University of Tasmania, Australia PhD Scholarships for International Students

Applications are now open for fully funded PhD positions at the University of Tasmania in Australia. These scholarships support research in many different fields. Most projects close on 1 June 2026. Selected students receive a living stipend and tuition fee support. International students from all nationalities can apply. There is no application fee. You can check out BS, MS, PhD and postdoc positions here.

Key Details:

• Degree Level: PhD research degree.
• Host Country: Australia.
• Application Deadline: Mostly 1 June 2026. Some projects have different dates.
• Scholarship Type: Fully funded stipend with tuition fee offset.
• Open To: International students and domestic students.
• Application Fee: None.

What This Scholarship Offers:

• You receive a generous annual stipend to cover your living expenses.
• You get tuition fees covered or offset.
• You gain access to excellent research facilities and equipment.
• You work with expert supervisors in your field.
• You can take part in fieldwork in special locations such as Antarctica and Tasmanian nature areas.
• You develop strong research skills and build professional networks.
• You prepare for a successful future career in research, industry or government.

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Eligibility Criteria:

• You must have a strong academic background usually with an honours degree or equivalent.
• You need to meet the University of Tasmania PhD entry requirements.
• You must show good English language skills.
• Some projects need specific skills or experience.
• International students must meet visa and other requirements.

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Available PhD Projects:

• Protecting Aboriginal Law in Country (Law)
  Empower Aboriginal communities to assert Law in Country through pathways for protecting cultural landscapes, water catchments, and Song in Country.
  Closing date: 1 June 2026.
  APPLY HERE (Note: Domestic student type listed; check eligibility).
  
• Genomics informed drug repurposing in MS (Medical Research)
  Use genomic datasets and iPSC-based models to uncover/validate drug candidates slowing/preventing MS progression.
  Closing date: 1 June 2026.
  APPLY HERE.
  
• Assessing the impacts of Antarctic landfast sea ice on ocean circulation (Marine and Antarctic)
  Investigate effects of realistic landfast ice representation in ocean-sea ice models, focusing on polynyas.
  Closing date: 1 June 2026.
  APPLY HERE.
  
• Geotechnical tools for urban landslides (Engineering) —
  Develop unified approaches for stratigraphies and soil properties to reduce uncertainty in site characterisation, addressing Tasmanian landslides.
  Closing date: 1 June 2026.
  APPLY HERE.
  
• Using remote sensing to track wildfire impacts on organic soils across western Tasmanian sedgelands (Biological Sciences, Geography)
  Landscape-scale mapping of sedgeland organic soil loss.
  Closing date: 1 June 2026.
  APPLY HERE.

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• Using pyroecophysiology to determine when living plants become wildfire fuel during drought progression (Biological Sciences)
  Advance understanding of water stress on plant flammability using fire science and physiology. Closing date: 1 June 2026.
  APPLY HERE.
  
• Detecting Outlet Glacier Process and Change Using Seismology and Combined Geophysical Approaches (Earth Sciences, Marine and Antarctic, Physics)
  Develop geophysical approaches for Antarctic ice sheet outlets, focusing on field data and glacier dynamics.
  Closing date: 1 June 2026. APPLY HERE.
  
• Ice sheet elevation change from space (Geography, Marine and Antarctic)
  Develop new datasets of elevation change in sensitive Antarctic Ice Sheet areas.
  Closing date: 1 June 2026. APPLY HERE.
  
• Identification of genetic mechanisms for resistance to Piscirickettsia salmonis (Biological Sciences, Marine and Antarctic)
  Use CRISPR to identify genes for SRS resistance in salmonids.
  Closing date: 1 June 2026. APPLY HERE.
  
• Developing Original catalytic reactions for chemical synthesis (Chemistry)
  Catalytic reactions for organic synthesis.
  Closing: 1 June 2026. APPLY HERE
  
• Transforming Pyrethrum Production – discovering genes and systems to enable annual cropping of a perennial (Agriculture, Biological Sciences)
  Genetic/physiological drivers of early flowering for annual cropping.
  Closing: 1 June 2026. APPLY HERE.

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• Climate extremes and agricultural resilience in Tasmania (Agriculture, Earth Sciences, Geography)
  Understanding/adapting to climate extremes in Tasmanian agriculture.
  Closing: 1 June 2026. APPLY HERE.
  
• Coastal ecosystems and climate change (Geography)
  Assess saltmarsh ecosystem values (ecological, socio-economic) for biodiversity and climate resilience.
  Closing: 1 June 2026. APPLY HERE.
  
• Unlocking the Secrets of the Aging Brain (Biological Sciences, Dementia/Medical Research) — Single-cell tools for DNA changes in aging, cancer, neurodegeneration.
  Closing: 1 June 2026. . APPLY HERE.
  
• Carbonate chemistry fitness landscapes for mechanistic understanding of phytoplankton to future ocean change (Marine and Antarctic)
  High-throughput methods for phytoplankton fitness under ocean change.
  Closing: 1 June 2026. APPLY HERE.
  
• Predictive network modelling of Tasmanian Lake Ecosystems (Biological Sciences)
  Field, experiments, and modelling for lake responses to climate volatility.
  Closing: 1 June 2026. APPLY HERE

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• Serious Fun: Using Games to Democratise Carbon Dioxide Removal Decision-Making (Geography, Social Sciences)
  Play-based methods for citizen engagement in CDR decision-making.
  Closing: 1 June 2026. APPLY HERE.
  
• Removing rabbits to restore ecosystems from the ground up (Biological Sciences)
  Restoration ecology, soil seedbanks, microbes, plant-soil interactions.
  Closing: 1 June 2026. APPLY HERE.
  
• Understanding Scenario Sensitivity in Climate-Informed Flood Risk Mapping for Emergency Management (Geography) – Flood risk modelling for Tasmania.
  Closing: 1 June 2026. APPLY HERE.
  
• Finding the limits of oxidative capacity (Chemistry)
  Harness iodine (V) reagents for chemical synthesis.
  Closing: 1 June 2026. APPLY HERE.
  
• Streamlining simulation with GenAI (Pharmacy)
  Pharmacy simulator enhancements.
  Closing: 1 October 2026. APPLY HERE.
  
• The impact of MS genetics on the brain (Medical Research) – Genetic influences on MS.
  Closing: 1 October 2026 – APPLY HERE.
  
• State Estimation of Antarctic Ice-Shelf Basal Melting… (Earth Sciences, Marine)
  Data assimilation for ice shelf/ocean processes.
  Closing: 1 June 2026 – APPLY HERE.
  
• The impact of grief literacy education in the aged care sector (Nursing)
  Evaluate ‘Learning through Loss’ program.
  Closing: 1 October 2026 – APPLY HERE.

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How to Apply:

• Visit the University of Tasmania available projects page.
• Choose projects that match your background.
• Contact the project supervisor to discuss your interest.
• Prepare all required documents such as CV, transcripts and English test results.
• Submit your application before the deadline.

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