Last Updated on September 29, 2026 by admin
PhD Scholarships at Monash University, a public research university based in Melbourne, Australia.
| Position | Location | Level / Salary | Closes |
|---|---|---|---|
| PhD Scholarship Opportunity – Unravelling Cancer Metabolite Recognition by T Cells | Clayton campus | 18 Oct 2026 | |
| A fully funded PhD scholarship is available in the group of Dr Wael Awad within Prof. Jamie Rossjohn’s laboratory at the Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute (BDI). | |||
| PhD Stipend Scholarship – Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences/Monash AI institute [AI-enabled personalised coaching for physical activity and other health behaviour change across diverse cultural contexts] | Clayton campus | 31 Oct 2026 | |
| We are recruiting PhD candidates to join our team at the School of Psychological Sciences working across AI-enabled personalised health. Supported by the Monash AI Institute, this program brings together researchers from Monash Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash Information Technology, Monash University Malaysia, and industry partners to develop the next generation of personalised AI health coaching systems. | |||
| PhD Stipend Scholarship – Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences/Monash AI institute [AI-enabled personalised coaching for physical activity, sleep and health behaviour change] | Clayton campus | 31 Oct 2026 | |
| This PhD stipend scholarship offers an outstanding opportunity for talented candidates to undertake interdisciplinary research within a cohort funded by the Monash AI Institute. The candidate will join a vibrant research team spanning medicine, health sciences, information technology, and behavioral science, with cross-institutional links to Monash Malaysia. | |||
| PhD Scholarship in the Study of Islamophobia in Australia | Clayton campus | 1 Nov 2026 | |
| This project will establish Australia’s first national longitudinal cohort study of the drivers and consequences of Islamophobia. It will examine environmental drivers (e.g., social and traditional media messages, international events) of Islamophobia over time, and how experiences of Islamophobia affect the lives and outcomes for Australian Muslims. The project will be conducted with Muslim community and industry partners, and government. The PhD candidate will have the opportunity to work on different aspects of the project and will receive excellent training as well as opportunities to be co-author on resulting publications (minimum 3) from their PhD studies. | |||
| PhD: Self-Evolving Agents: Continual, Trustworthy, and Resource-Efficient Agentic AI | Clayton campus | 13 Nov 2026 | |
| As part of the CSIRO Industry PhD scholarship program, this is an unprecedented opportunity for an outstanding data science and AI PhD candidate interested in agentic AI, supervised by Dr Teresa Wang and Dr Tongtong Wu at Monash University, jointly with Dr He Zhao and Dr, Dan Steinberg from CSIRO, Dr Yue Yang and David Lemphers from Maincode. | |||
| PhD Scholarship in Communication and Navigation for Blind and Low Vision People | Clayton campus | 14 Oct 2026 | |
| This PhD scholarship is funded as an important part of a Monash AI institute collaboration between the Arts and IT faculties around technology for orientation and mobility for Blind and Low Vision people. | |||
| PhD Scholarship Opportunity: Developing the Next Generation of Evidence-Based Rheumatology Researchers | St Kilda Road | 4 Oct 2026 | |
| Applications are invited for a fully supported PhD scholarship at Monash University to undertake innovative research in the development, implementation and evaluation of living clinical practice guidelines in rheumatology. Based within the Australia and New Zealand Musculoskeletal (ANZMUSC) Clinical Trials Network, this project offers the opportunity to contribute to internationally recognised research that directly informs clinical care for people with rheumatic diseases.. | |||
| PhD Scholarships – ARC Research Hub for Critical Energy Separation Materials | Clayton campus, New South Wales, Western Australia | 30 Sep 2026 | |
| A PhD with the CREST Research Hub is an opportunity to undertake world-class research that will help transform Australia’s critical minerals industry. Our PhD candidates are supervised by leading academics and mentored by industry experts, working on research that addresses real-world challenges and delivers meaningful impact. As a CREST PhD scholar, you will be part of a collaborative, multidisciplinary research environment with access to state-of-the-art facilities and strong industry engagement. | |||
| PhD Scholarship Opportunity – Safe and Sustainable Electrolytes for Next-Generation Rechargeable Metal Batteries | Clayton campus | 30 Nov 2026 | |
| We are seeking highly motivated PhD candidates to undertake research on the design and development of safe and sustainable electrolyte materials for advanced energy storage systems. | |||
| PhD Stipend Scholarship – School of Primary and Allied Health Care, Monash University (Human-Animal Interactions) | Peninsula campus | ||
| This PhD stipend scholarship offers a unique opportunity for a talented candidate to define their own research direction within the field of human-animal interactions. | |||
| PhD Scholarship Opportunity – Processing intelligence for green metals using in situ X-ray characterisation and machine learning | Clayton campus | 31 Mar 2027 | |
| Expressions of interest are sought from outstanding candidates for PhD study in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering within the Faculty of Engineering. | |||
| PhD Opportunity – Indigenous (Energy) | Caulfield campus, Clayton campus | 31 Dec 2026 | |
| Monash Energy Institute and Faculty of IT, Faculty of Engineering and Monash Business School invites Indigenous applications for a fully funded, 3.5-year PhD scholarship starting 2026 | |||
| PhD Scholarships: Shaping AI’s Future | Clayton campus | 30 Sep 2026 | |
| Monash Arts is seeking innovative and socially-conscious researchers who are driven to create meaningful change. | |||
