Project & industry research scholarships

Victoria University offers a range of scholarships to undertake a PhD on a specific topic as part of an externally funded research project. Conditions, stipend values and funding sources vary for these types of projects.

As project-based scholarships become available, they will be advertised here.

Aboriginal History Archive Research Scholarship

The Aboriginal History Archive Research Scholarship are granted to candidates with a strong understanding of the nature of community control to conduct independent and team-based research, which will contribute to the research project - Resetting the Record: Indigenous History, Truth and Justice - funded by the Paul Ramsay Foundation.

Led by Professor Gary Foley, the overarching aim of the project is to unearth Indigenous history, stories, alternative narratives and learnings from the past, to engage communities, present into the public debate, provide materials for curricula, and, most importantly, make submissions to the Yoo-rrook Justice Commission in Victoria.

Participation in this project provides a unique opportunity to contribute to impactful research in Indigenous history, truth and justice.

Refer to the  2024 Aboriginal History Archive Scholarship Guide  for further details.

Communication-based protection for enhanced sensing for SWER networks

The Power Sensing group at Victoria University are looking for PhD candidates that can help us make regional power networks more efficient and reliable.

Our current focus lies on combining powerline communications with signal processing to create a monitoring system for Single-Wire Earth Return Powerlines in Australia. As the project grows towards commercialisation, we will need collaborators to help us with systems modelling, data analysis, hardware and software development.

The SWER Broken Conductor Fault Detector, has already deployed devices to regional networks in Victoria through a pilot project funded by the Victorian government in collaboration with the many power companies in Victoria, including PowerCor and Ausnet. The successful delivery of the previous phases of the project has also attracted multiple media attention, such as Create Digital (Engineers Australia) and Utility Magazine.

Through our IoT-PLC-based devices, the project expects to generate novel power protection technology and support the commercialisation of devices resulting from the previous feasibility projects with Victoria’s largest power distributor. The outcome of this project can provide significant benefits, such as mitigating fire-ignition risk and subsequent emissions, faster power recovery times, and insights for increasing the presence of renewable generation in regional networks.

To apply, please refer to the steps at Apply for a Graduate Research Scholarship

Refer to the  2024 Guide to Applicants for further details.

For information about applying for a scholarship please refer to the Apply for graduate research page.

For information about applying for the Aboriginal History Archive Research Scholarship, please:

• read the  2024 Aboriginal History Archive Scholarship Guide
• refer to the Apply for a graduate research scholarship page.