Postgraduate Research Scholarships

The University of Ballarat offers a range of scholarships for higher degree by research candidates. Scholarships are offered for full-time study of PhD's, Professional Doctorates and Masters by Research within the University's 8 Schools:

• Arts Academy;
• Business;
• Behavioural and Social Sciences and Humanities;
• Education;
• Human Movement and Sport Sciences;
• Nursing;
• Information Technology and Mathematical Sciences; and
• Science and Engineering.

Limited Offer Scholarships available:

• University of Ballarat Internet Commerce Security Postgraduate Research Scholarship ($120,000 over 3 years)
• Alex Rubinov Research Scholarship ($72024 over 3 years)

Annual Scholarships available:

• University of Ballarat Postgraduate Research Scholarships ($19,231 p.a.)
• Part Postgraduate Research  Scholarships ($9,615.50 p.a.) are available. Part scholarships may be supplemented by teaching assistantships from Schools of the University.
• Australian Postgraduate Awards with stipend ($19,231 p.a.)
• Endeavour International Postgraduate Research Scholarships (Course fees only)
• Special Overseas Student Scholarships (Course fees funded by Schools)

For more information on any of these scholarships, use the links on the left of the screen

Closing Date

APPLICATIONS FOR THE ABOVE AWARDS CLOSE: 31 OCTOBER each year

Documents

• Application forms for candidature, which must be completed before you can apply for a scholarship, are available from the Programs page
• Expression of Interest for Scholarship form, which must be completed by the student to be considered for a scholarship, can be obtained by clicking here
• Scholarship Application Form, which must be completed by the student's School Research, Research Higher Degree & Ethics Coordinator if the student is considered eligible to apply for a scholarship, can be obtained by clicking here
• Referee Report Forms can be obtained from here

For general scholarship and candidature information contact:

Ms Diane Clingin,
Research and Graduate Studies Office,
Telephone: (03) 5327 9608,
Facsimile: (03) 5327 9602,
Email: d.clingin@ballarat.edu.au

Key definitions

APA	Australian Postgraduate Awards (with stipend) - Funds provided by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) to the University of Ballarat.
UBPRS	University of Ballarat Postgraduate Research Scholarship
PPRS	Part Postgraduate Research Scholarships
IPRS	International Postgraduate Research Scholarships - Funds provided by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) to the University of Ballarat.
SOSS	Special Overseas Student Scholarship