School of Medicine and Psychology PhD Scholarship in 2026 from Australian National University

About

Australian National University  can support you financially if you are admitted to one of its study programmes as an international student.

Australian National University awards scholarships, bursaries, tuition fee reductions and discounts that help you cover existing tuition and living costs.

Overview

Scholarship type

Merit based

Number of scholarships to award

One

Grant

$ 42,000 per annum

Scholarship coverage

tuition fee reduction

Description

The School of Medicine and Psychology (‘the School’) in the ANU College of Health and Medicine (‘the College’) is offering a one-off award to support a PhD research program exploring the topic of health and homelessness in Australia (‘the Award’).

Funding for this Award has been provided by the John James Foundation and the Snow Foundation.

The objective of the Award is to support an outstanding domestic candidate to enable them to pursue a Doctor of Philosophy program in MEDI9910 or PSYC9723, based in the School of Medicine and Psychology (SMP) on the topic of health and homelessness in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT).

A student who is an Australian citizen, a New Zealand citizen, the holder of an Australian Permanent Resident visa or the holder of an Australian humanitarian visa

Benefits

Stipend: $42,000pa and Frequency of payment (fortnightly)

Duration (normally 3.5 years PhD)

Extension (up to 6mths)

Paid leave entitlements include:

20 working days recreation

10 working days medical

Additional 60 working days medical / carers / parental

Thesis reimbursement (capped at $500)

travel and removal reimbursement (capped at $1,000)

Eligibility

The Award is available to a prospective domestic ANU student who:

is enrolling full-time in a program of study for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in MEDI9910 or PSYC9723, based in the School of Medicine and Psychology; and

has demonstrated H1 or H1 equivalence.

Scholarship requirements

Disciplines

Multiple disciplines

Locations

Australia

Nationality

Australian

Study experience required

Bachelor

Age

Unknown

Application

Application deadline

31 Oct 2026

Applicants should submit an application to study at the ANU and an application for the scholarship listed on this page. The Application for the School of Medicine and Psychology PhD programs (9910XPHD or 9723XPHD) are available via the Programs and Courses webpages. PhD program applications close on 31 October. The scholarship application form below should also be completed and returned to Anna Olsen with your up-to-date CV by the closing date.

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School of Medicine and Psychology PhD Scholarship