The Raine Study

The Raine Study PhD Top Up Scholarships will be awarded to students of outstanding research promise in the areas of human health and life-course epidemiology who can demonstrate that the research undertaken by them utilising the Raine Study will benefit the broader community as well as other Raine Study investigators.


It is available to students who have completed at least the first year of their candidature and can be held for a maximum of two years with a possible 6 month extension in line with an extension of the primary award. This scholarship is valued at $10,000 per annum with an additional $2,500 per annum travel allowance which will go directly to the institution where the student is enrolled, to be paid to the student through that institutions payroll.

Closing date1st November 2020
Funding date2021 funding will be paid concurrently with the student’s primary RTP scholarship award, beginning at the start of second or third year of enrolment and finishing at the end of the third year of enrolment.
Scholarship typeMerit based top up scholarship to support the highest quality research students utilising the Raine Study.
EligibilityApplicants must:
  • Be an Australian citizen, an Australian permanent resident, a New Zealand citizen or hold an appropriate visa for the duration of their PhD training;
  • Be enrolled in a PhD as a full-time student at a Western Australian university;
  • Have completed at least the first year of full time study;
  • PhD focuses on data from the Raine Study;
  • Currently receive a Research Training Program (RTP) PhD scholarship;
  • The top-up scholarship may be held concurrently with another external or University award provided that the conditions of the concurrent award permit this.
Type of scholarshipResearch
Number of scholarshipsUp to two per year
DurationUp to 2 years with annual report confirming progress to completion of the PhD required for continuation of funding with a possible 6 month extension in line with an extension of the primary award.
ValueThe Raine Study Top-Up Scholarship is valued at $10,000 p.a. with an additional $2,500 p.a. travel allowance.
Tenable atWestern Australian universities
Further informationraineadmin-sph@uwa.edu.au
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