The Barnett PhD Scholarship

The Barnett PhD Scholarship is designed to encourage and support PhD research in psychiatry by RANZCP members.

You may be at any stage of your PhD, and your research does not need to focus on a specific sub-specialty or area within psychiatry.

This scholarship is supported by the generosity of Dr Bryanne Barnett AM.

Value

Two scholarships will be offered in 2025. Each is valued up to A$60,000 per year.

Eligibility

To apply, you must be:

• a current RANZCP Fellow, Affiliate, or Trainee
• enrolled, or provide evidence of future enrolment as a PhD candidate in psychiatric research at an Australian or Aotearoa New Zealand tertiary institution.

Use of funds

The Scholarship funds can be used for stipend support, research expenses, or a combination of both.

Terms of reference and funding rules

• Barnett PhD Scholarship Terms of Reference [PDF; 185KB]
• Scholarship funding rules [PDF; 62KB]

Application form

Applications will open open 1 September.

Key dates

Applications are open between 1 September and 13 October, 2025.

Contact

Direct all enquiries to foundation@ranzcp.org

Past recipients of RANZCP PhD scholarships

Dr Sean Halstead, 2024 Foundation Partners Ph D Scholarship [PDF; 3.49MB] - Exploration of the health burden of multiple chronic physical conditions in people living with severe mental illness

Dr Jackie Huber, 2024 Trisno Family PhD Scholarship [PDF; 3.49MB] - Psychiatric Emergency Care Centres: what are they good for?

Dr Malcolm Forbes, 2022 Trisno Family PhD Scholarship [PDF; 2.62MB] – The role of biomarkers in late-life depression: Data analysis of the Aspirin for the Prevention of Depression in the Elderly (ASPREE) study