Flagship PhD Scholarships - Climate Adaptation Flagship

Applications: International Applicants Welcome (but you must be enrolled in an Australian university)

The Flagship Collaboration Fund

Collaboration is a key principle of the Flagship initiative. Of the A$305 million provided by the Australian Government to the initiative in 2004, A$97 million was specifically set aside for the Flagship Collaboration Fund to facilitate the involvement of the wider Australian research community in addressing the critical national challenges targeted by the Flagships. Additional government funding was announced in 2007 to support the creation of three new Flagships – this also included increased support for the Flagship Collaboration Fund, taking the total amount available to A$114 million over seven years.

The Flagship Collaboration Fund offers many opportunities for collaborative work or study including Postgraduate Scholarships.

Flagship Postgraduate Scholarships

The Flagships offer top-up and full Flagship Postgraduate Scholarships to high quality students who are enrolled in a PhD at an Australian university, and who will be working on a project which is directly relevant to a Flagship program.

A listing of the priority research areas in which the Climate Adaptation Flagship is seeking applications for 2009 is available by following the link below, along with contact details for the Flagship.

www.csiro.au/partnerships/CAFPostgradScholarships.html

Top-up scholarships will be the norm. Valued at A$7 000 per annum, they are available to PhD students who have gained (or expect to gain) an Australian Postgraduate Award (APA) or equivalent scholarship.

In some circumstances full scholarships will be available. These offer a stipend of the equivalent of the APA plus CSIRO's top-up amount of A$7000 per annum for three years.