Research Scholarships

Indigenous Futures PhD and Masters Scholarships

Building the next generation of Indigenous scholars

The scholarship offer

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(AUD - 2024 Rate)
per year for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students (see eligibility criteria)

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(AUD - 2024 Rate)
per year for Māori and Pacific domestic students as defined by the University of Queensland, that is:

a citizen of Australia
a permanent resident of Australia (including humanitarian visas), or
a citizen of New Zealand

The Indigenous Futures Centre is excited to offer an attractive PhD and MPhil scholarships designed to support Indigenous researchers at all career stages by providing support, training, mentoring and career opportunities.

Research within the Indigenous Futures Centre is framed around 3 themes: Health & Wellbeing, Law & Justice and Education & Economies.

The PhD program will foster the future generation of promising Indigenous researchers trained through the Centre’s comprehensive Indigenous leadership, mentorship and capacity building program.

The Indigenous Futures Centre provides the ideal opportunity to build strength and research capacity by supporting next generation of Indigenous scholars with the support of the current Indigenous thought leaders.

For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students, $70,000 Per annum

$45,000 stipend - Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Research Scholarship 2024 rate, indexed annually, tuition fees and;

Indigenous Futures Centre top-up and research support

$20,000 top-up
$5,000 research support

For Māori and Pacific Students (as defined above), $60,000 (per annum):  

$35,000 stipend - Graduate School Scholarships (UQGSS) - Includes Research Training Program (RTP) 2024 rate, indexed annually, tuition fees

Indigenous Futures Centre top-up and research support

$20,000 top-up
$5,000 research support

Your primary supervisor must be a Chief Investigator within the centre, and that they must be confirmed as a supervisor prior to application.

Background to a PhD

A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) is an internationally recognised graduate research program that will enable you to become an independent researcher, propelling you into the world of Higher Degree Research and academia.

Traditionally, the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) program is undertaken for 3-4 years in a full-time capacity and will allow you to undertake a research project, with an advisory team's guidance, to produce an 80,000-word thesis and complete an oral examination.

Along the way, there will be 3 milestone reviews to help guide your research project and allow key advisors to assist in your progress.

You'll need a strong academic background, and you may need to submit a research proposal and other documents to support your application.

Background to a Master of Philosophy (MPhil)

A Master of Philosophy (MPhil) is an internationally recognised graduate research degree that will enable you to develop advanced knowledge and methodologies.

The MPhil will take you 1.5 to 2 years to complete full time and will allow you to undertake a significant research project and complete a 40,000-word thesis and an oral examination.

You will need a strong academic background to apply and may need to submit a research proposal and other documents to support your application.

The MPhil is useful to those who are interested in a PhD however may lack previous research experience, many MPhil candidates choose to continue with their research, using it as a pathway to a PhD.