Scholarship details
Study levels
Research and PhD
Student type
Future students
Study area
Science, technology and engineering and mathematics
Eligibility criteria
Academic performance
Citizenship
Australian, Australian or New Zealand and International
Application dates
- Applications close
- 1 June 2025
What you'll receive
You'll receive a stipend of $33,637 per annum for a maximum duration of 3.5 years while undertaking a QUT PhD. The duration includes an extension of up to six months (PhD) if approved for your candidature. This is the full-time, tax-exempt rate which will index annually.
You will receive a tuition fee offset/sponsorship, covering the cost of your tuition fees for the first four full-time equivalent years of your doctoral studies.
As the scholarship recipient, you will have the opportunity to work with a team of leading researchers, to undertake your own innovative research in and across the field.
Eligibility
You need to meet the entry requirements for QUT's Doctor of Philosophy, including any English language requirements.
You must:
- enrol as a full-time, internal student (unless approval for part-time and/or external study is obtained)
- commence your degree by 1 September 2025
have a master degree or first-class honours degree with proven research experience in one of these areas: chemistry or physics material science and engineering solar cells.
How to apply
Apply for this scholarship at the same time you apply for admission to QUT's Doctor of Philosophy.
- The first step is to email Professor Hongxia Wang
detailing your academic and research background, your motivation to research in this field and interest in this scholarship, and include your CV. If supported to apply, you will then submit an expression of interest (EOI) following the advice at how to apply for a research degree. In your EOI, nominate Professor Hongxia Wang as your proposed principal supervisor, and copy the link to this scholarship website into question two of the financial details section.
About the scholarship
We are seeking PhD candidates with high motivation and passion in research to join our research team.
The PhD project will explore how to increase stability and efficiency of perovskite solar cells for various applications (both indoor and outdoor) through molecular and material engineering, as well as device engineering. The research will involve material design, synthesis and characterisation, solar cell assembly, testing and characterisation under controlled environment.
The candidate will be supervised by ARC Laureate Fellow Professor Hongxia Wang, and they will have the opportunity to engage in a dynamic environment with members of the solar cells groups, the School of Chemistry and Physics, and Centre for Materials Science.