| PhD scholarship opportunity in Materials Science and Engineering: NOₓ production by plasma bubble reactor | Clayton campus | ||
| The current project is titled “NOₓ production by plasma bubble reactor”. This project explores a plasma bubble reactor, where tiny plasma‑filled bubbles are injected into water to create nitrogen oxides (NOₓ) directly from the air. Because the bubbles are so small, they provide a large contact area, making the process highly efficient at room temperature and without any fossil fuels. | |||
| MJLEH PhD Scholarship in Japanese Language Education and Cultural Literacy | Clayton campus | 30 Sep 2026 | |
| The MJLEH Scholarships support graduate researchers to complete a PhD at Monash University on a topic related to the acquisition and/or teaching of Japanese Language and Cultural Literacy. | |||
| Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) or Master of Engineering Science (Research) Domestic Scholarship Opportunities at Faculty of Engineering | Clayton campus | ||
| Expressions of interest are sought from outstanding domestic candidates for Master’s by Research or PhD study in all departments, within the Faculty of Engineering. | |||
| Indigenous EOI for PhD Opportunities | Clayton campus | ||
| Monash University is seeking expressions of interest from Indigenous Australians to explore a PhD research area | |||
| Centre for Health Economics, Monash Business School, Integrated PhD Program 2026 | Caulfield campus | ||
| If you are looking for rigorous graduate research training and want to make a substantial contribution to research in the economics of health and health care, the Centre for Health Economics at Monash University offers a fully funded PhD in health economics. | |||
| Monash/Bayreuth Double PhD Degree Opportunity – Accelerating organic semiconductor discovery with generative AI, molecular dynamics and DFT | Clayton campus | 30 Nov 2026 | |
| As part of this program (integrated within the DFG-funded IRTG 2818 / OPTEXC framework), candidates complete an extended research stay of 6 to 12 months at the partner institution. Doctoral researchers gain access to cross-continental industry links, specialized facilities, and dual academic networks, graduating with two doctoral degrees to maximize global career impact. | |||
| Scholarship in CSIRO Industry PhD Program – Project 2: Techniques and Frameworks for Enabling Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) Migration | Clayton campus | ||
| This Project develops techniques for the migration to post-quantum cryptography (PQC) to secure critical infrastructure from quantum attacks. The expected outcome is the design of methods, techniques and their prototype to implement trusted PQC migration. The potential benefit is to enhance the security of Australian critical infrastructures against quantum attacks. | |||
| Research Fellow – Trustworthy AI & Cybersecurity | Clayton campus | Level A ($86,195 – $116,981) | 6 Oct 2026 |
| Join our dynamic team and make high-impact contributions to the critical fields of Trustworthy AI and Cybersecurity. | |||
| Research Fellow in Experimental Particle Physics (MWAPP) | Clayton campus | Level A ($86,195 – $116,981) | 28 Oct 2026 |
| Join the School of Physics and Astronomy within the Faculty of Science as a Research Fellow and contribute to internationally recognised research in experimental particle physics. | |||
| Lecturer / Senior Lecturer – Radiographer | Clayton campus | Level C ($150,841 – $173,931) | 9 Oct 2026 |
| Monash University’s School of Primary and Allied Health Care are seeking a Lecturer or Senior Lecturer within Radiography, for a short term appointment that will contribute to the delivery of the Bachelor of Radiography and Medical Imaging (Honours) and support undergraduate and postgraduate teaching within the Department. | |||
| Research Fellow | Clayton campus | Level A ($86,195 – $116,981) | 7 Oct 2026 |
| Working within an active research group, this position will be in support of a project to develop and demonstrate micro-scale intracranial probes to sense the extremely small magnetic fields resulting from the currents flowing along nerve cells due to brain activity. | |||
| Senior Lecturer / Associate Professor – Anatomy & Developmental Biology | Clayton campus | Level D ($181,629 – $200,092) | 7 Oct 2026 |
| Join Monash University as an Associate Professor / Senior Lecturer and make a leading contribution to research and education in developmental biology. | |||
| Professor and Director of the Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences | Parkville campus | – A competitive remuneration package will apply | 5 Oct 2026 |
| Monash University is searching for an exceptional leader to become the next Director of the Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (MIPS), one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical research institutes. | |||
| Lecturer – Marketing | Caulfield campus | Level B ($123,138 – $146,228) | 8 Oct 2026 |
| Join the Department of Marketing to teach, supervise students, and pursue impactful research while engaging with industry and academic communities. | |||
| Associate Professor – Regenerative Medicine | Clayton campus, Other | Level D ($181,629 – $200,092) | 11 Oct 2026 |
| As an Associate Professor in Regenerative Medicine, you will provide academic leadership across teaching, research and postgraduate education at ARMI. | |||
| Postdoctoral Research Fellow: Computational Methods for Fluid-Granular Flows | Clayton campus | Level A ($86,195 – $116,981) | 5 Oct 2026 |
| The position is part of an interdisciplinary team spanning applied mathematics and economic geology and is based in the School of Mathematics at Monash University. | |||
| Senior Research Fellow / Associate Professor (Research) & EMBL Australia Group Leader | Clayton campus | Level D ($181,629 – $200,092) | 2 Oct 2026 |
| The Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute (ARMI) at Monash University is seeking an exceptional, forward-thinking Senior Research Fellow / Associate Professor (Research) to join us as an EMBL Australia Group Leader. | |||