NHMRC Postgraduate Scholarships

The aim of the NHMRC Postgraduate Scholarships scheme is to support outstanding Australian health and medical graduates early in their career so that they can be trained to conduct research that is internationally competitive and to develop a capacity for original independent research. This is usually achieved by NHMRC funding successful applicants to attain a research based postgraduate degree, which may be a PhD, a PhD equivalent degree, or Masters degree.

Please download the updated document below.

Changes introduced for the 2011 Application Year (for funding commencing in 2012)

Applicants undertaking combined PhD and postgraduate medical degrees are now able to apply for a part-time scholarship

There are no other changes to the Funding Policy for the Postgraduate Scholarships scheme.

Apply for Funding

Prior to submission of an application for Scholarship funding, applicants are to ensure they have:

read all relevant reference material; and

liaised with their Administering Institution to identify any specific requirements that the Institution may have

Key dates

The key dates for Postgraduate Scholarship applications for funding commencing in are as follows:

5 May – Applications open

1 August (5:00pm AEST) – Applications close

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