The ANU College of Systems & Society is committed to supporting our students with scholarships. All applications for scholarship are carefully and rigorously assessed. Our scholarship rounds are highly competitive, and we are only able to provide scholarship funding for the top applicants.
To view the full list of research scholarships offered by the ANU, please visit the ANU scholarships page.
Which scholarships can I apply for?
Domestic scholarships: A domestic (or national) student is someone who is an Australian citizen or permanent resident, or a New Zealand citizen.
International scholarships: An international student is someone who is not an Australian citizen or permanent resident, or not a New Zealand citizen. All other students, including New Zealand permanent residents, are deemed to be international students.
How do I apply?
Applications for research scholarships are completed when you apply for admission.
When you submit your application for admission to a research program, you will be asked whether you wish to be considered for a scholarship. If you request to be considered for a scholarship we will consider you for all available scholarships.
Research program applications may be made at any time of year, but there are closing dates for scholarship applications and most scholarships must be taken up within a certain time-frame.
More information: Research scholarship information
What are the closing dates?
ANU has two central scholarship application rounds per year. Central Scholarships include the Australian Government Research Training Program and University Research Scholarships.
Round 1 domestic
The closing date for the main domestic scholarship round is 31 October each year, for research students commencing the following year by 31 March.
Round 1 International
The closing date for the international main round is 31 August each year, for research students commencing in the following year by 31 March.
Round 2 (international and domestic)
The College holds an additional research scholarship round that closes 15 April each year, for research students commencing in the same year by 31 August.
Your application must be complete by the relevant closing date for your application to be considered. Incomplete applications will not be assessed for scholarship under any circumstances. There are often delays associated with collecting referee reports and other required documents, so we suggest you aim to have your application completed well in advance of this date.
When do I find out the results?
International applicants can expect to be notified towards the end of October as to whether they were successful in being awarded a scholarship. Domestic applicants should be made aware of the outcome of their application in December.
Additional awards
PhD students enrolled in our College automatically receive generous financial support for their professional development activities. There are also additional funding sources for which enrolled students can apply:
- Vice-Chancellor’s HDR Travel Grant -ANU College of Systems and Society Dean’s Travel Grant Award (subject to availability)