PhD Scholarships at Monash University, a public research university based in Melbourne, Australia.

PositionLocationLevel / SalaryCloses
PhD Scholarship – Modelling the social and political drivers of net zero transitionsClayton campus
The PhD opportunity is based at Monash Sustainable Development Institute (MSDI) and will support a research project funded by the Australian Research Council (ARC) on modelling the technological, social and political drivers of the net zero transition. The PhD candidate will be supervised by at least two senior researchers.
PhD Scholarship – The Health4Her ProjectTurning Point – 110 Church Street, Richmond
This PhD scholarship is being offered to conduct research as part of the Health4Her Project, supporting the implementation-effectiveness trials, as well as the opportunity to gather data and explore a range of issues around women’s health and alcohol consumption, including alcohol literacy, attitudes, social practices, health promotion, and behaviour change.
PhD Scholarship – Developing a national alcohol risk index: preventing future alcohol-related harmsTurning Point – 110 Church Street, Richmond
This PhD scholarship aims to track alcohol-related harms, pinpoint high-risk areas and demographics, grasp the nature of these harms, and collaborate with stakeholders to contextualize them. By identifying key factors that increase alcohol risks, it will create tools for policymakers to mitigate harm and enhance the health of Australians.
PhD Scholarship – Understanding sleep disturbance in clients seeking treatment for alcohol use disorderTurning Point – 110 Church Street, Richmond
This PhD Scholarship will work on clinical trials and studies at Turning Point to investigate sleep disturbances in patients seeking treatment for Alcohol use disorder (AUD). The project will involve collection and analysis of both subjective and objective measures of sleep with outcomes of this work helping to delineate the role and impact that comorbid sleep disturbances have on the course and progression of recovery from AUD.
PhD Scholarship – Examining neurocognitive interventions and mechanisms in the treatment of alcohol use disordersTurning Point – 110 Church Street, Richmond
This PhD scholarship will investigate cognitive biases across the spectrum of alcohol use disorder severity. They’ll explore how biases are affected by variables like time of day, mood, and context. The candidate will utilize various measurement techniques in clinical trials and lab studies to deepen our understanding of addiction psychology and enhance CBM interventions. These interventions aim to be more effective across diverse contexts, patients, and delivery platforms, including smartphone apps.
PhD Opportunity: Digital Twin of Protein Extrusion for Plant-Based Meat InnovationClayton campus
The project is under the CSIRO’s Industry PhD (iPhD) Program that brings together an industry partner, a university (Monash University for this project) and CSIRO to co-develop a four-year industry-focussed PhD project.
PhD Scholarship – Development of novel Radiotracers for the Fibrosis Detection – PhD scholarship available with an International TeamThe Alfred Centre
We are seeking expressions of interest from enthusiastic PhD applicants to join a supportive, vibrant research team. A full PhD scholarship for 3.5 years will be offered to successful candidates
PhD Scholarship: Advanced electrode development for Green Hydrogen ProductionClayton campus31 Dec 2024
The project aims to demonstrate energy-efficient generation of compressed hydrogen by water electrolysis in a high pressure electrolyser test-rig produced by Melbourne company Energys Australia P/L, using high-performance membrane-electrode assemblies.
PhD Scholarship: Towards the direct deposition of printed solar cells for next-generation building-integrated photovoltaic technologyClayton campus
This project aims to develop semi-transparent electrodes for integration of solar cells into building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) products, e.g. glazing, roofing, and cladding. The expected outcome is for new materials and processes for low-cost semi-transparent electrodes to be developed. The potential benefit is to generate sovereign manufacturing opportunities in the energy technology sector.
Indigenous EOI for PhD OpportunitiesClayton campus
Monash University is seeking expressions of interest from Indigenous Australians to explore a PhD research area
2025 PhD Program – PhD research opportunity -The economics of preventing future health inequalities – Project-specific PhD opportunity in the Centre for Health Economics, Monash Business SchoolCaulfield campus
This PhD research opportunity will focus on evaluating the impact of preventative health policies on current and future health inequalities. Preventative health interventions can affect health inequality because baseline risks, and intervention uptake, effects and adherence vary across groups.
Centre for Health Economics, Monash Business School, PhD Program 2025Caulfield 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.