Successful applicants will be awarded a scholarship package consisting of:

• Stipend valued at AUD $33,511* per annum (full-time) to support living expenses, paid as a fortnight stipend for up to 3.5 years
• Tuition fee scholarship for up to 3.5 years
• RTP Allowance (Overseas Student Health Care Policy) Scholarship to cover the cost of one single Overseas Student Health Care Policy; and
• RTP Allowance (Relocation) valued up to AUD $2,000 to support the costs of an overseas candidate's relocation to Australia for the purposes of commencing a Research Doctorate degree at ACU.

*2025 value, indexed annually

The ACU Vice Chancellor's PhD Excellence Scholarships are funded by the Australian Catholic University and are awarded and administered in accordance with the ACU Research Training Program Scholarship Policy.

A limited number of Vice Chancellor's PhD Excellence Scholarships are awarded annually to the highest-ranked applicants on the order of merit list, based on their prior academic achievement.

This scholarship is open to applicants who will meet all the following criteria:

• Citizenship: all students considered international for fee purposes
• Faculties: Education and Arts, Law and Business, Health Science, Theology and Philosophy
• Course: Doctor of Ministry and Doctor of Philosophy
• Recipients are not eligible to receive this scholarship in conjunction with any other ACU scholarship or award.

Recipients of this award will need to meet the requirements of enrolment and progress as outlined in Higher Degree Research Policy and ACU's Research Training Program Scholarship Policy. For full scholarship eligibility and conditions, please see ACU's Research Training Program Scholarship Policy.