PhD scholarships for the Global Hydrogen Production (HyPT) Centre

Overview

College

Opening date

01-08-2024

Closing date

16-10-2024

Scholarship value

$35,000 per annum tax free

Scholarship duration

Up to 3.5 years

Payment term

Paid Fortnightly

Student type

International students, Domestic Students

Level of Study

Higher Degrees Research

Description

We are seeking two outstanding candidates for PhD scholarships for the Global Hydrogen Production (HyPT) Centre with a comprehensive team of 34 leading scholars from 19 institutions in six countries (US, Australia, Canada, Egypt and Germany) to formulate the pathway to large-scale net-zero hydrogen production. Flinders University offers two funded PhD scholarships in the fields:

a) clusters as co-catalysts for photocatalysts (Principal supervisor Prof Gunther Andersson, project 1); and

b) water resources (Principal supervisors Prof Okke Batelaan and Assoc Prof Ilka Wallis, project 2).

Benefits

The scholarship includes:

a stipend valued at $35,000* per annum tax free.
The scholarships will be awarded for initially three years with the option to extend by half a year.
a Research Training Program Fee Offset Scholarship to cover tuition fees for Australian Citizens, NZ Citizens and Permanent Residents.
Overseas students will be considered

Eligibility

To be eligible for the award of this scholarship a student must:

Be an Australian citizen; or New Zealand citizen; or have been granted permanent resident status; or are international citizens (overseas student application will be considered); and
meet PhD admission requirements including: have an Australian Honours degree Class 1 or 2A or equivalent qualification (at least AQF Level 8), including a research component of at least 6 months’ full-time study achieving Distinction (75%) OR including evidence of equivalent research experience, such as a substantial first-author refereed publication or track record as an investigator on a competitive grant; and
Have for project 1 a degree and research experience in Physics or Chemistry (ideally in surface functionalisation and surface analysis and for project 2 candidates with Masters or honours degrees in the following disciplines will be favourably considered: Earth/Environmental Science, Civil/Environmental Engineering. Quantitative groundwater hydrology research experience would be particularly welcomed.
be available to commence as a full-time PhD student at Flinders University before the end of 2024.

Application Information

ADMISSION to HDR

Those who apply for the scholarship opportunity that have not already applied for admission to a relevant HDR must also apply. Instructions on how to apply for admission can be found here: https://www.flinders.edu.au/study/apply/apply-research-degree/how-to-apply

By lodging this separate application, applicants acknowledge:

The ‘Supervisor confirmation’ must refer to the application for this scholarship
The application for PhD admission will only be assessed where:
- The applicant is successful in being awarded the scholarship

APPLICATION

Prior to submitting an application for the scholarship, prospective applicants are advised to contact the Project lead via email (project 1 gunther.andersson@flinders.edu.au, project 2 okke.batelaan@flinders.edu.au) to discuss your interest and eligibility in the opportunity. The Project lead may invite you to apply and request (add relevant docs you might want) a copy of your CV together with a covering letter outlining your relevant qualifications, experience, research experience and reasons for applying for the scholarship.

The successful candidate will ideally begin as soon as possible but not later than 15 December 2024.