PhD application

Prospective PhD students should:

• Investigate available PhD research projects, new projects are listed each year from August
• Read widely about WEHI, including our research divisions, areas of research, disease research and faculty
• Attend WEHI’s Student Open Day or other events to meet our researchers and students and see our world-class facilities
• Discuss scholarship opportunities with prospective supervisors: all PhD students must have a scholarship to support their PhD candidature
• After extended discussion and interview, confirm a project with the prospective supervisor and develop a 100 word research proposal.

Once a PhD project has been confirmed with a supervisor, propsective students should:

• Notify the Scientific Education Office of your intention to apply for PhD candidature and university scholarship
  • Forward information about your supervisor as well as your curriculum vitae (CV) and current academic transcript to education@wehi.edu.au
  • Be familiar with University of Melbourne PhD entry requirements
• Complete the University of Melbourne graduate research online application for PhD candidature admission (this application is also for applying for a university scholarship)
  • PhD candidature can be applied at any time of the year, however there are strict university scholarship application deadlines. The major round closes at the end of October.
  • Three smaller scholarship rounds are available with the final deadline at the end of May.
  • In some situations, host laboratories may agree to award interim funding until an external scholarship is attained.