Funding scheme

Science HDR Student Project Funding

UTS Science prides itself on research that engages with the interests of industry, the community and its peers, and produces outcomes of social and economic benefits.

The Faculty of Science is committed to providing financial support for HDR students to assist them in the completion of their degree and to enhance their HDR experience at UTS.

HDR Project Support Funds are available to each student at the commencement of their candidature. The allocated amount is disbursed to the relevant Principal Supervisor Activity and is accessible to the HDR student for the duration of their candidature until exhaustion of funds or submission of thesis for examination.

Full details on the Science HDR Student Project Support Funding scheme are available to current HDR students and staff via Staff Connect.

Degree and type of research Yearly Rate Number of years Total amount allocated at commencement of candidature
MSc Research: non laboratory $1500 2 $3000
MSc Research: laboratory and field work $2500 2 $5000
PhD: non lab $1500 3 $4500
PhD: laboratory and field work $2500 3 $7500

 

Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.