ARC Postgraduate Research Scholarship

Other eligibility requirements

Who's eligible

You must:

• have an unconditional offer of admission or being currently enrolled to study in a Masters by Research or PhD within the Faculty of Science at the University of Sydney
• conduct research related to the ARC projects for which you have applied
• conduct research under the supervision of researchers who hold the ARC grant that funds the project for which you have applied
• hold at least an Honours degree (First Class or Second Class Upper) or Masters degree or equivalent. 

Benefits

The Scholarship will provide a stipend allowance equivalent to the University of Sydney’s Research Training Program (RTP) stipend rate (indexed on 1 January each year) per annum, subject to satisfactory academic performance as per the below duration:

I. up to 1.5 years for a successful Master’s by Research recipient (full-time equivalent),

II. up to 3 years for a successful PhD recipient with a possible six-month extension (full-time equivalent).

The Scholarship will also provide academic tuition fees to the successful international recipient, subject to satisfactory academic performance as per the below duration:

I. up to 6 research periods for a successful Master’s by Research recipient (full-time equivalent),

II. up to 12 research periods for a successful PhD recipient with a possible 2 research period extension (full-time equivalent).