Four PhD scholarships are available now within the School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering. The successful applicants will work on two Australian Research Council (ARC) funded Discovery Projects. One is one high entropy alloys and another is on additive manufacturing of metals.

Eligibility

• Open to both domestic and international applicants
• A bachelor’s degree with at least honours class IIA or equivalent from approved universities, which includes a relevant research component.
• A research master’s degree.
• A coursework master’s degree and an overall GPA (grade point average) equivalent to 5.65 on the 7-point UQ scale, which includes a relevant research component; or
• A postgraduate degree of at least one year full-time equivalent with an overall GPA (grade point average) equivalent to 5.0 on the 7-point UQ scale, together with demonstrated research experience equivalent to honours IIA will be considered for PhD entry on a case by case basis; or
• A bachelor’s degree plus at least two years of documented relevant research experience, including research publications.
• Applicant needs to demonstrate some research experience to be accepted into a PhD. If you can show you have planned and written a research project with some independence, you have enough experience to apply.

The scholarship value is $28597 per annum (2021 rate), indexed annually. The deadline for application is1 March 2021. Click for more details about eligibility.