Griffith University Australia
Griffith University scholarships include both tuition cost reductions and living stipends, allowing you to focus on your research excellence without financial restraints.Â
These scholarships may get support by the business partner or jointly get funds by the industry partner and Griffith University. The grant is valid for up to three years of full-time study in a PhD program. The industry top-up funds differ amongst the arrangements. Doctoral applicants may get a six-month extension under certain circumstances.
Griffith Industry PhD Scholarship Scheme
Fully industry-funded project (including options for industry partner’s employees)
| Model | Funding support from industry | Funding support from Griffith |
| Model A (Industry-funded stipend) | Funding support from the industry | Full or partial stipend scholarship or employer may continue to pay salary if applicant is an employee (minimum $35,000 per annum) |
Co-funding project
| Model | Funding support from industry | Funding support from Griffith |
| Model B (Industry top-up / co-funding stipend) | Minimum stipend scholarship of $10,000 per annum | Full or partial scholarship may be awarded as a package with industry funding where the arrangement meets the RTP industry weighting criteria. International candidates may be eligible for a tuition scholarship. |
Why collaborate?
Candidates doing their doctoral studies alongside with an external organization receive:
- Access to industry facilities, technology and equipment.
- Access to industry experience, real-world challenges, information, and data for research purposes.
- Opportunity for professional development.
- Professional development opportunities.
- Potential future employment opportunities.
- Relevant organizational experience to match your career goals.
- Opportunity for increased scholarship stipend.
How to find a partner
There are various approaches to discovering an industry partner to collaborate with, including:
- Utilizing your networks—contacting an industry partner and collaborate on a project idea together (this may be your employer who could support you during your studies)
- Using your supervisor’s networks, work as a team to approach and cooperate on a project proposal for an industry partner.
- Applying for a project through an advertised industry relationship.
Eligible external organisations
An industrial partner/external organization, often known as a research end-user, is any entity (nationally or worldwide) that is not owned by a university, such as:
- Private enterprises, start-ups, and businesses
- Not-for-profit organizations and charities
- Government (local, state, and federal)—this includes agencies like CSIRO.
- Community groups and organizations.
The following entities are excluded from this definition:
- Other higher education providers
- organizations that are affiliated, controlled entities, or subsidiaries (such as medical research institutes) of a higher education provider
- Equivalents (nationally or globally) of the above exclusions.
Eligibility
Those who apply for admission as a PhD candidate must possess:
- A bachelor’s degree with first-class honors (often necessary for Model B).
- A Bachelor’s degree with second-class honors (Division A) (often necessary for Model A).
- A master’s degree with a major research component from a popular university is to be of equivalent quality.
- A record of research or qualification awarded by a professional or other entity that is considered to be of equivalent quality.
Griffith University selects applicants for higher-degree research fellowships according to their academic merit and research background.
How to Apply
The Research Scholarships Table lists available options. Please see each offering for entry requirements. Applicants must submit an expression of interest, and after the selection as per the preference of candidate, they should apply for the program and scholarship.
Alternatively, if you have identified an industry partner (for example, your workplace) with whom you wish to cooperate, please contact a supervisor at Griffith Experts and pursue the organization together. Griffith supervisors can find out how to organize an industry doctoral project on the website. HDR Industry Engagement and Partnerships.
