Studying at WEHI

A list of potential student research projects are published on our website annually. Prospective students are also encouraged to contact laboratory heads directly to discuss these projects or raise potential new research questions, provided the questions fit with the existing institute research programs. The final project that is decided on by yourself and the supervisor may differ from the listed project as research is constantly evolving.

Our Masters of Biomedical Science program allows students to undertake a substantial research project while broadening their skills through coursework.

Students enrolled in certain University of Melbourne Masters of Science courses can also undertake the research component of their degree at the institute, usually in the fields of bioinformatics or computational biology. Masters students are part of our research teams and are physically located at, and conduct their research project in, the institute’s Parkville campus.

PhD students do require a scholarship. Applications for University and externally funded scholarships are awarded by merit and relevant experience. Students should discuss this with their prospective supervisor.

Honours students and Masters students at the institute are awarded the Alan W Harris Scholarship, an allowance of $5000 in total to support their studies, paid on a fortnightly basis for the duration of the course.

Honours applications for start of year commencement closes in October. The application has two phases, an application to the institute and an application to the University of Melbourne. Mid-year Honours applications closes in June.

Domestic and international students may submit their PhD applications at any time; however, please be aware of scholarship closing dates.

Prospective PhD students are expected to have achieved a high academic standard (H1 or greater than 80 per cent grade average), demonstrated potential for successful completion of research project, demonstrated interpersonal skills and strong referee support.

Honours candidates need to have a high H2A or greater discipline specific average grades (more than 78 per cent average across third year subjects) to be considered for our Honours program. In addition, candidates also need to satisfy the Honours entry requirements for the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne.