Research degrees
Doctor of Philosophy
A PhD challenges you to make a significant contribution to new knowledge in your field. It also inspires collaborative thinking, innovative approaches and authentic learning.
Master of Philosophy
Our unique research masters degree recognises students' diverse professional and technical backgrounds and provides an individualised approach to research education.
Professional doctorate
Integrate a research degree into your professional life and make a contribution to solving a problem in your industry.
Find a supervisor and research topic
We recommend that you discuss your research interests with your proposed supervisor early in the application process. You can search for a supervisor using our experts database.
As part of your application, you must propose a research topic and develop a research proposal. You can search our student topics database for available research projects or propose your own research topic. You may ask a supervisor to help you identify or refine a research topic.
If your Expression of Interest is approved you will be invited to develop and submit a research proposal as the final step of your application.
Find a scholarship
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How to apply
Before you apply for a research degree, there are a few steps you need to complete.
Submit your Expression of Interest
If you've completed steps 1 to 5 above, you're ready to submit your Expression of Interest.
What happens next?
Already submitted your Expression of Interest or application? Find out what happens next, including important information for international students.
Funding and support
Funding your research degree
Tuition fees for your degree, and ways to cover your living expenses.
Supporting your research journey
Support means more than money. Find out how our facilities and services will get you ready for your research career.
e-Grad School (Australia)
The e-Grad School (Australia) is a virtual graduate school managed by QUT which supports the development of generic professional skills in Higher Degree Research (PhD and Masters by Research) students during their research degree candidature.
The training is provided to research students via short, fully online, flexible and easily accessible modules.
Support for researchers
QUT’s Office for Scholarly Communication (OSC) provides advice, infrastructure and tools to make our researchers’ findings accessible to the world.
In 2003 QUT developed the world’s first institutional open access policy. QUT ePrints, our institutional repository, showcases the research output of QUT staff and postgraduate students.
The OSC has an Advisory Group chaired by Professor Louise Hafner Bishop.
Contact us
If you've got questions about the best options for your research study, contact us today.