Application Form - PhD Research Grant
Application Form - Masters Research Grant

Conditions Relating to the Award of Postgraduate Research Grants

The CRC for Greenhouse Accounting offers a limited number of postgraduate research grants each year, to outstanding applicants. The proposed research topic must fall within the central research goals of the CRC , as these are embodied in the research programs of the CRC . Applicants should contact the Program Leader of the relevant CRC research program prior to applying in order to discuss the applicability of their proposed research topic to the CRC's goals.

Prospective applicants must be accepted for postgraduate study at an Australian university, and should normally be likely to receive (or already in receipt of) an APA, IPRS or equivalent scholarship. All applicants must nominate, and have discussed their research topic with, a supervisor who is a member of the CRC, as well as a university-based academic supervisor (these may, but will not necessarily, be the same person).

For PhD study, the grants are for a total of $20,000 over three-four years (nominally $5,000 per year for three years, with the remaining $5,000 reserved to fund attendance at the Annual Science Meetings of the CRC, and for education purposes).

For Masters study, the grants total $12, 500 over 18 two years (nominally $5K per year for two years, with the remaininder reserved to fund attendance at the Annual Science Meetings of the CRC, and for education purposes).

In the case of both PhD and Masters research grants, the funds are intended to be used as operating funds, and not as stipend. The grants are governed by the rules and conditions set out in the document Conditions relating to the award of a Cooperative Research Centre for Greenhouse Accounting Postgraduate Research Grant

A document describing application requirements and the assessment process, and an application form, are also available. Closing dates for applications will be strictly observed.