Initiated by the Australian Government, the CSIRO Industry PhD Program brings together an industry partner, a university and Australia's leading science agency - CSIRO - to co-develop a 4-year industry-focused PhD project.
The purpose of the program is to support university-industry relationships to drive research translation and commercialisation.
Industry-linked PhD candidates receive:
The CSIRO website includes details about the program objectives, program requirements, project funding, project development stages, application process, and project assessment and selection.
EOIs open in February and are submitted by the primary contact for the project on behalf of all partners. Please contact the Graduate Research School to discuss your ideas.
grs.partnerships@acu.edu.auAn internship is a tightly focused, three-month research and development project undertaken in collaboration with an ACU PhD candidate.
Learn moreThe National Industry PhD Program supports PhD candidates to undertake industry-focused research projects and translate university research into commercialisation outcomes.
Learn moreAn Associate Supervisor (End-user) is a specialist external to ACU who can provide expertise to the supervision of a research candidate and who will directly use or directly benefit from their research.
Learn moreACU Industry PhD Scholarships support ACU PhD candidates to undertake a research project in collaboration with an industry partner.
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