Australian students

Australian citizens, permanent residents and New Zealand citizens who obtain First Class Honours can apply for a PhD or Masters Degree.

• PhD Studentships valued at $28,927 (tax free) per annum are available (2009 rate).
• There are no tuition fees or HECS payments.
• To be eligible, you must apply for, and be granted, an Australian Postgraduate Awards (APA) which provides a stipend of $20,427 per annum (2009 rate). This will be supplemented by a UWA Top-Up Scholarship of $5,000 per annum and a COFS top-up scholarship of $3,500 per annum (2009 rate).  The scholarships are tax free.
• Applications for study in second semester 2009 open on 2 June 2009 and close on 17 July 2009.
• Applications for study in first semester 2010 open on 3rd August 2009 and close on 30th October 2009.
  
  

International students

• If you are not an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or New Zealand citizen, you can apply for an International Postgraduate Research Scheme Scholarship, which provides a stipend of $20,427 per annum tax free (2009 rate). This will be supplemented by a UWA Top-Up Scholarship of $5,000 per annum and a COFS top-up scholarship of $3,500 per annum (2009 rate).
• Applications have closed.  Further information about the next available round will be posted shortly. 

 Indian students

• If you are an Indian citizen then you can apply for the UWA India SIRF scholarship which provides a stipend of $25,427 per annum (2009 rate) which may be supplemented by a COFS top-up scholarship of $3,500 per annum (2009 rate).
• A condition attached to this award is that all applicants must be able to commit to funding personally or have a commitment from a recognised sponsor fifty percent (50%) of the full tuition fees for up to 2 years for a Masters of  Research degree and up to 4 years for a PhD. 
  
• The latest round of applications have just closed.  Details about the next available application round will be posted shortly.
  

 Chinese students

• If you are a citizen or permanent resident of China and you are currently in China  then you can apply for the UWA China Scholarship (China Scholarship Council - UWA Joint PhD Scholarships).  They provide a stipend of $25,427 per annum (2009 rate).   This may be supplemented by a COFS top-up scholarship of $3,500 per annum (2009 rate).
  
• Applications for study in 2010 open on 17 August 2009 and close 16 October 2009. 

How to apply

1. Achieve a First Class Honours class degree.
2. Apply for an Australian Postgraduate Awards scholarship or the Postgraduate scholarships for International students before the closing date.
3. Choose and contact a supervisor before you apply as you will need a provisional title and outline of your research topic.