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MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY ARC FUTURE FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL PHD SCHOLARSHIP IN ROBUST AUTONOMY

Application Deadline:  31 October 2025

LOCATION: Australia

The scholarship involves collaboration with industry partners, including a few months of corporate internships to deploy and test theoretical frameworks in real-world scenarios. Ideal candidates are self-motivated, detail-oriented, and passionate about impactful research that integrates academic excellence with industry-relevant innovation. This scholarship provides a platform for creating open, impactful solutions to real-world challenges.

ELIGIBILITY:

This scholarship is available to eligible candidates to undertake a direct entry three-year PhD. Supervisors from Australia and the USA lead the research, requiring students to travel frequently between the two countries.

Applicants must meet the requirements for an Australian student visa (subclass 500), allowing full-time study and limited work, and a USA visiting scholar visa (typically J-1), which permits short-term academic exchange activities.

Applicants must ensure they are eligible for these visas to participate fully in the program.

To apply for this scholarship, please contact james.zheng@mq.edu.au for any inquiries or further information.

Detailed application instructions can be found on the official application page. Ensure all required documents are prepared and submitted before the deadline.

BENEFIT:

The scholarship comprises:

a tuition fee offset/scholarship

a living allowance stipend.

The value of each stipend scholarship is $38,500 per annum (full time, indexed) for three years.

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SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE AWARD (SINGA)

Application Deadline: 1 December 2025 (2359 hrs GMT+8 Singapore time)

LOCATION: Singapore

The Singapore International Graduate Award (SINGA) is a collaboration among the Agency for Science, Technology & Research (A*STAR), the Nanyang Technological University (NTU), the National University of Singapore (NUS), the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), the Singapore Management University (SMU), and the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT). It is a bond-free award offered to international students with excellent academic undergraduate and/or master’s results and a strong interest in doing research leading to a doctorate (PhD) or an EngD in science and engineering at a Singapore university.

ELIGIBILITY:

SINGA supports PhD or EngD (where applicable) studies in biomedical sciences, computing and information sciences, engineering and technology, and physical sciences.

Open for application to all international graduates with a passion for research and excellent academic results
Note: SINGA is intended primarily for international students studying for the first time in Singapore. Singaporeans, Singapore permanent residents, and international students studying/who have studied in Singapore tertiary institutions are not eligible.

Good skills in written and spoken English

Good reports from academic referees

The above eligibility criteria are not exhaustive.
A*STAR may include additional selection criteria based on prevailing scholarship policies. These policies may be amended from time to time without notice.

 Valid Passport
A recent passport-sized photo (in .jpeg or .png format)

Bachelor’s and/or master’s academic transcripts.

Bachelor’s degree certificate(s)/scroll(s) or a letter of certification from the university on your candidacy if your degree certificate/scroll has not yet been conferred.

2 recommendation reports (to be completed and submitted online by the referees).

You may be requested by the university to submit satisfactory GRE scores as part of the university admission requirement.

The submission of IELTS/TOEFL/SAT I & II/GATE results is optional and may be requested later by the university for admission.

BENEFIT:

The award provides support for up to 4 years of PhD studies, including

Tuition fees

Monthly stipend of S$2,700, which will be increased to S$3,200 after the passing of the Qualifying Examination.

One-time airfare grant of up to S$1,500

One-time settling-in allowance of S$1,000

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