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The RMIT Vice-Chancellor's Research Fellowships Program

Great minds. Real world impact.

Find out more about VCRF

Each year, RMIT brings on the world’s best and brightest researchers and teams to undertake transdisciplinary applied research that creates positive impact for society, the economy and the environment.

For this round, our focus is on building transdisciplinary research and innovation capability with a focus on specific areas of Regenerative Futures, MedTech Innovation, and Digital Innovation.

Great minds. Real-world impact.

Applications for RMIT’s Vice-Chancellor's Research Fellowships Program are now CLOSED

Fellowships and benefits

*Please refer to the specific eligibility criteria under each of the Fellowship categories.

Why RMIT

Strategic Research Priority Areas

We live in a world that is undergoing great change and uncertainty. Over the next decade, we will live and work through complex challenges in climate, security, inequality, health and wellbeing, technological revolutions, and emerging social movements. RMIT University is committed to work with our partners and communities to find new solutions and apply transdisciplinary approaches to help society, the environment, and the economy, navigate these challenges.

The RMIT Vice-Chancellor’s Research Fellowship program aims to provide researchers from all backgrounds an opportunity to flourish whilst making a positive real-world impact. If you value building connections between different people and skills, seek to make a genuine difference to Australia and the world through your research, and can demonstrate creativity and imagination in your approaches, we encourage you to apply for an RMIT Vice-Chancellor’s Research Fellowship.

There are three areas of research focus for this recruitment round: Regenerative Futures, Digital Innovation, and MedTech Innovation. Under each of these overarching research areas, specific high-priority topics are provided to focus your application on for this recruitment round.

Appointment of Vice-Chancellor's Research Fellowships will be on merit, taking into account strong alignment with the areas of research focus and high-priority topics, and capability for impact linked to one or more of RMIT's Enabling Impact Platforms.

Regenerative futures

Going beyond ‘sustainable’ practices to restore, renew and revitalise social, economic, and environmental systems.

MedTech innovation

Revolutionising health outcomes and health expectations through innovation in medical technologies.

Digital innovation

Advancing world-leading and multidisciplinary digital innovation research for a prosperous and secure digital future.

Learn more about the VCRF priority areas

Who can apply?

RMIT’s Vice-Chancellor’s Research Fellowships are open to local and international researchers who are outstanding in their field and who meet the eligibility and selection criteria. Vice-Chancellor’s Research Fellowships are not available to RMIT employees with current ongoing academic appointments. \

Eligibility

Applicants must:

Additional eligibility criteria may apply. Please refer to the specific eligibility criteria under each of the Fellowship categories.

2025 Applications close

Due to the high volume of applications still in progress, the deadline has been extended to 9:00 am (AEST) on Thursday, 31 July 2025.\

Apply now

Applications for the 2025 RMIT Vice-Chancellor's Research Fellowships are now CLOSED

Meet some of our existing fellows

Dr Erica Kuligowski

Vice-Chancellor's Senior Research Fellow in the School of Engineering.

Dr Nasir Mahmood

Vice-Chancellor's Fellow in the School of Engineering.

Dr Simone De Luca

Vice-Chancellor's Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the School of Health and Biomedical Sciences.

Find out more about our research fellows

Contact us

Email: researchfellowships@rmit.edu.au.

Please do not submit applications via this email as they will not be processed. All applications and uploads must be made through our application system, Vervoe.\

Find out more about VCRF

About RMIT University

RMIT is a multi-sector university of technology, design and enterprise with more than 96,000 students and close to 10,000 staff globally. The University’s mission is to help shape the world through research, innovation and engagement, and to create transformative experiences for students to prepare them for life and work.

We choose to excel in applying knowledge with purpose, tackle complex challenges and develop new technologies, systems, ventures and networks to create meaningful benefit for our society, economy and environment.

Bringing different views and expertise together to develop practical, sustainable and ethical solutions to great challenges in society is what drives and defines the RMIT research ecosystem.

This initiative supports the HR Excellence in Research Award, which is recognised by the European Commission for institutions that make progress in aligning their human resources policies to the European Charter for Researchers and The Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers. The standards support researchers and includes general principles on the roles, responsibilities and entitlements of researchers, employers and funders, and a commitment to the advancement of research.

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