Find a Higher Degree by Research
Postgraduate research
Notre Dame fosters a strong research culture and offers Higher Degrees by Research (HDR) across its Fremantle, Broome, and Sydney campuses. Postgraduate research students receive guidance and support from expert academics, and the university encourages multi-disciplinary projects and offers courses and workshops for skill development.
Master's
Pursue a Master's degree in your field of study to gain advanced knowledge and hone your research skills.
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Doctorate
Become a subject matter expert and make significant contributions to your field with a doctorate degree.
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Scholarships
The Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) provides funding to support both domestic and international students to undertake a doctorate or research masters degree at Notre Dame. We offer the Australian Government RTP Scholarship through a competitive process.
To support your continued professional development, we also offer a fee reduction for eligible domestic alumni. Alumni Advantage is a 10% tuition fee saving to support your continuing professional development.
"The best aspect of studying at Notre dame is the high quality of supervision."
Jesse, Doctor of Philosophy student
How to apply
We foster a strong research culture and offer Higher Degrees by Research (HDR) across our Fremantle, Broome, and Sydney campuses.
HDR students receive guidance and support from expert academics. We encourage multi-disciplinary projects and offer courses and workshops for skill development.
Expression of interest
After you have confirmed program eligibility and academic supervision match for your research project you can submit an expression of interest (EOI).
Submit EOI
HDR student support
Find out about the support services available for HDR students at Notre Dame, such as specialist resources, research training, tools and opportunities.
Our transformative research
Our research addresses real-world challenges, improves the lives of people in our communities and impacts society for the common good.
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