Postgraduate Scholarships

Hurry Up!! Don’t miss this golden opportunity funding is available.CRDC provides Postgraduate Scholarships students with grants up to $10,000 per annum.

The first scholarship is a PhD top-up scholarship of up to $10,000 per annum, which can be applied for by those cotton-relevant scholars who are receiving a Research Training Program (RTP, or equivalent) scholarship.

The second scholarship is a postgraduate scholarship, which can be applied for by masters or PhD students, to assist with the completion of a cotton industry-specific project. These projects may relate to any field of cotton-research related to CRDC’s Strategic RD&E Plan. The postgraduate scholarships are valued at approximately $40,000 pa, which includes a student stipend of $34,000 pa (inclusive of an APA or other funding) and an operating budget of $6,000 pa. Operating can be increased dependent on the project.

Eligibility

To be eligible for a CRDC postgraduate full scholarship or top up of an RTP scholarship, candidates must:

• Be an Australian citizen or permanent resident
• Undertake postgraduate study
• Receive acceptance at a recognised institution
• Be interested in working in the Australian cotton industry to pursue postgraduate studies relating to the cotton industry or its related activities’

Benefits

• Postgraduate Scholarships of up to $10,000 per annum.

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Application Process

To apply for CRDC postgraduate scholarships, summer and honours scholarships, travel grants or scientific exchanges, researchers must follow the application process below.

Please note: all research applications must be entered into CRDC’s new web-based grant management system, Fluxx (crdc.fluxx.io).

To Register

• To register to as a Fluxx user, visit crdc.fluxx.io and select ‘Grantee User Registration’.
• Review the terms, conditions and privacy policy and if you accept tick ‘Agree’.
• Complete the registration form and ‘submit request’.

To access the Expressions of Interest (EOIs)

• Once you have logged into Fluxx, on the left hand side you will find a navigation panel.
• Under ‘Expressions of Interest’, you will find the EOIs open for funding applications.
• On the EOI you are interested in, select ‘Apply for Funding’. This will open up the application form for you to complete.

Please ensure you select ‘save and continue’ as you progress, as the system does not auto-save.

Administrators, on behalf of your organisation please review the application and confirm approval for submission to CRDC.

If you have any queries, please contact the CRDC Project Administration team via 02 6792 4088 or research@crdc.com.au.