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PhD Scholarships are offered by most Universities in Australasia. Please refer to the graduate programs page for more details.
N.B. Most scholarships are applied to via a link on the University scholarships page. The end of year round closing date is generally towards the end of October; the mid year round closing date (if offered) is generally around mid June.

In addition to these annual scholarships, some philosophy programs advertise PhD scholarships in a particular area of research. The following list, whilst not exhaustive, provides links to PhD scholarships currently on offer in Australasia in a particular area of research:

Analytic and Continental Philosophy
La Trobe University and University of Tasmania
Closing Date: 30 October 2007 or until filled

Experimental Philosophy
School of Philosophy and Bioethics, Monash University and the Neuroscience Research Group, Monash Medical School
Closing Date: 31 October 2007 or until filled

Applied Philosophy
Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics (CAPPE), Canberra Division
Closing Date: 1 February 2008

The Theresa Symons Postgraduate Scholarships in Philosophy
Discipline of Philosophy, University of Western Australia
commencing in 2009

Ferry Postgraduate Philosophy Scholarship
Discipline of Philosophy, University of Western Australia
commencing in 2009

Most often these scholarships are advertised on the aphil mailing list

Analytic and Continental Philosophy: Postgraduate Scholarship

At least two years funding are available for either an MA or a PhD candidate in association with the ARC Discovery project 'Analytic and Continental: Arguments on the Methods and Value of Philosophy'.

Candidates should apply through central scholarships at either La Trobe University or the University of Tasmania. Please notify either Dr Jack Reynolds or Dr James Chase of your intention to be considered for this project.

Further enquiries: Jack Reynolds, jack.reynolds at latrobe.edu.au or James Chase, jkchase at utas.edu.au

PhD in Experimental Philosophy

Candidates should apply through central scholarships and indicate in their application if they wish to be considered for this project. Please notify Dr Hohwy of your intention to be considered for this project. Candidates that do not receive an APA, Monash, or international scholarship may be considered for specific scholarship funding from Neuroscience and Philosophy.

Further enquiries: Jakob Hohwy, Philosophy, Monash; Jakob.Hohwy at arts.monash.edu.au

CAPPE research scholarships

Charles Sturt University announces two dedicated postgraduate research scholarships available to Australian residents for study at the Canberra division of the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics (CAPPE), an Australian Research Council funded Special Research Centre.

Research may be undertaken in any of the Centre’s core program areas of ethics in relation to political violence and state sovereignty, biotechnology, information technology and nanotechnology, criminal justice, business and professions, welfare and international justice, or topics in social, political and legal philosophy.

Applicants must contact CAPPE in advance of submitting a formal application to Charles Sturt University.

Further enquiries: Tom Campbell, tom.campbell at anu.edu.au

The Theresa Symons Postgraduate Scholarships in Philosophy

Supplementary scholarship to be held in conjunction with an Australian Postgraduate Award, a University Postgraduate Award or equivalent postgraduate research award or another full scholarship approved by the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. All students applying for postgraduate places at UWA under the supervision of members of the Discipline Group of Philosophy are eligible to apply.

Three Theresa Symons Postgraduate Scholarships are expecetd to be available in any one year from 2008, each supplying around $7000 per annum in addition to the amount provided by an APA, UPA or other award. full details

Ferry Postgraduate Philosophy Scholarship

Supplementary scholarship to be held in conjunction with an Australian Postgraduate Award, a University Postgraduate Award or equivalent postgraduate research award or another full scholarship approved by the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. All students applying for postgraduate places at UWA under the supervision of members of the Discipline Group of Philosophy are eligible to apply.

This scholarship is for postgraduate students intending to pursue research into the consequences of Hard Determinism in the discipline of Philosophy at the University of Western Australia.

The annual value of the scholarship is equivalent to half the stipend of the APA or UPA for each year of study for which the scholarship is awarded. The scholarship can be held in conjunction with any other scholarship, provided the conditions of the other scholarship so permit. full details