Ph.D. Program

The DART Centre has 19 PhD scholarships available with students located at Monash University, University of Melbourne, and University of Sydney.

Benefits of the program include:

• ICHDR stipend indexed each year (as of 2025, $40,581) up to 3.5 years.
• Affiliation with internationally recognised Go8 Australian Universities (Monash University, The University of Melbourne, Sydney University) capitalising on state-of-the-art infrastructure, membership to accredited higher-degree education programs and globally-recognised research excellence.
• Hands-on radiochemical training provided by ITTC partners including the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), Helmholtz Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf Research Institute (HZDR, Germany), several national hospitals (Liverpool, Austin) and Monash Biomedical Imaging (MBI). 
• Collaboration with 5 industry partners (Telix, Cyclotek, AdAlta, iPhase, Glytherix) on cutting edge radiochemical research projects 
• Immersion (up to 12 mths, fully funded) with non-university partners. 
• Additional research support delivered by ITTC-appointed post-doctoral research fellows at each university node.
• Yearly budget allocation to support project laboratory and analytical costs.
• Advanced chemistry skills and theory modules delivered by DART Centre-affiliated academic staff.
• Professional development modules delivered by university and partner organisation staff. 
• Vibrant and supportive academic and social DART community.