PhD Scholarships

The SPW CRC offers top-up scholarships to candidates able to secure a University Scholarship. The SPW CRC Top-up Scholarships provide an additional $15,000 per year towards living costs providing an exceptional stipend of around $49,000 per year (depending on the University Scholarship value) for 3 years (with the possibility of a six-month extension).

Top-up Scholarships are designed to provide additional finance to an existing other (e.g. University granted) scholarship to better support Doctoral study. Each Top-up Scholarship provides $25,000 per year for 3 years comprised of:

$15,000 (tax free) to top-up an existing other scholarship to cover living costs, and

A further $10,000 per year paid to the enrolling university to cover project expenses / operating costs.

Full Scholarships provide for both living costs and project expenses / operating costs. These are available to candidates who were not successful in obtaining a University Scholarship or who did not want to apply for one.

Full Scholarships are designed to provide all the finance required to support Doctoral study. Each Full Scholarship provides $48,982 per year for 3 years comprised of:

$38,982 (tax free) to cover living costs for 3 years, and

A further $10,000 per year paid to the enrolling university to cover a mix of project expenses / operating costs or an additional contribution to living costs (depending on project and candidate circumstances).