QUT Postgraduate Research Award (QUTPRA) (Domestic)

Application dates

Applications close

30 September 2018

What you'll receive

You'll receive:

• a living allowance for three years, indexed annually ($27,596 in 2019). The scholarship is tax exempt for full-time students, and can be used to support living costs.

Eligibility

You must:

• meet the admission criteria for a PhD (PDF file, 92.7 KB)
• apply for and be accepted into a PhD or professional doctorate.

This scholarship is not available for masters students.

Faculty criteria

Depending on the faculty you'll be studying in, you will have to meet specific eligibility criteria.

Creative Industries Faculty

Faculty of Education

Faculty of Health

Faculty of Law

QUT Business School

Science and Engineering Faculty

How to apply

Future students

You must register your interest for a scholarship when you apply for your course by completing the 'Scholarship application' section of the research degree application form. Indicate on your application that you want to be considered for a scholarship as part of our annual scholarship round.

You'll be considered for all scholarships you're eligible for.

If you have already applied for admission and want to be considered in the annual scholarship round, register your interest by contacting the Research Students Centre.

• Read our guide to applying for research scholarships(PDF file, 740.5 KB)
• Follow our step-by-step guide to apply for a research degree

Current students

If you're currently enrolled in a research masters, PhD or professional doctorate at QUT, you must apply online through HiQ during our annual scholarship round between 1 September and 30 September.

You'll need to include an up-to-date curriculum vitae (CV) outlining your research achievements.

• Read our guide to applying for research scholarships(PDF file, 740.5 KB)

What happens next?

We'll assess applications and make offers in mid-November. If your scholarship application is successful, you'll need to accept the offer by the response date provided in your offer. We expect you to begin your research degree early in the following year.

Eligibility for admission to a PhD is determined by the Research Students Centre. Scholarships applications will be assessed by the faculty you’re applying to study with.

Conditions

Your scholarship will end when you submit your thesis, or at the end of the award's tenure, whichever comes first.

Read the terms and conditions (PDF file, 140.0 KB) for this scholarship.

To keep your scholarship, you must:

• make satisfactory progress in your studies
• remain studying at QUT
• be enrolled as an internal student
• remain studying full-time.

You can't:

• hold another scholarship that is worth more than 75% of the QUT Postgraduate Research Award (Domestic).

About the scholarship

We are building research excellence by supporting students of exceptional research potential with QUTPRAs. The number of QUTPRAs offered varies from year to year. In 2018 over 100 QUTPRA scholarships were awarded.