Research scholarships

Scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic excellence and research potential to Indigenous candidates undertaking a research doctoral degree.

Scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic excellence and research potential to local and international candidates undertaking a research doctoral degree.

RMIT has two stipend scholarships available. The RTP Stipend Scholarship (RSS) and the RMIT Research Stipend Scholarship (RRSS).

Investigate the effects of maintenance and operation, load and run time on the expected life and total cost of a chiller.

This scholarship is designed for University students already enrolled to pursue a PhD or Masters by research in areas relevant to the NHRA, including natural hazards resilience and disaster risk reduction.

This PhD Scholarship enables a motivated candidate to explore the relationships between urban planning and indicators of health in Australia.

The aim of this PhD project is to develop a compact, additively manufactured catalytic reactor capable of decomposing ammonia, removing the nitrogen by-product and extracting clean hydrogen.

Investigate the impact thermal performance of dwellings may have on health outcomes within social housing.

The invisible history of Indigenous peoples and Country in building Australia’s rail infrastructure is slowly being recognised. This project, auspiced by the Noongar community, will clarify the impact of the railway on Noongar people and Country.

This project will apply biostatistical analysis to RNAseq data to undercover novel roles for microglia and astrocytes in brain injury occurring in preterm born infants.

Develop novel mathematical techniques to build zero knowledge search, update, and computation capabilities for servers.

PhD scholarship in media and communication on 5G

Apply for a scholarship from the DF CRC to undertake your PhD at the frontiers of finance and blockchain.

Work within CSIRO on a range of projects across science, engineering and health disciplines.

Work on a CSIRO and ARC co-funded project. It is applicable to those wishing to work on the cutting-edge research of mineral resources recovery and mining site environmental management.

Work on a CSIRO and RMIT co-funded project. It is applicable to those wishing to work on the cutting-edge research of mineral resources recovery and mining site environmental management.

We’re looking for an outstanding PhD student to work on a cutting-edge project between materials science, photonics and quantum technology to develop new diamond materials for quantum sensing applications.

Seeking a motivated student to undertake a PhD in indoor air quality in schools.

From a collaboration between RMIT University and Bionics Institute (BI), this project will expand BI’s vagus nerve stimulation technology and utilise novel thin-film fabrication techniques to develop a miniaturised peripheral nerve array for abdominal vagus nerve of mice.

Conduct social research on the Australian 5G rollout, with a focus on 5G adoption in Launceston, Tasmania.

Seeking an enthusiastic PhD candidate to undertake a project investigating the sources, fate and transport of microplastics in catchments of Westernport, Southeast Victoria.

Improving the thermal performance of dwellings may improve health. Work with a multi-disciplinary team to investigate the health impacts of social housing retrofits.

Higher degrees by research (Masters and PhD) scholarships commencing in 2020 will work on applied R&D which aligns with the SmartSat CRC’s research priorities.

The SmartSat CRC is inviting expressions of interest for Higher Degrees by Research (Masters & PhD) scholarships commencing in 2020. Successful candidates will be enrolled with RMIT and will work on applied R&D which aligns with the SmartSat CRC’s research priorities.

These PhDs will work on satellite image processing and data assimilation techniques for producing near-real time enabled bushfire information and analytics.

In recognition of Professor Tony Naughton, Head of School Economics Finance and Marketing from 2003 to 2013, the School has established a PhD scholarship for an outstanding student.

Pursue a PhD in non-Newtonian fluid dynamics and make a real impact on the wastewater industry.

This project will systematically map epigenetic changes that promote age-related immune dysfunction, in the context of human vaccination trials, as well as cancer human clinical trials.

An ARC funded discovery project on the big social media analysis and management. Develop new solutions for applications in disaster management and decision making.

The Sam and Nina Narodowski PhD scholarships aim to support new commencing PhD candidates through their degree across a range of specific research areas.

Work on a CSIRO and ARC co-funded project. It is applicable to those wishing to work on the cutting-edge research of mineral resources recovery and mining site environmental management.

Work on a cutting-edge project between nanomaterials science, photonics and nanobiotechnology that aims to use fluorescent nanodiamonds for voltage sensing.

Project 89 provides lecturers at tertiary intuitions in Vietnam with an opportunity to complete their PhD.

The project will assess new technological approaches to glycosylating and delivering antigens to increase immune responses to vaccination targeting C. jejuni and C. hepaticus.

Two PhD scholarships are available to develop novel titanium alloys that fully unlock the potential of fusion-based additive manufacturing with excellent mechanical properties.

This project will explore nanoparticles inhalation exposure characteristics both in animal and human upper airways, develop region-specific animal to human data extrapolation schemes, and build an inhalation exposure risk assessment platform through cross-discipline integrations.

The RMIT - Boeing Alliance Scholarship program supports PhD students to conduct cutting edge research in areas including advanced manufacturing, design, simulation and aerospace structures.

This is a scholarship for a PhD in Mathematical science in the field of Experimental designs and Statistics.

Further financial assistance for PhD program by research students in science, engineering or technology who've been awarded an RMIT Stipend Scholarship (RSS).

Undertake a project on nanoparticle-based delivery of small interfering RNA.

The project will develop novel damage tolerant multifunctional composite materials for safe, durable design of next generation, high performance aircraft and spacecraft structures.

Exciting opportunity to improve liquid food systems that contain a high proportion of plant-based ingredients, leading to a positive impact on the environment and consumer health.

PhD students from all Colleges can apply if their research is focused in the intelligent transport field.

PhD Scholarships funded by CloudTech-RMIT Green Cryptocurrency Joint Research Program/Laboratory on design of the next generation of Proofs of Space-Time (PoST) consensus protocols for large-scale green cryptocurrency platforms.

Develop effective machine learning and data mining techniques for identifying fuel loss detection at service stations.

The ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S) invites applications for PhD scholarships.

Seeking PhD students to work on food biopolymers for improving techno functionalities and value addition, plant-based food valorisation and comparing quality of plant-based and meat-based food products.

An exciting creative opportunity for a PhD candidate to join an ARC project on Connecting Asia-Pacific Literary Cultures: Grounds for Encounter and Exchange.

REDI is an international and multidisciplinary PhD training program offering top-class positions across Europe with a residential year in RMIT University in Melbourne (Australia)

This project will use biobanked patient samples to study cancer diagnosis and treatments, and translate these into clinical benefits, such as personalised cancer vaccines.