Graduate Research School HDR Candidates Scholarships

Postgraduate Research Scholarships

Applications for 2021 JCU Research Scholarships have closed.

You can apply for 2022 JCU Research Scholarships from February 2021.

JCU Scholarships for Higher Degree by Research Candidates are awarded annually on a competitive basis to the top ranking applicants.

James Cook University (JCU) offers a range of competitive scholarships for domestic and international applicants. When you apply for a scholarship, you will be considered for all the scholarships for which you are eligible, starting from the scholarship with the highest value.

For more information on how your scholarship applications are ranked, or if you will be eligible, please see the 2021 Scholarship Scoring Procedure.

How to Apply

(Note: If you are already enrolled in or have already applied for the course you wish to have a scholarship for, please indicate that by email to grs@jcu.edu.au)

Scholarship list

Indigenous Research Training Program Scholarship (RTPSI)

Value: $42,000 pa in 2020 (living allowance paid fortnightly) + $10,000 one off for project expenses.

Duration: 3.5 years

Eligibility: Applicants who identify as Australian Indigenous and/or Torres Strait Islander

International Research Training Program Scholarship (IRTPS)

Value: $28,092 pa in 2020 (living allowance paid fortnightly) + Overseas Health Cover

Duration: 3.5 years

Eligibility: International Applicants*

Research Training Program Scholarship (RTPS)

Value: $28,092 pa in 2020 (living allowance paid fortnightly)

Duration: 3.5 years

Eligibility: Domestic Applicants*

JCU Postgraduate Research Scholarship (JCUPRS)

Value: $28,092 pa in 2020 (living allowance paid fortnightly)

Duration: 3.5 years

Eligibility: All Applicants

AIMS@JCU Scholarships

Value: $28,092 pa in 2020 (living allowance paid fortnightly) + $5,000 pa as living allowance or project expenses

Duration: 4 years

Eligibility: All Applicants

All Scholarships include exemption from Tuition Fees for the duration of the scholarship.  Scholarships do not include the Student Services and Amenities Fee, relocation costs or health insurance unless otherwise specified.

*Domestic Applicants means Australian Citizens and Permanent Residents, and New Zealand Citizens. International Applicants are all other applicants.

Information for Advisors - Scholarships and Grant Applications

The GRS will guarantee a scholarship for any successful Future Fellow/Laureate Fellow UNLESS the Future Fellow/Laureate Fellow application includes and is successful in being awarded two scholarships, in which case the GRS will match that by guaranteeing a further two scholarships.  The GRS will also guarantee a scholarship for any successful ARC DECRA Grants. Successful grant recipients can award the scholarship to candidates of their choosing.  The GRS must be informed at the time of grant application so that the scholarship can be budgets.

All other grant applicants are a strongly encouraged to include a request for HDR scholarships in the budget of their grant applications.  Applicants may also find the below statement useful for inclusion in a grant application:

"James Cook University pledges PhD stipend/s for a student/s whose project is aligned with the successful proposal, allowing recruitment of either a domestic or international HDR candidate. The stipend is valued at $28,092 per annum (in 2020) over 3.5 years, and is subject to the university's HDR admissions and scholarship policy requirements.  This means that JCU will give a scholarship to anyone who is successfully awarded a scholarship based on merit by our scholarship application and scoring process.”

Externally funded research scholarships

If you are considering applying for a postgraduate research course at James Cook University you may also apply for externally funded research scholarships at any time, according to the terms and conditions of the scholarship or grant program. There are opportunities for both International and Domestic Applicants, so please visit our Externally Funded Research Scholarships page.