PhD Scholarship Quantum and Advanced Technologies Talent Building Program Top Up Scholarship
PhD Scholarship Quantum and Advanced Technologies Talent Building Program Top Up Scholarship
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Job Description
As a leading knowledgebased institution throughout the AsiaPacific the Griffith Sciences Group takes pride in its ongoing global contributions to the higher education sector. Such wideranging and purposeful exposure ensures an inherent capability to not only influence young minds but to also guide instruct and assist public and private enterprise the environment related economies and society in general. Learning and teaching remains consistent with our research achievements where students within our Schools have unfettered access to industryleading researchers and teaching staff.
Qualifications :
To be successful applicants will have the endorsement of a proposed supervisor to undertake a proposed research project in one of the following areas:
- Quantum
- Compound semiconductors
- Superconductors
- Photonics
- Microelectromechanical systems.
The selection of applicants for the award of higher degree research scholarships at Griffith University involves consideration of your academic merit and research background.
- Expressions of interest are welcome from domestic and international applicants.
- Applicants will be enrolled in (consuming less than 12 months FTE at scholarship commencement date) or applying to commence a Doctoral degree at Griffith University
- Applicants must hold a Bachelor Degree (AQF 8 with First Class Honours (Class I) or be regarded by Griffith University as having an equivalent level of attainment as specified on the Equivalent qualifications for HDR program admission webpage.
- Priority award will be given to competitive applicants who identify as women or nonbinary or are of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent or who identify as being from a regional rural or remote background as per the Australian Standard Geographical Classification Remoteness Areas (ASGC Remoteness Areas)
International applicants should ensure that English Language Proficiency requirements for the program are met before formally applying. Applicants to research programs will need to show they meet:
- A minimum overall band score of 6.5 on the IELTS (Academic) with no band score less than 6.0 OR
- A minimum score of 575 on the paperbased TOEFL including a score of no less than 5.0 on the TWE OR
- A score of 79 on the internetbased (iBT) TOEFL with no subscore less than 19
Additional Information :
About the scholarship
The total value of this scholarship package is approximately $49752 pa comprising a Quantum and Advanced Technologies Top Up scholarship packaged with a Griffith University Postgraduate Research Scholarship (GUPRS). Applicants who are already in receipt of a GUPRS or equivalent scholarship can apply for the top up only.
The Quantum and Advanced Technologies Talent Building Program TopUp Scholarship has an annual stipend of $15000 (fixed) for up to 3 years. An additional translation and development research allowance worth $5000 per annum for a maximum of total of $15000 and a travel allowance worth $5000 may also be available.
The 2025 Griffith University Postgraduate Research Scholarship has an annual stipend of 34752 (indexed) for a period of up to three years of fulltime study. Please see the GUPRS Conditions of Award for more information.
Currently enrolled candidates will be awarded scholarships for a reduced tenure.
A successful International applicant will also be awarded a Griffith University International Postgraduate Research Scholarship to cover tuition fees for up to three years. Please see the GUIPRS Conditions of Award for more information.
What Griffith offers
As a scholarship holder you will study with a University that ranks among the top 2 worldwide and spans across campuses in South East Queensland. At Griffith University weve worked hard to create a culture that will challenge you to be curious creative and courageous. We also support the professional and personal development of all our HDR candidates and invest in the skills of our people. Griffith University values diversity inclusion and flexibility and we encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and people of all backgrounds to apply. Griffiths strategic goals are to also increase the proportion of women in senior academic and administrative roles and in Science Technology Engineering Mathematics and Medicine (STEMM).
EOI Process
You are invited to develop a research project and seek appropriate supervision in one of the eligible research areas to develop custom project proposals which are tailored to a combination of the candidates strengths and faculty research interests.
The research conducted in the eligible areas is generally but not exclusively within the portfolio of the Queensland Quantum and Advanced Technologies Research Institute
https://www.griffith.au/research/sciences/queenslandquantumandadvancedtechnologiesresearchinstitute
You can also search for available supervisors using key words in Griffith Experts. Search for researchers in the areas of Quantum Compound semiconductors Superconductors Photonics Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS).
https://www.griffith.au/researchstudy/findsupervisorproject
Once you have the support of a proposed supervisor you can lodge an Expression of Interest.
Please do not select the APPLY button. All expressions of interest must be submitted to containing:
- Statement addressing your eligibility for the scholarship as outlined in the about you section including the priority award criteria for applicants who identify as women or nonbinary or are of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent or who identify as being from a regional rural or remote background as per the Australian Standard Geographical Classification Remoteness Areas (ASGC Remoteness Areas) as applicable
- The name of the proposed principal supervisor who has agreed to supervise your research project.
- Research proposal
- Evidence that you have completed a program with the required grades as detailed in the About you section
- A curriculum vitae (CV) using the Griffith CV template
- Names of two referees
Closing date for expressions of interest is: Friday 11 April 2025 5pm AEST
The preferred applicant will then be invited to apply for the program and scholarship online
For project related enquiries please contact:
Griffith Science Group Dean Research
Professor Fred Leusch
Email:
For administration enquiries please contact:
Griffith Graduate Research School
Email:
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
