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Quentin Bryce Law Doctoral Scholarship

The Faculty of Law is proud to offer Quentin Bryce Doctoral Scholarships (QBS) to outstanding PhD applicants. The scholarship provides a stipend and research support for 4 years.

Value and duration

Benefits offered under the scholarships include:

  • a stipend of $40,000 per annum for 4 years;
  • a research support fund of $1,500 per annum;
  • paid holiday, sick, maternity, and parenting leave.

Who is eligible?

The scholarships are open to domestic students and are awarded on a competitive basis.

Applicants must have completed a Masters Degree by research or a Bachelor Degree with first class honours, or be regarded by the University as having an equivalent level of attainment.

For further information on the eligibility criteria, please see clause 1 of the Conditions of Award.

Selection criteria

Scholarships will be awarded according to the following selection criteria:

  • academic merit of the applicant;
  • research and other relevant experience of the applicant;
  • publication record of the applicant;
  • quality of the research proposal; and,
  • relevance of the proposed research to the Faculty's research strengths.

Students who meet the criteria above will be invited to interview.

Doctoral Teaching Fellowship

Successful scholarship applicants may also be offered a Doctoral Teaching Fellowship which will provide an opportunity to gain valuable teaching experience in the Faculty of Law.

Doctoral Teaching Fellows will receive a salary of $25,000 per annum in addition to the QBS, and be expected to teach 4 hours per week in both Autumn and Spring sessions.

The Fellowship is envisaged as a 4 year role, although it is undertaken as a series of contracts. Generally, no further period will be offered beyond 4 years. Fellows will be assigned 4 hours of teaching work per week during the semester, which is the equivalent of 8 hours per week of part-time work. The appointment will be made at academic Level A Step 2. 

Entitlement to continue as a Doctoral Teaching Fellow will be dependent upon the Fellow:

  • continuing to hold the Quentin Bryce Law Doctoral Scholarship (QBS);
  • meeting the ongoing eligibility requirements of the scholarship's Conditions of Award (see Clause 2 of the Conditions of Award);
  • performing satisfactorily the duties of the Doctoral Teaching Fellowship; and,
  • progressing satisfactorily with the PhD, including meeting of milestones and on-track status through the candidature.

Applications

Potential Quentin Bryce Scholarship (QBS) applicants must first complete the faculty's mandatory pre-assessment process to determine eligibility for the PhD program. Please see our pre-assessment information.

Please note that applicants must have completed pre-assessment and a formal application to the Graduate Research School by the appropriate deadline for their QBS application to be valid. Students who wish to be considered for the QBS should select that option on their formal application form. Eligible applicants will then be invited to complete a short QBS application form and short-listed applicants who meet the selection criteria will be invited to an interview with the Faculty of Law. The interview panel will consist of the Dean of the Faculty of Law (or delegate), the HDR Director, the Dean of the Graduate Research School (or delegate) and academic staff members of the Faculty of Law.

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Sir Gerard Brennan Scholarship for Indigenous Australian PhD students

The University offers Sir Gerard Brennan Scholarships for Indigenous Australian students undertaking a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) or Master of Laws (Research) in the Faculty of Law. The scholarship provides a stipend and research support to undertake full-time PhD or Master of Laws (Research) studies at UTS.

Other Higher Degree Research Scholarships

The UTS Graduate Research School provides information about other research scholarships available for local and international students applying to commence a Doctoral or Master of Laws (Research) program at the Faculty of Law.

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