Macquarie University Graduate Research Scholarship Program 2025

Macquarie University offers a range of scholarships for graduate research students. The awards are competitive and may include tuition fee offsets, living stipends, top-up allowances, and one-off payments. For international students, Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) and visa application costs may also be included. From 2025, the standard stipend for full-time graduate researchers will be $38,500 per annum.

• Table of Content
• About Macquarie University
• Macquarie University Graduate Research Scholarships
• Aim and Benefits of Macquarie University Graduate Research Scholarships
• Requirements for Macquarie University Graduate Research Scholarships Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for Macquarie University Graduate Research Scholarships
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Macquarie University

Established in 1964, Macquarie University began as a bold experiment in higher education. Built to break from traditions: to be distinctive, progressive, and to be transformational. Today our pioneering history continues to be a source of inspiration as we celebrate our place among the best and brightest minds. Recognised internationally, Macquarie University is consistently ranked in the top two per cent of universities in the world* and within the top 10 in Australia*. Our research is leading the way in ground-breaking discoveries. Our academics are at the forefront of innovation and, ... continue reading

Macquarie University Graduate Research Scholarships

Aim and Benefits of Macquarie University Graduate Research Scholarships

Scholarships may include one or more of the following:

• Tuition fee offset
• 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.

Requirements for Macquarie University Graduate Research Scholarships Qualification

• Applicants for graduate research scholarships at Macquarie University must meet the minimum entry criteria to the relevant course of study and should 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.

Interview date, Process and Venue for Macquarie University Graduate Research Scholarships

Application Deadline

How to Apply

New applicants to Macquarie University must:

• Complete the combined course and scholarship application via the Online Application System
• Arrange for two academic referee reports to be submitted to the Graduate Research Academy
• Indicate the scholarship reference number under the scholarship details question.

Applicants who are already enrolled (commenced the Macquarie PhD program in session 2 2024 only) or have received a valid Macquarie University letter of offer for a graduate research program within the last six months, must:

• download our guidelines on how to submit a Scholarship Only application
• submit an online Graduate Research Scholarship Only application form with supporting documents
• indicate the scholarship reference number under the scholarship details question.

For more details,visit Macquarie University website