Scholarship

The Robert Hammond Scholarship fund was established by the late Robert “Bob” Hammond a long-time friend and supporter of Murdoch University to support graduate student research into the interactions between humans and animals.

This project develops an AI-driven system to identify individual cows, and monitor and detect their health and behaviour, through the use of facial recognition, posture analysis, and thermal imaging. The expected outcome is early detection of illness and abnormal activity of cows. This project will support productivity...

Arthur McComb was Professor of Environmental Science at Murdoch University from 1989-1996. He was passionate in wanting to improve the state of environmental management, based on rational, logical and well-founded biological principles. This award has been established by his family to commemorate his desire to continua...

The Alistair Murdoch Research Bursary was established through donations from family and friends of Alistair Murdoch in his memory, to provide support for the practical aspects of masters and PhD research projects relevant to the areas of animal health and welfare.

The Len Cullen Veterinary Anaesthesia Award, through travel, aims to promote learning in the subject disciplines of veterinary anaesthesia and / or analgesia for residents and registrars employed through Murdoch University.

Murdoch is offering a 25% fee reduction scholarship following your transfer to a local Campus.

This PhD will explore the growth and production traits of cattle finished in a feedlot system.

This project is supported by WAARC and its funding partners, including the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development. The Cropping Enabled Cattle program is co-funded with the Cooperative Research...

The WA Minister for Health Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 'Our future, our way’ Scholarship is intended to recognise the efforts of an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander student studying a health-related degree. The ‘WA Minister for Health Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ‘Our future, our way’ Scho...

We are seeking a motivated PhD candidate to join an international research team developing a “pre-conditioning” approach to boost the efficiency of generalist predators in grain crops. The project will explore innovative methods to enhance predator performance, improve field retention and support sustainable, cost-effe...

Murdoch is offering a 20% fee reduction scholarship for international students from eligible countries, commencing in 2026.

The School of Allied Health is offering up to three Research Experience Scholarships for high-performing students (Undergraduate or coursework Masters). Successful applicants will have a unique opportunity to work alongside, and receive research mentoring from, innovative research teams from the School of Allied Health...

There are an estimated 1.7 million foxes in Australia and 6.6 million cats. Every year, they kill 697 million reptiles, 510 million birds and 1.4 billion mammals. This enormous death toll is one of the key reasons Australia’s biodiversity is suffering major declines. Cats and foxes, for example, have played a big role ...

This research aims to develop novel methods for causal learning and inference by integrating Graph Neural Networks (GNNs) and Large Language Models (LLMs). The project focuses on leveraging GNNs to model causal structures in complex data and using LLMs to enhance causal reasoning thro...

1. Brewery by-products as a source of bioactives
2. Artichoke Waste utilisation
3. The benefit of combining health and quality in grain products for consumers
4. Development of edible films with enhanced functionality

Available to students enrolled in the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and intending to complete an extramural placement.

Available to a high achieving school leaver who will be studying Law at Murdoch. It is a $5,000 scholarship for students who achieve an ATAR of 90 or above. ​

The team of the ARC (Australian Research Council) Linkage Project on ‘Community completeness in monitoring of post-mining restoration success’, comprising researchers from Murdoch University, The University of Western Australia, University of Tartu, Estonia and University of Camerino, Italy, as well...

The Minnie Bairstow Scholarship assists with rent, helping student to achieve their academic goals. A student could receive up to $12,000 annually to help with accommodation costs.