Scholarships

We provide our PhD Scholars with generous financial support, mentoring, and professional development opportunities to help them accelerate their career and go further than they imagined possible.

At Forrest Hall we have created the most stimulating and inspiring learning environment where Scholars can live, learn and share ideas in a multi-disciplinary academic community.

Forrest Scholars break with convention, push at boundaries, and go further than they imagined possible. They are at the forefront of world-leading research in their chosen discipline. Their research has the potential to change the world.

Do you have what it takes to become a Forrest Scholar?

Forrest PhD Scholarships are offered to students who have exceptional academic profiles and who have the desire, drive and imagination to undertake doctoral research of the highest standard. Forrest Scholars will have been among the top performing students in their undergraduate and graduate cohorts. The grade point average (GPA) of current Forrest Scholars is above 3.95/4.00, with the majority of Scholars having achieved a perfect GPA of 4.00/4.00 in their undergraduate and/or graduate degrees. You need to be able to demonstrate that your previous academic achievements have been outstanding.

Academic excellence is a necessary, but not a sufficient, condition for winning a Forrest PhD Scholarship. You also need to demonstrate deep curiosity about your chosen field of study, a strong desire to communicate to others your enthusiasm for knowledge and discovery, a commitment to use this knowledge to have a positive impact on the world around us, and the drive and determination to succeed even when faced with obstacles and setbacks.

Your proposed doctoral research should be innovative and exciting. You must discuss your doctoral research plans with your proposed PhD supervisor prior to submitting an application. The nominated supervisor of each candidate who is shortlisted for interview will be asked to provide an assessment of the academic performance and research potential of the candidate.

Forrest PhD Scholarships can be held at any of Western Australia’s five universities, and are open to candidates in all subject areas, and from any country and nationality. Applicants must have attained the English language admission standards of their chosen university prior to submitting their application. The duration of Forrest PhD Scholarships is up to 4 years, conditional on satisfactory progress.