Sandrina Park Graduate Award 2026

The Sandrina Park Graduate Award is a research scholarship offered by Murdoch University in Australia. Based on the referenced posting, this award supports a PhD project in water management in mining within the university's School of Engineering and Energy.

The advertised project focuses on improving the reliability of mine water models, particularly for dewatering requirements in feasibility studies and cave mining methods such as block caving, panel caving, and sublevel caving. It is particularly relevant for students with backgrounds or research interests in hydrogeology, mining engineering, environmental science, earth science, and related engineering disciplines.

The award is fully funded for the selected doctoral candidate through a combination of a living stipend and tuition support. The reference posting states that the scholarship provides a stipend of AUD 37,000 per year for up to 3.5 years, while tuition fees are covered for 4 years. The opportunity is open to both domestic and international applicants.

Applicants are expected to demonstrate strong research potential. Murdoch University indicates that suitable candidates may hold a relevant master's degree or equivalent, an honours degree, postgraduate coursework with a substantial research project, or other qualifications and professional experience that show research capability. Evidence of academic or professional achievement may include research projects, conference presentations, publications, or relevant organisational contributions.

As this appears to be a project-specific doctoral scholarship, applicants should generally apply through the relevant Murdoch University research admissions or scholarship process and prepare documents that show academic merit, research readiness, and fit with the project topic.