Scholarships
The Cooperative Research Centre for National Plant Biosecurity offers various scholarships to students wishing to undertake training in plant biosecurity. Areas of interest include but are not limited to: Biology of Emergency Plant Pests, Diagnostics, Entomology, Plant Pathology, Predictive Simulation Models, Remote Sensing, Risk Analysis, Social Science and Taxonomy.
Projects are available through our Australian participant universities (Charles Darwin University, La Trobe University, Murdoch University, Queensland University of Technology, University of Adelaide, University of Queensland and University of Western Australia), and at our overseas partners, Lincoln University (NZ) and Kansas State University (USA).
The CRC for National Plant Biosecurity offers full and top-up PhD scholarships. Applications are accepted all year round, there is no set closing date.
The CRC only accepts Australian citizens or permanent residents. The only exception may be students based at the overseas participant universities.
Please contact the Education and Training Program Leader prior to developing your proposal.
All of our students have at least one supervisor from a non-university research organisation and their projects may be based with that organisation or at their university (or both). All of our postgraduate students benefit from attendance at our annual symposium, and an extensive professional development program. Read about some of our current student projects and students here.
Full PhD scholarships
The Plant Biosecurity CRC is now calling for expressions of interest from potential PhD candidates. Candidates must have, or will obtain before the end of 2012, an Honours degree at level 2A or above. Areas of interest include but are not limited to:
- Biology of Emergency Plant Pests
- Diagnostics, Entomology
- Plant Pathology
- Predictive Simulation Models
- Remote Sensing
- Risk Analysis
- Social Science
- Taxonomy
Projects are available through our Australian participant universities (Charles Darwin University, La Trobe University, Murdoch University, Queensland University of Technology, University of Adelaide, University of Queensland and University of Western Australia), and at our overseas partners, Lincoln University (NZ) and Kansas State University (USA).
All of our students have at least one supervisor from a non-university research organisation and their projects may be based with that organisation or at their University (or both). Other benefits of being a student with our CRC include attendance at our annual Symposium, and an extensive professional development program, preparing you for the future. The annual stipend is $30,000, plus a generous allowance for operating, travel and professional development.
Candidates must be able to commence on or before 1 January 2013. For further information contact the CRC Education and Training Program Leader, Dr Kirsty Bayliss (08 9360 2814).
Top-up PhD scholarships
Top-up PhD scholarships are available to students already holding an APA (or equivalent university award), provided the project meets the objectives of one of the CRCNPB's five science research programs.
Students/supervisors wishing to submit an application for a PhD top-up scholarship should contact the CRC's Education and Training Program Leader, Dr Kirsty Bayliss, to discuss the suitability of the project and the project approval process.
Honours Scholarships
Honours Scholarships to the value of $5000 will be offered annually to outstanding students enrolled in an Honours degree relevant to Plant Biosecurity. To apply for an honours scholarship, please complete an Application Form and Project Proposal Form and return to Dr Kirsty Bayliss.
For further information about any of our scholarships please refer to the guidelines here or contact the Education and Training Program Leader, Dr Kirsty Bayliss.
