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PhD Scholarship Opportunities

Full Tuition and Partial Living Allowance Valued up to $150,000

Trinity College Theological School in Melbourne, Australia, is an Anglican college of the University of Divinity. The College invites local and international applications for full-time PhD scholarships, available for commencement in 2025.

  • The Moorhouse Doctoral Scholarships celebrate the vision, intellect and achievements of James Moorhouse, second Bishop of Melbourne, who established the Theological School at Trinity in 1878.
  • The Morna Sturrock Scholarship celebrates the life of Morna Sturrock and is awarded to a woman doing a PhD in a theological discipline.
  • The Turner Fellowship is awarded to Anglican clergy undertaking HDR awards.
  • The Joan Adams Scholarships are available for students of academic promise undertaking HDR awards.

Fields of Research

Applications are encouraged from scholars who wish to pursue doctoral research in the theological disciplines in which our faculty are experts. For information on current faculty see: https://www.trinity.unimelb.edu.au/theological-school/faculty-and-staff.

Value and Duration

Scholarships will provide 100% tuition fee remission for three years of full-time doctoral study, plus a three-year partial living allowance in Melbourne.

Find out more

Contact the Dean of the Theological School, the Revd Assoc Prof. Bob Derrenbacker at tcts@trinity.edu.au for more information.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians are encouraged to apply.

5 comments

  • praise the Lord God .Am pastor Isaac Kandie from Kenya and doing missionary work in Kenya and East Africa . At the moment i do masters of Divinity in Chaplaincy and Christian Counseling as a minor at Heart Bible International University, and winding up on November 2024.I request Sholarship to do my phD on the same the year 2025 at Trinity Theological School in Melbourne.

  • Greetings!
    I, Ms. Kanimuthuselvi, a communicant member of the Church of South India, completed my Master of Theology in New Testament and am currently serving at the National Council of Churches in India in the Commission of Policy Governance and Public Witness.
    I would like to know the procedure for applying for the Moorhouse Doctoral Scholarships to pursue my PhD in the coming academic year at Trinity Theological School, Melbourne.

  • I’m Rev. wirngo Justin from Cameroon. I have a Mater of Theology degree in Old Testament Studies. With rising trends in global warming or climate change, I have the passion to carryout my research program on the topic “Human dominion or stewardship.? A historico-critical examination of Gen 1:26-28 and its implications for ecological responsibility. I believe that there is need to create awareness on the proper management of the ecological system. I will be most glad if I’m offered this scholarship.
    Thanks.

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