About this opportunity
The International PhD Scholar Initiative is WEHI's flagship doctoral recruitment route, built to bring outstanding early career researchers from around the world into the institute's Medical Biology PhD Program. The page prints that our International PhD Scholarships provide a living allowance equivalent to the current Melbourne Research Scholarship rate and a WEHI PhD top-up scholarship totalling $43,100pa.
In addition, the international PhD student will receive a relocation allowance if located outside Victoria (up to $3,000), health insurance coverage, and a university tuition fee offset. The initiative recruits candidates from outside of Australia to come to WEHI to undertake their PhD research, and international PhD scholars are selected on the basis of their academic record, relevant experience, referees' reports and a videoconference interview.
Any nationality resident outside Australia can apply, so a Nigerian or other African candidate who sits outside Australia meets the geography test the programme prints. Applications opened on Monday 7 September 2026 and close on Saturday 31 October 2026 at 11:59pm AEDT.
For candidates drawn to medical biology research, this is a fully supported doorway into the institute's PhD program.
What you receive
- Scholarship totalling $43,100pa
- Relocation allowance of up to $3,000 for students located outside Victoria
- Health insurance coverage
- University tuition fee offset
Who can apply
- Candidates from outside of Australia undertaking PhD research at WEHI
- Selected on the basis of academic record, relevant experience, referees' reports and a videoconference interview
How to apply
- Apply through the WEHI International PhD Scholar Initiative page before 11:59pm AEDT on Saturday 31 October 2026
Sources and verification
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Questions applicants ask
Can a Nigerian or other African applicant apply?
Yes, the initiative recruits candidates of any nationality resident outside Australia, so African candidates living outside Australia meet the stated geography test.
What does the scholarship cover?
A living allowance equivalent to the current Melbourne Research Scholarship rate and a WEHI PhD top-up totalling $43,100pa, plus a relocation allowance of up to $3,000 if located outside Victoria, health insurance coverage and a university tuition fee offset.
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