for 3 years	Enrolled in a PhD Domestic student	25 September 2019	8 October 2019
Andrea Pidcock Travel Scholarship	$5000	Female PhD candidate in the School of Physics	19 September 2019	31 October 2019
CSIRO Alumni Scholarship in Physics	$6000	See page details	1 October 2019	29 November 2019
Dr Peter Domachuk Scholarship	$9000	Enrolled in or have an unconditional offer to study a PhD in the School of Physics	April 2021	April 2021
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Astroparticle Physics/Cosmology	Various	Full-time PhD student in the School of Physics Hold a Master of Science or Master of Philosophy in a related field	23 November 2018	31 July 2019
The Edna Briggs Scholarship in Physics	$6000	PhD or master's by research student in the School of Physics	February 2020	March 2020
The Hunstead Merit Award for Astrophysics	$5000	PhD student with a primary supervisor at the Sydney Institute for Astronomy Domestic student Undergraduate degree from another university	1 July 2019	31 July 2019
Campbell Perry International Research Scholarship	$6000	Full-time PhD student in the School of Psychology Hold a primary scholarship from the University that provides a stipend allowance Planning to travel overseas for your PhD	March 2020	April 2020
CogSleep CRE Scholarship	Half of minimum RTP stipend rate (for up to three years)	Postgraduate research student in the Faculty of Science	5 August 2019	16 September 2019
Lucy Firth Sydney University Postgraduate Scholarship	$10,000	Australian citizen or permanent resident PhD student in the School of Psychology	March 2020	April 2020
The Margaret Stewart Fund Scholarship	Minimum RTP stipend rate	Australian citizen or permanent resident Postgraduate research student in the School of Psychology	Not offered in 2019	Not offered in 2019
The Tanya Sackville Memorial Scholarship in Clinical Psychology	Approx. $12,000	Master of Clinical Psychology and Doctor of Philosophy student In second or later year of studies	February 2020	April 2020
Winifred O'Neill Sydney University Postgraduate Scholarship	$4000	Australian citizen or permanent resident Postgraduate research student in the School of Psychology	March 2020	April 2020
Betty Rosalie Richards Clinical Residency Scholarship	$42,000 (for up to three years)	Master of Veterinary Studies or Master of Veterinary Clinical Studies student, or Postgraduate research student in veterinary science and animal production	1 November 2019 (round 1) 15 May 2020 (round 2)	21 November 2019 (round 1) 29 May 2020 (round 2)
Combined Master's in Veterinary Studies/Clinical Studies Scholarship	$43,000 (for up to three years)	Australian citizen or permanent resident Studying Master of Veterinary Studies and Master of Veterinary Clinical Studies	N/A	N/A
Eric Horatio Maclean Scholarship	$1000	Postgraduate student in the Sydney School of Veterinary Science	1 November 2019 (round one) 15 May 2020 (round two)	15 November 2019 (round one) 29 May 2020 (round two)
Goldia and Susie Lesue Scholarship	$3000	High academic achiever Postgraduate student Studying in the field of small animal clinical studies	March 2020	March 2020
Hugh Hughes Scholarship	Minimum or 50% of RTP stipend rate or $10,000 (for up to three years)	Postgraduate research student in veterinary science and animal production Also applied for RTP scholarship	1 November 2019 (round one) 15 May 2020 (round two)	15 November 2019 (round one) 29 May 2020 (round two)
James Ramage Wright Supplementary Scholarship	$10,000 (for up to three years)	Postgraduate research student in the Faculty of Science Researching animal husbandry and animal production Primary scholarship holder	1 November 2019 (round one) 15 May 2020 (round two)	15 November 2019 (round one) 29 May 2020 (round two)
Lionel Marcellus Lonsdale Scholarship	Minimum or 50% of RTP stipend rate or $10,000 (for up to three years)	Postgraduate research student in veterinary science and animal production Researching diseases of domestic animals and treatment Also applied for RTP scholarship	1 November 2019 (round one) 15 May 2020 (round two)	15 November 2019 (round one) 29 May 2020 (round two)
Marjorie Gwendolin Turner Scholarship	Minimum or 50% of RTP stipend rate or $10,000 (for up to three years)	Postgraduate research student in veterinary science and animal production Also applied for RTP scholarship	1 November 2019 (round one) 15 May 2020 (round two)	15 November 2019 (round one) 29 May 2020 (round two)
Neil and Allie Lesue Scholarship	$3000	Candidates for a postgraduate degree or diploma in the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences Studying small animal clinical studies Sufficient academic merit	January 2020	January 2020
Sir Ian Clunies Ross Scholarship	$500	Postgraduate degree candidate Sydney School of Veterinary Science student Engaged in research related to wool industry	January 2020	January 2020
The Jean Walker Trust Fellowship	Minimum or 50% of RTP stipend rate or $10,000 (for up to three years)	Postgraduate research student in veterinary science and animal production Researching animal diseases Also applied for RTP scholarship	1 November 2019 (round one) 15 May 2020 (round two)	15 November 2019 (round one) 29 May 2020 (round two)
TJ Robinson Travelling Scholarship	$5000	Postgraduate research student in veterinary science and animal production Researching animal science	1 November 2019 (round one) 15 May 2020 (round two)	15 November 2019 (round one) 29 May 2020 (round two)