Australian Pain Society - PHD Scholarship

The Australian Pain Society (APS) is a Multidisciplinary Society whose charter is to improve the education, research and development, diagnosis and treatment of all forms of pain. APS is a registered charity with the Australian Taxation Office.

The Australian Pain Society and the Australian Pain Relief Association (APRA) awarded thirteen 3-year PhD Scholarships from 1995 through to 2016. After the completion of the APS/APRA/Seqirus #1 PhD Scholarship, the APS became soley responsible for this program from 2022. 

The award is to enable full time research leading to a Doctor of Philosophy or equivalent:

1. Three years FULL TIME study with generous $40,000 annual stipend
2. At any recognised Australian University
3. The applicant must be an Australian citizen or permanent resident
4. The applicant and their supervisor must be members of the APS; and
5. The funded project can be related to any aspect of the mechanisms, diagnosis or treatment of acute or chronic pain.