For international students wishing to participate in research and development projects that enable industry partners to access up-and-coming talent, accelerate innovation, and investigate real-world challenges, ACU Industry PhD Scholarships are currently accepting applications from interested and suitably qualified candidates.
ACU Industry PhD Scholarships for International Students 2025/2026
ACU PhD candidates are encouraged to work with an industry partner on a research project through the Australian Catholic University’s (ACU) Industry PhD Scholarships. Candidates can use their advanced research abilities to assist in resolving practical issues by collaborating with industry.
Eligibility Criteria
To be considered for the scholarship, you must be:
- Domestic or International Students
- Ready to enrol in full-time program
- Applicants in PhD program
- Applicants who meet ACU’s admission and scholarship entry requirements.
Scholarship Benefits
PhD candidates are supported with a funding package for up to 3.5 years including:
- A stipend scholarship to support living expenses valued at $32,192 p.a. (2024 rate, indexed annually).
- Tuition Fee Scholarship valued at $30,000 p.a. (2024)
- Single Overseas Student Health Cover Policy
- Relocation Allowance of $2,000 for international candidates.
How to Apply for ACU Industry PhD Scholarships
PhD candidates are recruited via a competitive process. All graduate research scholarships are advertised on the ACU graduate research scholarships webpage.
Recommended that allowing at least three months to recruit and select a domestic candidate and up to six months to recruit an international candidate for commencement.
The recruitment process will include:
- advertisement (2–4 weeks)
- application collation, assessment, and offer (8–10 weeks)
- visa processing and travel to Australia to commence studies (for international candidates).
While ACU reserves the final decision on candidate admission and scholarship awarding, when sponsoring an ACU Industry PhD Scholarship, the industry partner may nominate a representative to participate in the assessment process.
To express interest or find out more, please contact the Graduate Research School. hdr.projects@acu.edu.au.
Application Deadline: Not Specified