Western Australian Premier’s University Scholarships Program

How to Apply

Apply for this scholarship alongside your application for admission to a QUT PhD program.

The first step is to email Professor Helen Wallace with your CV, detailing your academic and research background, your motivation for the project, and interest in the scholarship.

If supported, you will submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) and nominate Professor Wallace as your proposed supervisor.

Apply for this scholarship at the same time you apply for admission to a QUT Doctor of Philosophy.

Eligibility requirements

Applicants must have completed an Australian university recognised master's by research or bachelor honours degree with first class or second class / division 1 honours, or an equivalent or higher qualification, or submitted other evidence of general and professional qualifications that demonstrates potential to pursue graduate research studies.

Applicants must also meet the English proficiency requirement for international students or local applicants with international qualifications set by the participating organisations. Each university may have slightly varied English proficiency requirements for PhD candidates.

The academic supervisors may also have their specific requirements.

Eligibility:

All the recipients must be over 18 years of age

They must hold nationality or permanent residency of participating countries of scholarship program

The recipients must not be receiving financial aid, scholarship benefit from any other Australian Government initiative.

For admission in Postgraduate courses under ELP scheme at Australian Universities, Fresh Graduates are eligible to apply

For admissions in research course at post doctoral level, MS or PhD in Australian Universities under ELP scheme, Fresh Graduates can apply.

Eligibility

Be a citizen of a country other than Australia or New Zealand.

Be a full-time student starting in Trimester 1, 2025.

Accept your offer to study at Griffith and make payment within 14 days of receiving your Letter of Offer.  The acceptance date for this award will be outlined in your Letter of Offer.

Be studying an undergraduate or postgraduate coursework program. See the Terms and Conditions below for excluded programs and cohorts.

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We have a range of international scholarships to recognise your academic, professional, and personal experience.

To apply for a scholarship, you will need to apply for and receive an offer for an Aston University course first. 

Scholarship applications open on key dates throughout the year, and we will share information on how to apply closer to those dates.

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