When to apply for a research degree and scholarships at UTS
Application closing dates
Application types and deadlines
The deadline for your application will vary depending on whether you are a domestic or international student and whether you are applying for a scholarship with your degree.
Important
Applications which are:
- late
- incomplete
- without certified documentation
- do not meet English language requirements
- do not include faculty pre-assessment (EoI) process, if applicable
will not be assessed and the application will be closed.
2025 Scholarship Deadlines
If you're applying to the research program and scholarship:
- Submit your application by the advertised scholarship closing dates.
- Applications submitted after the closing dates will not be processed. Applicants are encouraged to submit an application for the next round.
If you're applying for scholarships only:
- This option is only available if you are already enrolled OR if you have already received your offer of admission to a UTS research program.
- Submit your application by the advertised scholarship closing dates.
Application dates for domestic applicants who are seeking scholarships
If you are a domestic applicant wanting to be considered for the university's competitive scholarship, you will need to apply by the closing date.
Applications which are late, incomplete, without certified documentation or do not meet English language requirements will not be assessed and the application will be closed.
For applicants with coursework subjects in your study plan, you may commence by the coursework Census date for Main Calendar for that session.
2025 Domestic Scholarship Deadlines
Session | OPEN DATE | Closing Date | Outcome | Session Start date |
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2025 Research Session 1 | 15 August 2024 | 15 September 2024 | Available from 2 November 2024 | Between January and May 2025 |
2025 Research Session 2 | 31 March 2025 | 30 April 2025 | Available from 2 June 2025 | Between July and November 2025 |
Application dates for international applicants who are seeking scholarships
For applicants with coursework subjects in your study plan, you may commence by the coursework Census date for Main Calendar for that session.
Applications which are late, incomplete, without certified documentation, without faculty pre-assessment (EoI) process, if applicable, or do not meet English language requirements will not be assessed and the application will be closed.
2025 International Scholarship Deadlines
Session | OPEN DATE | Closing Date | outcome | session start date |
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2025 Research Session 1 and 2 | 15 August 2024 | 15 September 2024 | Available from 2 November 2024 | Between January and November 2025 |
CSC-UTS PhD Scholarship (China Scholarship Council)
This scholarship is open to potential PhD students and current first-year PhD students who are citizens of the People's Republic of China. Current students can use their original offer of admission in their application to apply through CSC (follow the CSC dates).
There are two programs available under the CSC-UTS PhD Scholarship scheme:
- Students who will undertake a PhD degree at UTS
- Visiting PhD students at UTS
UTS Application Process:
CSC applicants have to submit an application to UTS Graduate Research School by the CSC application deadline once the application portal is open for the next round of applications. When applications open, apply and indicate on your submitted application that your sponsor is CSC.
CSC Application Process:
After you have followed the UTS application process and have successfully received offer letters, you will then need to apply for the CSC scholarship by their application deadline.
How to apply
For students who will undertake a PhD degree at UTS, including students who are currently enrolled in a Chinese partner university and wish to undertake the Collaborative doctoral research degree (Joint PhD Student) as inbound research students:
- Step 1 contact UTS Graduate Research School (grs@uts.edu.au) to confirm eligibility for Collaborative doctoral research degree and partner university.
- Step 2 Apply to UTS for Admission and a CSC-UTS Scholarship by the 2025 application deadline: select the CSC-UTS joint scholarship from the scholarship drop-down list, and clearly note that you are applying for a CSC-UTS Scholarship. UTS will release an unconditional offer of admission and UTS IRS scholarship offer as indicated in the international scholarship application deadlines.
- Step 3 Students who received UTS unconditional offer of admission and IRS scholarship offer need to complete a CSC application per CSC deadline. Visit China Scholarship Council official site (open external site) for more information. You can contact the CSC Scholarship Liaison officer at your university in China for assistance with your application to CSC.
The outcome will be announced by CSC per their published timeline.
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