National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Postgraduate Scholarships

Funding opportunity at the University of Sydney for aspiring justice-health researchers: the NHMRC Postgraduate Scholarships support PhD and Masters by Research candidates in health and medical research.

The opportunity is especially relevant for students interested in forensic psychology, substance use, stress, cognitive impairment, violence, cognition, and broader crime or justice-health topics. The announcer, Lauren A. Monds, is based at the University of Sydney and indicates they are actively looking to supervise students in these areas.

This is a scholarship rather than a job opening. The NHMRC scheme funds successful applicants to undertake a research-based postgraduate degree in Australia, with an annual stipend at the NHMRC stipend rate. The scholarship is aimed at outstanding graduates early in their research careers who want to develop capacity for original independent research in health and medical research.

Eligibility highlights: applicants must be Australian or New Zealand citizens, or permanent residents of Australia; must be undertaking a PhD or master's by research; must have a research project based in Australia; and must align the proposal with the appropriate NHMRC research stream. Applicants must not already have received NHMRC Postgraduate Scholarship funding, must not hold an Australian Government RTP stipend for the same degree, and must not hold a full-time academic or other full-time position during the scholarship.

Deadline: the scholarship page lists a close date of 3 June 2026, while the post text mentions 4 June 2025. The linked scholarship page should be treated as the more current source.

How to apply: read the University of Sydney NHMRC submission guidelines, complete the application details and declaration form, and submit the required documents in Sapphire. Pay attention to the internal review and submission deadlines listed on the scholarship page.