Scholarships

McKinnon-Walker Research Fellowship - PhD Scholarship Opportunity

Receive a fellowship to support your PhD studies worth over $200,000.

Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health, Faculty of Arts, Society and Business

Student type: Domestic students, International students

Scholarship amount: Total value: over $200,000

Stipend: $55,537 per year (maximum RTP rate) for 3.5 years

Project funding: $20,000 total

Tuition fee waiver: Up to 4 years

Professional development: workshops, mentoring, and events to build your leadership skills

Application closing date: 17 November 2026: for HDR admission (new applicants) and Fellowship application

The Stevenson Family Scholarship for Social Impact 2027

The Stevenson Family Scholarship for Social Impact supports higher degree research students conducting research in social work

Faculty: Faculty of Arts, Society and Business

Study area: Social Sciences & Advocacy

Student type: Domestic students

Scholarship amount: The scholarship is for up to three and a half (3.5) years full-time with a stipend of $AUD 42,000 pa (tax free and indexed annually per the below schedule, to a total value of $152,500 over duration).
Year 1 - $42,000
Year 2 - $43,000
Year 3 - $45,000
Year 4 - $22,500

Application closing date: 17 November 2026

Transforming food waste in apartments for sustainable housing

This social-science based PhD will identify and test new waste management arrangements that facilitate a shift towards zero-food waste apartments. The scholarship will support co-designed action research interventions that will build zero-food waste multi-unit development (MUD) practices, involving apartment households and waste management intermediaries. This PhD scholarship is provided as part of the ARC Linkage Project (ARCLP) TRASH: Transforming Refuse in Apartments for Sustainable Housing

Faculty: Faculty of Arts, Society and Business

Study area: Social Sciences & Advocacy

Student type: Domestic students

Scholarship amount: UOW Base Rate ($38,420 per annum for 2027)

Added benefits:

• $4200 Postgraduate Fund (for international conference and other expenses)
• Return airfares and accommodation for Melbourne workshop

Application closing date: 30 November 2026

Joint Postgraduate Scholarships Program - China Scholarship Council (CSC)

The China Scholarship Council (CSC), in partnership with The University of Wollongong (UOW) offers a limited number of PhD Research Scholarships each year for outstanding applicants from the People’s Republic of China who wish to pursue a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) at UOW.

Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health, Faculty of Arts, Society and Business

Study area: Accounting Finance & Economics, Business, Chemistry, Communications & Media, Computer Science & Information Technology, Creative & Performing Arts, Education, Engineering, Environmental & Biological Science, Health, Humanities & Social Inquiry, Law, Literature & Language, Management, Marketing, Maths, Medical Science, Nursing, Physics, Psychology & Human Behaviour, Social Sciences & Advocacy

Student type: International students

Scholarship amount: UOW will provide an CSC International Postgraduate Tuition Award (IPTA) to each student selected under this program. This IPTA will pay the full tuition fees. CSC will provide each student under this program with a living allowance for the term of the scholarship, a return airfare to Australia and the cost of Australian Government approved Overseas Student Health Cover.

For the current CSC recruitment round, UOW will also provide a top-up living allowance stipend for up to 3.5 years. 

State Super ESG for Impact Scholarship 2027

The scholarship provides funding support for successful applicants to pursue research in fields related ESG issues and Responsible Investment, Public sector employees and their retirement, Pensions or Superannuation.

Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health, Faculty of Arts, Society and Business

Study area: Accounting Finance & Economics, Business, Communications & Media, Computer Science & Information Technology, Education, Engineering, Environmental & Biological Science, Health, Humanities & Social Inquiry, Law, Literature & Language, Management, Marketing, Psychology & Human Behaviour, Social Sciences & Advocacy

Student type: Domestic students

Scholarship amount: This support could help you begin your post graduate studies or continue with an existing program of research.

There are four $16,000 scholarships available for Masters/Honours students
One $36,000 scholarship for a PhD student

Application closing date: 4 December 2026

Powering the Frozen Environment: Next-Generation Batteries for Extreme Cold

Do you want to spearhead research for life in frigid environments? Join a cutting-edge team pushing the boundaries of science and technology for the world’s coldest frontiers, from Antarctica to outer space.

Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences

Study area: Chemistry, Computer Science & Information Technology, Engineering, Environmental & Biological Science, Physics

Student type: Domestic students

Scholarship amount: $38,420 per annum

Top-up $10,000 can be made after the interview.

Application closing date: 1 November 2026