The main objectives of the IPRS program are to:
- attract top quality international postgraduate students to areas of research strength in Australian higher education providers; and
- support Australia's research effort.
The IPRS program enables international students to undertake a postgraduate research qualification in Australia and gain experience with leading Australian researchers.
Scholarships are open to international students of all countries (except New Zealand) and are available for a period of two years for a Masters by research degree or three years for a Doctorate by research degree. The scholarship covers tuition fees and health cover costs for scholarship holders, and health cover costs for their dependants.
Applications for a scholarship need to be made directly to a participating university. Universities are responsible for determining the selection process by which scholarships are allocated to applicants. Contact details for Australian universities may be obtained from http://www.studyinaustralia.gov.au/Sia/en/Links/Universities.htm 
The allocation of IPRS grants to participating universities is based on a formula that is reflective of their overall research performance.
For Applicants: All enquiries regarding IPRS awards need to be directed to the university at which the applicant wishes to conduct their postgraduate research.
For Higher Education Providers: Administering area: Research Policy and Programs, Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research.
Email: RBGrants@innovation.gov.au
| Higher Education Provider |
Number of Awards |
2008 Grant Amount |
| NEW SOUTH WALES |
|
|
| Charles Sturt University |
2 |
$110,921 |
| Macquarie University |
7 |
$348,428 |
| Southern Cross University |
2 |
$121,928 |
| The University of New England |
4 |
$232,850 |
| The University of New South Wales |
27 |
$1,414,032 |
| The University of Newcastle |
8 |
$432,677 |
| The University of Sydney |
34 |
$1,795,058 |
| University of Technology, Sydney |
6 |
$292,967 |
| University of Western Sydney |
4 |
$245,974 |
| University of Wollongong |
7 |
$348,428 |
| VICTORIA |
|
|
| Deakin University |
5 |
$288,310 |
| La Trobe University |
6 |
$367,902 |
| Monash University |
25 |
$1,346,717 |
| Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology |
8 |
$483,480 |
| Swinburne University of Technology |
3 |
$166,382 |
| The University of Melbourne |
37 |
$2,107,496 |
| University of Ballarat |
1 |
$55,461 |
| Victoria University of Technology |
2 |
$150,717 |
| Melbourne College of Divinity |
1 |
$55,461 |
| QUEENSLAND |
|
|
| Central Queensland University |
1 |
$55,461 |
| Griffith University |
7 |
$428,020 |
| James Cook University |
4 |
$221,842 |
| Queensland University of Technology |
9 |
$448,341 |
| The University of Queensland |
28 |
$1,603,698 |
| University of Southern Queensland |
1 |
$55,461 |
| University of the Sunshine Coast |
1 |
$55,461 |
| Bond University |
1 |
$55,461 |
| WESTERN AUSTRALIA |
|
|
| Curtin University of Technology |
8 |
$456,808 |
| Edith Cowan University |
3 |
$166,382 |
| Murdoch University |
5 |
$301,434 |
| Notre Dame University |
1 |
$55,461 |
| The University of Western Australia |
17 |
$947,486 |
| SOUTH AUSTRALIA |
|
|
| The Flinders University of South Australia |
6 |
$332,763 |
| The University of Adelaide |
13 |
$769,250 |
| University of South Australia |
6 |
$332,763 |
| TASMANIA |
|
|
| University of Tasmania |
8 |
$454,692 |
| NORTHERN TERRITORY |
|
|
| Charles Darwin University |
2 |
$99,914 |
| AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY |
|
|
| University of Canberra |
2 |
$95,257 |
| The Australian National University |
17 |
$958,493 |
| MULTI-STATE |
|
|
| Australian Catholic University |
1 |
$55,461 |
| TOTAL |
330 |
$18,315,098 |