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Opportunities, PhD/post doctoral, Scholarships

ACU VICE CHANCELLOR’S PHD EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP

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Application Deadline: 1 October 2025, 11.59PM AEST

LOCATION: Australia

The Vice Chancellor’s PhD Excellence Scholarships support commencing international PhD candidates—either Doctor of Philosophy or Doctor of Ministry—who have demonstrated exceptional academic achievement in prior studies.

ELIGIBILITY:

ACU Vice Chancellor’s PhD Excellence Scholarships are open to all applicants whose research aligns with any of ACU’s broad areas of expertise:

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Recipients of this award will need to meet the requirements of enrollment and progress as outlined in the Higher Degree Research Policy and ACU’s Research Training Program Scholarship Policy. For full scholarship eligibility and conditions, please see ACU’s Research Training Program Scholarship Policy.

This scholarship is open to applicants who will meet all the following criteria:

Citizenship: all students considered international for fee purposes

Faculties: Education and Arts, Law and Business, Health Science, Theology and Philosophy

Course: Doctor of Ministry and Doctor of Philosophy

Recipients are not eligible to receive this scholarship in conjunction with any other ACU scholarship or award.

Eligible candidates must propose a research project that aligns with the University’s strategic research priorities and/or its established or emerging areas of research strength.

A limited number of scholarships are awarded each year to outstanding applicants, with recipients receiving a comprehensive scholarship package to support them in their studies.

BENEFIT:

Successful applicants will be awarded a scholarship package consisting of:

Stipend valued at AUD $33,511 per annum (full-time) to support living expenses, paid as a fortnight stipend for up to 3.5 years

Tuition fee scholarship for up to 3.5 years

RTP Allowance (Overseas Student Health Care Policy) Scholarship to cover the cost of one single Overseas Student Health Care Policy; and

RTP Allowance (Relocation) valued up to AUD $2,000 to support the costs of an overseas candidate’s relocation to Australia for the purposes of commencing a Research Doctorate degree at ACU.

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UNIVERSITY OF MALTA PH.D. AND MASTER’S (BY RESEARCH) DEGREE SCHOLARSHIP

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Application Deadline: 31 October, 2025

LOCATION: Malta

The University of Malta seeks to attract top-quality students from countries outside the European Union/EEA and is offering tuition fee waivers of 40 to 100 percent awarded to the most deserving students. Bench fees for certain programmes may still apply. The fee waiver will apply for the normal duration of the programme being followed. If extensions of the period of study are required, these may not necessarily be eligible for a fee waiver.

ELIGIBILITY:

These scholarships are available to non-EU/EEA applicants who have been accepted unconditionally to read for a Master by research or a Ph.D. on a full-time or part-time basis.

How to apply for UM Doctoral Studies    

How to apply for Masters by Research

Masters Programmes ‘mainly by research’ refers to programmes where the dissertation/project is assigned 60 ECTS or more.

Students are to submit a request to be considered for a fee waiver by sending an email to the International Office indicating the UM Applicant ID (student number) as shown in the letter of acceptance and ‘University of Malta Postgraduate Scholarship Application’ in the subject line.

Requests for these scholarships will be evaluated by a UM Ph.D. and Masters (by research) Degree Scholarship Selection Board whose decision shall be final.

The following documents should be attached to the application email:

Copy of the Acceptance Letter

Detailed Curriculum Vitae, and

A motivational letter, and

Copy of Passport (details page)

For each candidate, the International Office will request an Academic Recommendation Form from the Head of Department, Supervisor, or Director of the academic area concerned. This document seeks to provide insight into the academic aspects of the research.

Candidates that meet the necessary eligibility requirements will be invited to attend an online interview with the Ph.D. and Masters (by research) Degree Scholarship Selection Board.

Scholarship applications from students who have already started their programme of studies at the UM cannot be considered.

Requests are to be submitted within one month of receipt of the unconditional letter of acceptance, taking into consideration also the deadlines indicated below:

The deadline to submit the application is 31 October

The 31 October deadline is intended for scholarship applications for students starting their programme of studies at the um at a later date (from February onwards). 

BENEFIT:

The percentage score achieved during the interview will be translated into an equivalent percentage fee waiver based on the following ranges:

Score achieved during the interviewFee Waiver awarded %
80 – 100%Full Fee Waiver
70 – 79%80%
60 – 69%60%
50 – 59%40%
0 – 49%0%
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