Applications close 13 March 2026
Supporting up to seven PhD candidates to undertake research within the Faculty of Business and Law.
Unlock your potential with one of seven exclusive top-up scholarships available to domestic PhD applicants through the Deakin Business School and Deakin Law School at the Burwood Campus. Aligning with the major professional fields in business and law, with discipline groups focussing on research and teaching strengths, the Faculty of Business and Law offers state-of-the-art facilities and industry-connected programs. Our unwavering commitment to sustainability, ethics and positive societal change ensures an ideal launchpad for your research career.
Research topics in Deakin Business School include:
For more information reach out to our expert Graduate Research Coordinators:
Associate Professor Ali Tamaddoni, Marketing, Management, and Information Systems and Analytics; or Associate Professor Sagarika Mishra, Accounting, Economics and Finance
Research topics in Deakin Law School include:
Want to learn more? Reach out to our expert Graduate Research Coordinator:
Associate Professor Tania Penovic, Deakin Law School
Please note: only one scholarship will be awarded per discipline.
This scholarship is available over three years and offers:
To be eligible you must:
Deakin's Scholarship Application Portal makes it easier than ever to apply for a scholarship. If you're successful, you'll be notified via email; usually within six weeks of the application closing date. Unsuccessful applicants will not be contacted.
Numbers are limited.
Set yourself up for success. Each type of Deakin research degree has specific entry requirements designed to ensure that graduate researchers are well prepared for the challenges of advanced study.
For marketing, management and DISBA graduate research enquiries please email Associate Professor Ali Tamaddoni.
For accounting, economics and finance graduate research enquiries please email Associate Professor Sagarika Mishra.
For Deakin Law School graduate research enquiries please email Associate Professor Tania Penovic.
