Postgraduate Scholarships
The National Drug Research Institute (NDRI) offers postgraduate students the opportunity to undertake doctoral research at one of Australia's leading alcohol and other drug research centres.
By undertaking a PhD at NDRI, students can contribute real solutions to alcohol and other drug problems in Australian society.
Study can be undertaken from anywhere in Australia.
NDRI employs about 30 research staff, encompassing some of the best alcohol and other drug research expertise in Australia. Researchers are drawn from a range of disciplines including psychology, epidemiology, public health, sociology and anthropology.
Research methods reflect the diversity of staff expertise and include: intervention design and evaluation; ethnography; in-depth interviews and focus groups; measuring alcohol and drug related harm; national surveys and monitoring; randomised controlled trials; secondary analysis of datasets; and social impact surveys.
Entry criteria
- An appropriate Masters degree
- Bachelor degree with Honours and superior performance, or
- Bachelor degree and completed postgraduate diploma or equivalent with a course-weighted average of 70 per cent or more (or equivalent qualifications from other institutions).
Students who have enrolled in a Curtin Masters degree by research and thesis may be eligible to transfer to a PhD program.
Applicants from Australia and New Zealand should contact NDRI's Postgraduate Coordinator.
Applicants from other countries should contact Curtin's International Office.
All doctoral degrees undertaken at NDRI are governed by the University's regulations for higher degrees by research.
