Fully funded collaborative PhD Scholarships
Global universities, global impact. A unique opportunity to study in the UK and Australia
Applications for the PhD Scholarships (2019 Entry) are now closed.
The Aberdeen-Curtin Alliance is offering unique opportunities to undertake doctoral study with a truly international dimension. Students undertaking a collaborative PhD under the alliance are offered a seamless international experience as well as a fully funded scholarship with living stipend. You will spend time at each institution and will be supervised by both Aberdeen and Curtin research staff.
Please note: One PhD Scholarships (2019 Entry) is available at Curtin University under theme of Energy (Global Energy Institute) and application deadline is 22 September 2019.
Read more about specific English Language requirements here.
University of Aberdeen
The University of Aberdeen applications are now closed.
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Engineering and Energy (Global Energy Institute) |
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Green economy transitions in tourism in the Margaret River region (WA, Australia). Informal inquiries can be made to Dr Piotr Niewiadomski (p.niewiadomski@abdn.ac.uk) with a copy of your curriculum vitae and cover letter. |
Details | Online application |
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Artificial photosynthesis at liquid-liquid interfaces. Informal inquiries can be made to Professor Angel Cuesta Ciscar (angel.cuestaciscar@abdn.ac.uk) with a copy of your curriculum vitae and cover letter. |
Details | Online application |
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Tailwater hydrokinetic turbines: performance and environmental impact. Informal inquiries can be made to Professor Vladimir Nikora (v.nikora@abdn.ac.uk) or Dr Stuart Cameron (s.cameron@abdn.ac.uk) with a copy of your curriculum vitae and cover letter. |
Details | Online application |
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Business |
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A comparative study of Corporate Environmental and Social and Governance (ESG) reporting in the UK and Australia. Informal inquiries can be made to Mr Mark Whittington (mark.whittington@abdn.ac.uk) with a copy of your curriculum vitae and cover letter |
Details | Online application |
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Health sciences and medicine |
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A range of areas in Health Economics from the Health Economics Research Unit at Aberdeen and Curtin University including economics of health behaviours; development and application of discrete choice experiments (DCEs); economic evaluation of interventions and development of novel methods for utilising and analysing linked administrative health data. Informal inquiries can be made to Professor Marjon van der Pol (m.vanderpol@abdn.ac.uk) with a copy of your curriculum vitae and cover letter |
Details | Online application |
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Creative Arts |
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‘Creative writing – focusing on the theme of emigration and immigration between Scotland and Australia (whatever the direction of travel) with particular emphasis on diasporic experience’. Informal inquiries can be made to Professor Alison Lumsden (a.lumsden@abdn.ac.uk) with a copy of your curriculum vitae and cover letter |
Details | Online application |
Curtin University
The Curtin University application are now closed.
One PhD Scholarships (2019 Entry) is available at Curtin University under theme of Energy (Global Energy Institute) and application deadline is 22 September 2019.
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Engineering and Energy (Global Energy Institute) |
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Pore Scale Modelling of Multiphase Reactive Systems Informal inquiries can be made to Curtin Supervisor: Professor Victor Calo (Victor.Calo@curtin.edu.au) or Aberdeen Supervisor: Professor Jos Derksen (jderksen@abdn.ac.uk) |
Details | See application process below |
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New Techniques/Technology/Devices for Wave Energy Extraction Informal inquiries can be made to Curtin Supervisor: Professor Ian Howard, (I.Howard@exchange.curtin.edu.au) and Aberdeen Supervisor: Professor Marian Wiercigroch (m.wiercigroch@abdn.ac.uk) |
Details | See application process below |
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Legal Regulatory Framework for Offshore Well Decommissioning in Australia Application deadline is 23 August 2019. Informal inquiries can be made to Curtin Supervisor: Dr Hugh Finn (H.Finn@curtin.edu.au), Co-supervisors: Dr Prafula Pearce, and Dr Stuart Higgins Aberdeen Supervisor: Professor Tina Soliman Hunter |
Details | See application process here |
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Creative Arts |
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Into the New World: Diaspora in Australian and Scottish Writing Informal inquiries can be made to Curtin Supervisor: Dr Rachel Robertson (R.Robertson@curtin.edu.au) or Aberdeen Supervisor: Professor Alison Lumsden (a.lumsden@abdn.ac.uk) with a copy of your curriculum vitae and cover letter |
Details | See application process below |
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Health Sciences and Medicine |
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Exploring health issues associated with rotation/FIFO work employing intensive longitudinal assessment methods. Informal inquiries can be made to Curtin Supervisors: Dr Dominika Kwasnicka (Dominika.Kwasnicka@curtin.edu.au) and Professor Suzanne Robinson (Suzanne.Robinson@curtin.edu.au) or Aberdeen Supervisor: Dr Daniel Powell (daniel.powell@abdn.ac.uk) |
Details | See application process below |
Curtin University Application process
Provide an Expression of Interest (EOI) reflecting your academic background in the area of study, and why you are interested in pursuing a PhD in this field. The EOI should be a maximum of 500 words that must include your name, your project of interest in addition to your academic background and suitability. It would be great to attach your CV/Resume with your EOI and send these two files in PDF format on email to ac-alliance@curtin.edu.au.
Students will be expected to commence by April 2019.
Collaborative PhD Scholarships projects are underway in the areas of:
