Funded Scholarships for PhD Degree in Australia 2018

As part of Australia’s leading digital research powerhouse, Data61 inspire PhD students to contribute to a data-rich community that informs, impacts and continually evolves.

Through the Data61 scholarship, scholars join a national team, linked to a global innovation network that's building research-driven data solutions - all while being enrolled locally at one of our partner universities. The awards will be made for the duration of the student’s university candidature up to a maximum of 3.5 years. The term of the scholarship award will be reduced for study time already completed at the time of the scholarship award.

Scholarship value:

The value of the scholarship will be indicated in the letter of offer and may comprise one of the following:

[1] The Data61 PhD Scholarship which comprises a full stipend set at a rate equivalent to the Research Training Program base rate. The Data61 PhD Scholarship is indexed annually in line with the Australian Government Research Training Program.

[2] The Data61 Top-up Scholarship, which provides additional support to candidates who are in receipt of a government-funded, university funded or other third-party funded scholarship. The Data61 Top-up Scholarship is valued at $10,000 per annum (in exceptional circumstances Data61 can award up to $15,000 per annum).

[3] Both of the above Scholarships.

Available programs:

• Analytics.
• Cyber-physical Systems.
• Consumer Data Standards.
• Software and computational systems.
• Engineering and user experience design.

Requirements:

[1] Applicants must hold an Australian bachelor’s degree with First Class Honors or an equivalent international degree.

[2] They must have applied for admission, have been admitted, or have enrolled into a Research Doctorate (PhD) degree program at an Australian university.

[3] They have or will apply for the relevant university or government scholarships at the same time as applying for the Data61 scholarship award.

[4] They have support from a D61-employed researcher (who will act as a member of your supervisory panel).

[5] The research which applicants undertake must be aligned with Data61’s research programs or business development teams and supervisory capabilities.

[6] The applicants agree to enroll in full-time study throughout their candidature.

[7] They agree to assign intellectual property developed within the PhD project to Data61 through signing the Data61 Student Scholarship Agreement (SSA).

[7] Applicants must not hold a PhD.