Macquarie University Graduate Scholarships in Australia 2027

Macquarie University provides a range of generous scholarships to support exceptional graduate researchers. All scholarships are considered and awarded through a competitive process.

Scholarships are available for study in the following courses:

• Graduate Diploma of Research (for domestic and international students)

• Master of Research (MRes) (for domestic and international students)

• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) courses (for domestic and international students)
  bundle offers of Master of Research and PhD (MRes + PhD) (for domestic students).

To be eligible for the Macquarie University Graduate Research Scholarship;

• Applicants must meet the minimum entry criteria to the relevant course of study and

• Applicants should also review the available courses listed for each scholarship on the scholarship search tool when considering their application.

• Macquarie University assesses and ranks applicants based primarily on academic merit and research experience.

• Alignment of the proposed research topic with the University’s research priorities and the strength of the supervisory team may also be considered.

• Specific eligibility criteria apply to research pathway scholarships, which support Macquarie University students as they progress through the research pathway

Scholarships may include one or more of the following:

• tuition fee offset

• $39,700 per annum living allowance (stipend)

• top up living allowance (additional funding on top of base stipend)

• fixed sum or one-off payment

• Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) and/or visa application costs for international students.

To apply for the 2027 Macquarie University Graduate Scholarship,

New applicants to Macquarie University must:

• 1

  complete the combined course and scholarship application via the Online Application System

• 2

  arrange for two academic referee reports to be submitted to the Graduate Research Academy

• 3

  indicate the scholarship reference number under the scholarship details question.

Applicants who are already enrolled (commenced the Macquarie PhD program in session I, 2027 only) or have received a valid Macquarie University letter of offer for a graduate research program within the last six months, must:

• 4

  download the guidelines on how to submit a Scholarship Only application

• 5

  submit an online Graduate Research Scholarship Only application form with supporting documents

• 6

  indicate the scholarship reference number under the scholarship details question.

• 7

  Macquarie University will advise the successful applicant of entitlements at the time of scholarship offer.