Higher Degree by Research scholarships
CDU is committed to fostering the best and brightest researchers. We have a range of scholarship options to support our future research students.
Scholarship recipients and other HDR students are encouraged to consider an HDR Internship during their candidature to increase their connections, impact and employability.
Competitive round scholarship
The 2026 Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship round opened for both domestic* and international applications.
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HDR projects with RTP scholarships
"Avail yourself of the opportunity: Applications now open for the Domestic RTP scholarships!"
Read moreResearch student stories
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Are midwives the global key to life-saving preeclampsia care?
After tragically losing a friend to preeclampsia, Dr Isabella Garti is now working to improve the quality of care for those who develop this dangerous pregnancy complication. She's pursuing a Higher Degree by Research at CDU, supported by world-leading midwifery researchers.
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How can we better support First Nations parents in remote communities?
Lexie Gregory's career has centred around supporting parents and families in remote communities, making Charles Darwin University the perfect place to start a Higher Degree by Research. She wants to ensure that parenting programs integrate First Nations worldviews into their design.
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How can we keep humans and crocodiles safe from each other?
Reports of saltwater crocodile attacks on humans have increased dramatically over the past decade, particularly in Indonesia and Malaysia. One CDU Higher Degree by Research student is currently working on reducing the number of attacks without negatively impacting crocodile populations.
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Globally renowned research supervisors
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Professor Mamoun Alazab
Professor Mamoun Alazab is a full Professor at the Faculty of Science and Technology, and the Inaugural Director of the NT Academic Centre for Cyber Security and Innovation (ACCI) at Charles Darwin University, Australia.
Opportunity for research projects in:
- Malware Authorship Attribution
- Explaining AI for Malware Detection
- Generating Adversarial Malware
- Access Control and their applications in CPS, ITS, IoT, cloud computing, and Big Data
- Cyber Physical Systems and IoT
- Cyber Criminology
- Privacy-preserving
- Machine and Deep Learning applications for cyber security.
- Digital Forensics
- Organisational Security and cyber risk management
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Professor Alan Andersen
Prof Andersen is the author of five books and >250 scientific publications, with an h-index of 76 and >20,000 career citations. In 2018 he was elected as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science, and in 2022 was elected to the Academy’s governing Council. He is Chair of the Academy’s National Committee for Ecology, Evolution and Conservation. He is also inaugural Chair of the Territory Science Forum, whose mission to promote an effective enabling environment for science-based innovation in the NT.
Research Interests:
- Ant ecology
- Invertebrate bio-indicators
- Fire ecology and management
- Ecology and management of tropical savannas
- Biogeography