ELIGIBILITY:

Citizenship: Australian, Australian or New Zealand and International

New applicants to QUT research degrees need to:

Meet QUT’s admission criteria for a research degree, which includes meeting QUT’s English language requirements

Not be in receipt of another living allowance scholarship to undertake the research degree

Enroll as a full-time, internal student (unless approval for part-time and/or external study is obtained).

Current QUT research students need to have consumed less than the below equivalent full-time study load (EFTSL) to be eligible:

Less than one year EFTSL for enrolled research doctorate students

Less than six months of EFTSL for enrolled research master’s degree students.

Eligible current QUT research students will receive an invitation to submit their application once the round opens.

Future students

These scholarships are awarded through QUT’s annual research scholarship round.

Find out how to apply for a research degree and scholarship

Conditions

Terms and conditions for QUT Postgraduate Research Award (QUTPRA) (PDF file; 326.1 KB)

BENEFIT:

An annual stipend paid fortnightly to support living costs. From 1 January 2026, the annual stipend rate is $37,010 per annum (currently $33,637 for 2025).

A maximum duration for the scholarship while undertaking a QUT PhD is 3.5 years, and for a QUT MPhil, it is 1.75 years. This includes an extension of up to six months (PhD) or three months (MPhil), if approved for your candidacy.

This is the full-time, tax-exempt rate which will index annually.

You will receive a tuition fee offset/sponsorship, covering the cost of your tuition fees for the first four full-time equivalent years of your doctoral studies or the first two full-time equivalent years of your master’s degree studies.

International students also receive Single Overseas Health Cover if eligible.