Griffith University International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (GUIPRS)

Benefits & funding

• Tuition fees are covered for up to two years for a research master’s or MPhil and for three years for a doctorate; an eligible doctoral award may receive an extension of up to six months.
• Standard Overseas Student Health Cover is provided for the candidate, including up to 57 months for a PhD candidate.
• The Student Services and Amenities Fee is covered during the award.
• GUIPRS is a tuition award rather than a living stipend; separate stipend scholarships or qualifying external sponsorship may support living costs.

Eligibility

• Applicants must be commencing or enrolled in an eligible Griffith higher degree by research.
• Applicants must be international under Griffith’s definition. Australian citizens, Australian permanent residents, holders of an Australian Permanent Humanitarian visa and New Zealand citizens are classified as domestic and are not eligible for GUIPRS.
• Awardees must maintain on-campus enrolment and normally a full-time study load unless part-time study and the scholarship are approved.
• Scholarship applicants must provide evidence that they meet the English-language requirement for their chosen research degree when applying.
• An applicant may enter scholarship ranking no more than twice within five years.
• The open-merit international round closes on 25 August 2026. Applicants with a sponsorship or scholarship providing at least AUD 36,000 per year for living expenses may lodge a packaged GUIPRS application at any time with evidence of that support.
• The later round opening on 2 November 2026 is limited to qualifying Griffith Pathway applicants with a recent Griffith Honours, master’s or graduate diploma containing at least 40 credit points of research.

Application process

1. 1
   Choose an eligible research degree, identify a prospective supervisor or advertised project, and develop the research proposal with supervisory input.
2. 2
   Prepare the required evidence, including identity documents, academic records, English-language results, a two-to-three-page research proposal, proof of supervision, the Griffith CV template and referee details.
3. 3
   Submit the online research-program application and complete its scholarship section; nominate supervisors and two referees and upload all supporting documents.
4. 4
   Apply by the deadline for the relevant route: 25 August 2026 for the current open-merit round, or at any time for a packaged GUIPRS backed by qualifying external living support. Current Griffith research candidates use the separate internal scholarship process.
5. 5
   Track the submitted application online and wait for Griffith’s email decision.

Program timeline

1. Current international open-merit round opened.

   6 July 2026

2. Current international open-merit round closes.

   25 August 2026

3. Successful Round 1 applicants are scheduled to be notified.

   Week of 16 November 2026

4. Restricted Griffith Pathway international round opens.

   2 November 2026

5. Round 1 offer-acceptance deadline.

   8 January 2027

6. Restricted Griffith Pathway international round closes.

   5 February 2027

7. Round 1 applicants commence in the relevant intake.

   22 February or 19 April 2027