Scholarships and awards are available for eligible HDR candidates at UOW. These scholarships include annual stipends, living allowances and tuition fee costs.
Scholarships
Opportunities
Prestigious PhD Scholarships in Engineering disciplines
A national research entity funded by the Australian Research Council (ARC) and headquartered at the University of Wollongong (UOW), ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centre (ITTC) for Innovative Composites for the Future of Mining Equipment (Composites for Sustainable Mining) is comprised of seven Australian universities (participating organisations) and eight local and international industry organisations.
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences
Study area: Computer Science & Information Technology, Engineering
Student type: Domestic students, International students
Scholarship amount: Successful candidates will receive a tax-free stipend of up to $AUD 36,161 per annum for the duration of the award.
Application closing date: When positions are filled
PhD opportunity – Properties of Slags in an Electric Smelting Funance
An opportunity is available for a PhD candidate to undertake a research project on a low emission ironmaking technology – the Electric Smelting Furnace (ESF), in collaboration with BlueScope Steel at the University of Wollongong (UOW).
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences
Study area: Engineering
Student type: Domestic students
Scholarship amount: Successful candidates will receive a tax-free stipend of up to $AUD 45,000 per annum for the duration of the award.
Application closing date: Wednesday 31 July 2024
UOW / UoS Joint Dual Degree PhD Scholarship - AFDM-SCMA: A Paradigm Shift in IoT Connectivity and Sensing
The purpose of the scheme is to foster international collaboration by enabling PhD students to spend time at Surrey and Wollongong, with supervisors from both institutions.
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences
Study area: Computer Science & Information Technology
Student type: Domestic students, International students
Scholarship amount: Candidates will receive a stipend scholarship and fee waiver.
The stipend scholarship will be no less than AUD $34,000, indexed annually for the term of the scholarship.
Application closing date: Wednesday 31 July 2024
UOW / UoS Joint Dual Degree PhD Scholarship - Evaluating residual stress for manufacturing optimisation in advanced TiC-graphene hybrid-reinforced Al matrix composites.
The purpose of the scheme is to foster international collaboration by enabling PhD students to spend time at Surrey and Wollongong, with supervisors from both institutions.
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences
Study area: Computer Science & Information Technology
Student type: Domestic students, International students
Scholarship amount: Candidates will receive a stipend scholarship and fee waiver.
The stipend scholarship will be no less than AUD $34,000, indexed annually for the term of the scholarship.
Application closing date: Wednesday 31 July 2024
UOW / UoS Joint Dual Degree PhD Scholarship - Gravity compensation strategies in origami-based morphing structures
The purpose of the scheme is to foster international collaboration by enabling PhD students to spend time at Surrey and Wollongong, with supervisors from both institutions.
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences
Study area: Engineering
Student type: Domestic students, International students
Scholarship amount: Candidates will receive a stipend scholarship and fee waiver.
The stipend scholarship will be no less than AUD $34,000, indexed annually for the term of the scholarship.
Application closing date: Wednesday 31 July 2024
UOW / UoS Joint Dual Degree PhD Scholarship - Molecular mechanisms of TAR DNA-binding protein 43 (TDP-43) proteinopathies
The purpose of the scheme is to foster international collaboration by enabling PhD students to spend time at Surrey and Wollongong, with supervisors from both institutions.
Faculty: Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health
Study area: Health
Student type: Domestic students, International students
Scholarship amount: Candidates will receive a stipend scholarship and fee waiver.
The stipend scholarship will be no less than AUD $34,000, indexed annually for the term of the scholarship.
Application closing date: Wednesday 31 July 2024