Our Centre provides an innovative, supportive and fun research training environment, where research students work alongside senior researchers in a well-equipped purpose-built lab environment.
Our research training activities include:
- internal and external seminars
- masterclasses with visiting scholars
- reading groups
- developmental workshops
- access to significant formal and informal mentoring opportunities
- exchanges and visiting fellowship opportunities with our partner organisations and partner universities nationally and internationally.
- industry and government project opportunities
Step 1. Explore our topic areas and identify a supervisor
You can view the current PhD opportunities and topics relating to our five research programs here or view by program below:
| Program | PhD Topics |
| Visual learning and understanding | VLU Topics |
| Decision and control | DC Topics |
| Physical interaction | PI Topics |
| Perception and localisation | PL Topics |
| Human interaction | HI Topics |
Once you have picked a topic and a supervisor please email them and get their support for your application, before moving onto Step 2.
Step 2. Applying to study
For Domestic Students –
You’ll need to:
- Check academic entry requirements
- prepare your supporting documents
- complete your research proposal with your supervisor’s approval
- submit your expression of interest (EOI) via the online form.
- Domestic Students can currently submit their EOI at any time for consideration.
If successful, you’ll receive an invitation to submit your final application. It usually takes between 6 to 8 weeks from submitting your EOI until you receive your admission outcome.
For International Students –
You’ll need to:
- Check academic entry requirements and English language requirements
- prepare your supporting documents
- complete your research proposal with your supervisor’s approval
- submit your expression of interest (EOI) via the online form.
- International Students can currently submit their EOI at any time for consideration.
If successful, you’ll receive an invitation to submit your final application. It usually takes between 6 to 8 weeks from submitting your EOI until you receive your admission outcome.
Step 3. Applying for a scholarship
There are broad categories of scholarships you are eligible for:
1) Supervisor / grant-provided scholarships: these are scholarships associated with specific projects or grants. Supervisors you talk to will advise you as to whether they have any of these available. A somewhat up to date list of specific PhD Scholarship opportunities is here here.
2) QUT Provided Scholarships: these are scholarships provided by the university. The QUT Annual Scholarship round (ASR) is currently open. If you are applying during the ASR you can note in your application which scholarships you’d like to be considered for. Please see Applying for a Scholarship.
In the annual scholarship round, QUT offers these centrally-funded scholarships:
- Research Training Program (RTP) Stipend
- QUT Postgraduate Research Award (QUTPRA)
- Indigenous Postgraduate Research Award (IPRA), for applicants of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent. This scholarship is awarded throughout the year and during scholarship rounds as well.
Step 4. What happens next?
QUT will take up to approximately six to eight weeks to process your Expression of Interest (EOI) and final application, if you’ve submitted all the necessary documentation.
If your final application is successful, we’ll send you your offer directly, or to your agent if you used one.
If you apply during a QUT scholarship round, processing your application may take longer. Find outcome dates for rounds when applying for a research scholarship.
Need more information?
For more information please contact Ilana, Centre Manager. QUT Centre for Robotics – ilana.bolingford@qut.edu.au