Australia's women-in-STEM landscape includes Australian Research Council fellowships, government-funded scholarships through Study Assist, and sector-specific programs from organizations like Science & Technology Australia. Programs address women at every career stage from school leavers to senior researchers.
Computer Science
Deadline: Fall
A scholarship for women pursuing undergraduate or graduate degrees in computer science or a related technical field at a…
View details →Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE)
All STEM
Deadline: September
Up to 500 undergraduate and postgraduate scholarships annually for women and non-binary people in STEM, extended through…
View details →Other
Deadline: March
Annual fellowships of AU$25,000 each for early-career women scientists within five years of completing their PhD at Aust…
View details →Australian Research Council
Other
An Australian Research Council scheme providing three years of salary and project funding to outstanding early-career re…
View details →Biomedical
Australia's National Health and Medical Research Council fellowship-style grants providing salary and a research support…
View details →CSIRO
Other
Deadline: September
The first program of its kind in the world, providing tailored support for young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander w…
View details →Engineering
A student-run international organisation founded in Melbourne in 2008 that runs robotics and engineering workshops for g…
View details →Other
Deadline: April
The National Youth Science Forum's flagship residential STEM program for Australian Year 12 students, based at the Austr…
View details →Australian Maths Trust
Mathematics
Deadline: 31 July
Run by the Australian Maths Trust since 1978, the AMC is the longest running and largest school mathematics competition …
View details →Australian Maths Trust
Mathematics
Australia's national olympiad-level mathematics competition, administered by the Australian Maths Trust with selection h…
View details →Australian Science Innovations
General STEM
A national enrichment and selection program run for more than 35 years by Australian Science Innovations from the Resear…
View details →Other
Deadline: August
Paid summer research placements at Australia's national science agency, open to high-performing undergraduates who have …
View details →Mathematics
Deadline: September
Scholarships from the Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute supporting undergraduates at AMSI member universities t…
View details →Physics
Student and graduate pathways at the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, which operates the OPAL res…
View details →Engineering
A scholarship program delivered by the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering in partnership with …
View details →Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering
Physics
An annual school for senior undergraduate students at AINSE member universities, introducing them to research in nuclear…
View details →University of Queensland
Engineering
Deadline: Opens January, closes March
A $15,000-per-year scholarship for up to four years at the University of Queensland, funded from the legacy of Sir Willi…
View details →Defence Science and Technology Group
Engineering
A limited number of paid internships at Australia's Defence Science and Technology Group, run over the university summer…
View details →Defence Science and Technology Group
Engineering
One of the Defence Science and Technology Group's student opportunities, offering work experience placements inside one …
View details →UNSW Sydney
Other
Deadline: 15 September
Paid summer research placements in the UNSW Faculty of Science, each worth $3,800 for a six-week research project comple…
View details →Royal Australian Chemical Institute
Chemistry
Deadline: 30 June
A national award of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute, established as a memorial to Sir David Orme Masson, founder…
View details →AusIMM
Engineering
Deadline: 4 September
The flagship scholarship program of AusIMM, the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, funded through an Educati…
View details →Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre
Data Science
A paid 12-week internship at Australia's Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre, running from late November to mid-Februa…
View details →Engineers Australia
Engineering
The student and graduate stream of the Engineers Australia Excellence Awards, recognising those about to join the engine…
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A postgraduate scholarship from the Westpac Scholars Trust for Australians undertaking a masters or PhD at a partner Aus…
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Australia's national postgraduate scholarships, awarded by the General Sir John Monash Foundation to outstanding Austral…
View details →Physics
A joint venture of Macquarie University, UNSW, the University of Sydney, and UTS that builds quantum-technology pathways…
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The Australian arm of the Fulbright program, funding Australians to study, research, or teach in the United States and A…
View details →All STEM
A CSIRO funding program supporting scholarships for Australian postgraduate research and coursework study, including Hon…
View details →Geoscience Australia
Environmental Science
A customisable graduate program at Australia's national geoscience agency, whose work spans the full breadth of Australi…
View details →Australian Institute of Physics
Physics
An annual medal from the Australian Institute of Physics for the most outstanding Honours or Masters thesis in physics b…
View details →Astronomical Society of Australia
Physics
Awarded annually by the Astronomical Society of Australia together with the Australian Academy of Science for outstandin…
View details →Australian Mathematical Society
Mathematics
The Australian Mathematical Society's prize for the best talk given by a student at the Society's annual meeting. It is …
View details →Australian Mathematical Society
Mathematics
A grants scheme of the Australian Mathematical Society providing financial support to student members to further the Soc…
View details →Other
Top-up scholarships and co-supervised research projects that place PhD and masters students inside CSIRO research teams …
View details →UNSW Sydney
Other
A flagship PhD scholarship scheme at UNSW Sydney under which candidates are recruited onto advertised research projects …
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PhD scholarships offered by the Forrest Research Foundation with its five partner universities in Western Australia, ope…
View details →Australian Institute of Physics
Physics
An annual medal from the Australian Institute of Physics awarded for the most outstanding PhD thesis in physics or its a…
View details →Key programs include the L'Oréal–UNESCO For Women in Science Australia Fellowships, Australian Research Council (ARC) grants with SAGE (Science in Australia Gender Equity) accreditation requirements, and the Women in STEM Ambassador programs. Many universities offer targeted undergraduate and postgraduate scholarships.
SAGE (Science in Australia Gender Equity) is Australia's version of the UK's Athena SWAN Charter. Universities and research institutes earn accreditation by demonstrating commitment to gender equity in STEM. Many SAGE-accredited institutions have dedicated scholarships and fellowships for women.
Some are — the Australia Awards and Endeavour scholarships are specifically for international students. Research Council fellowships typically require Australian residency or citizenship. Check each program's eligibility carefully.
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