Postgraduate Scholarships

It aims to support these outstanding health and medical graduates early in their career so they can be trained to conduct research that is internationally competitive and develop a capacity for original independent research within Australia.

The intended outcome of the Postgraduate Scholarships scheme is increased research capacity within Australia.

The NHMRC Postgraduate Scholarships grant opportunity has previously offered three stipend amounts based on academic qualifications. From 1 January 2024 as advised by NHMRC’s Research Committee and approved by the Minister for Health and Aged Care, the Hon. Mark Butler MP, all stipends will be increased to a single value of $50,000 per annum (pro rata) for NHMRC Postgraduate Scholarships. This will apply to all current and new NHMRC Postgraduate Scholarship holders.

Funding support

Postgraduate Scholarships may be funded by, or in conjunction with, other organisations. These grants offer opportunities to researchers whose work is particularly relevant to the priorities and research interests of the partner organisations.

Information on how organisations and individuals can support NHMRC to fund health and medical research is available on GrantConnect – refer to the Grant Guidelines and the Postgraduate Scholarships funding partners' document for information on our funding partners.

Peer review

Applications to the Postgraduate Scholarships grant opportunity will be assessed in accordance with the assessment criteria and category descriptors set out in the Grant Guidelines and Peer Review Guidelines (available on GrantConnect).