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If you are interested in undertaking a research degree, then more information on application processes can be found on the Graduate Research School pages. Applicants are required to make contact with a potential supervisor prior to applying. Please refer to Our People or Our Research to identify suitable potential supervisors for your proposed research areas. HDR scholarships for specific research project that are currently available are listed below.

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Project Halophyte PhD positions

We are really excited to share that we are recruiting for multiple PhD positions as part of Project Halophyte, a major collaborative research project with The University of the South Pacific.

Rare Event Simulation: Protecting vital infrastructure from flood extremes

PhD top-up scholarship is available on Rare Event Simulation funded by the Australian Research Council to be supervised collaboratively across leading Australian Universities and researchers, including opportunities for travel and learning in reputed institutions in the USA.

Monitoring and management strategy for sediments in ungauged rivers

PhD top-up scholarship on high-impact project funded by the Fijian government in collaboration with New Zealand Aid. 

A Decadal Roadmap for Water Security and Resource Management

HDR scholarship is available on Decadal Water Security funded by the Australian Research Council. The research students will have opportunities to work with the collaborators from WaterNSW in the course of the study period.