CSIRO Industry PhD Program: Current scholarships

For more information and how to apply, click on the project details link in the tables below. You will be redirected to our university partner for full details of the project and the application process.

View available positions in: ACT | NSW | QLD | SA | TAS | VIC | WA

ACT Scholarships will be added as they become available. Positions open until filled.
University partner	Industry partner	Project details	State
Australian National University	Australian Grain Technologies Pty Ltd	Towards climate resilient crops: Understanding effects of changing climate on crop fungal disease resistance	ACT
Australian National University	Griffin Honey	Domesticating Australian native bees for use as alternative pollinators.	ACT
Australian National University	Sprout Materials	Compostable plastics	ACT
Australian National University	Brazilian Rare Earths Limited	Understanding Critical Minerals: the Rocha da Rocha Rare Earth Element-Niobium-Scandium Deposits in Northeast Brazil	ACT
Australian National University	Bellavista Resources Ltd	Bioleaching of hyper-enriched black shales (HEBS)	ACT
Australian National University	Mt Weld Mining Pty Ltd	Understanding Critical Minerals: Niobium-Tantalum in Mount Weld Rare Earth Elements (REE) World-Class Deposit	ACT
Australian National University	RNAfold.AI Pty Ltd	Prediction of molecular interactions with RNA using AI for basic research and therapeutic discovery	ACT

NSW Scholarships will be added as they become available. Positions open until filled.
University partner	Industry partner	Project details	State
Macquarie University	Pells Sullivan Meynink	Shale geochemistry as a proxy for shear strength	NSW
Macquarie University	Ferrovial Construction (Australia) Pty Ltd	Connecting gas and stars in galaxies through advancing integral field spectroscopy software and data analysis	NSW
Macquarie University	ACEN Renewables	Optimising vegetation management and grazing in solar farms utilising high resolution aerial image processing	NSW
The University of Newcastle	AGL Macquarie Pty Ltd	Integrated management of invasive pampas grass for enhanced land rehabilitation	NSW
Charles Sturt University	Telstra Limited	Project 1: Enhancing Cybersecurity in Telecommunications through Human-Machine Teaming	NSW
Charles Sturt University	Telstra Limited	Project 2: Navigating Cyber Risk Management Operational Complexity in the Telecommunication Sector Using Digital Twin and Synthetic Data	NSW
University of New South Wales	Nullify Holdings Pty Ltd	Large Language Models for Enhancing Automated Program Repair	NSW
University of New South Wales	Nullify Holdings Pty Ltd	Large Language Models for Automatic Bug Detection and Localisation	NSW
University of New England	BioScout Pty Ltd	Completing the puzzle: integrating automated spore counts into real-time crop disease management	NSW
University of Wollongong	TOP Rail Services Pty Ltd	EV Charging Integrated Battery Health Monitoring System Development	NSW

QLD Scholarships will be added as they become available. Positions open until filled.
University partner	Industry partner	Project details	State
University of Southern Queensland	Tunstall Australasia Pty Ltd	Call centre service training and quality improvement system	QLD
Queensland University of Technology	Xcel Sodium	Lithium-ion battery separator material recovery and utilisation.	QLD
Queensland University of Technology	Gelomics Pty Ltd	Development of Synthetic Photoclick Hydrogels for Advanced 3D Cell and Organoid Culture Applications	QLD
Griffith University	K. J. Ross & Associates Pty Ltd	Enhancing the trustworthiness of deep learning agents using formal software engineering methods	QLD
Griffith University	Resinc Solar Pty Ltd	Detecting and assessing hail impacts on solar energy prosumers: a data-informed approach	QLD
The University of Queensland	Wildfire Energy Australia Pty Ltd	Investigating the potential applications of biomass and waste gasification by-products in other industries	QLD
The University of Queensland	seedEnergy Pty Ltd	Fast-tracking genetic gains for E. smithii pulp plantations	QLD
The University of Queensland	Siemens Healthineers	AI in the detection and diagnosis of preclinical and early osteoarthritis	QLD

SA Scholarships will be added as they become available. Positions open until filled.
University partner	Industry partner	Project details	State
University of Adelaide	The Australian Wine Research Institute & Treasury Wine Estates Vintners	Air quality forecasting to assess risk of smoke exposure to quality of winegrapes.	SA
University of South Australia	Gelomics Pty Ltd	Hydrogels with dynamic mechanical properties for 3D in vitro cell models	SA
University of South Australia	Singtel Optus Pty Ltd	SOC of the Future: Shaping human and AI collaboration in Security Operations Centres	SA
University of South Australia	Ocean Oils Pty Ltd	To explore the effect of shark liver oil (SLO) on wellbeing, cardiovascular and cognitive health	SA
University of South Australia	Seeley International Pty Ltd	Optimizing NatHERS Whole of Home Rating through advanced heating and cooling appliance integration	SA

TAS Scholarships will be added as they become available. Positions open until filled.
University partner	Industry partner	Project details	State
no current scholarship offers available

VIC Scholarships will be added as they become available. Positions open until filled.
University partner	Industry partner	Project details	State
Federation University	Techplus Control System Pty Ltd	Bringing intelligence to battery management systems through a cloud platform	VIC
Federation University	Foton Mobility Distribution Pty Ltd	Developing Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) electric-powertrain for tractors to suit Australian farm conditions	VIC
Federation University	Meredith Dairy Pty Ltd	Waste heat recovery for onsite production of hydrogen utilising microgeneration and machine learning	VIC
Swinburne University of Technology	Australia Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA)	Setting a national standard for radiotherapy treatment	VIC
La Trobe University	Ezy Chef Technologies Pty Ltd	3-D food printing of texture modified foods	VIC
Monash University	Dassault Systemes Australia Pty Ltd	Digital Twin of Plant Protein Extruder	VIC
Monash University	BlueScope Steel Limited	Towards the direct deposition of printed solar cells for next-generation building-integrated photovoltaic technology	VIC
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology	Ritchie Technology	Processing complex fluid melts using advanced induction heating systems - efficiency through fluid dynamics and process design.	VIC
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology	Workwear Group Pty Ltd	Quantifying Circular Economy Impacts in Australian workwear	VIC
Charles Sturt University	Telstra Limited	Project 1: Enhancing Cybersecurity in Telecommunications through Human-Machine Teaming	VIC
Charles Sturt University	Telstra Limited	Project 2: Navigating Cyber Risk Management Operational Complexity in the Telecommunication Sector Using Digital Twin and Synthetic Data	VIC

WA Scholarships will be added as they become available. Positions open until filled.
University partner	Industry partner	Project details	State
Murdoch University	Norwood Systems Limited	Advancing Medical Diagnosis with Multimodal LLM and Agnostic AI Agents	WA
Curtin University	Mthing Pty Ltd	Improving large infrastructure risk management using next generation Interferometric SAR validated with innovative GNSS sensor systems.	WA
Curtin University	Hydrobe Pty Ltd	Predictive modelling of photobioreactor for microalgae production	WA
Curtin University	InterGrain Pty Ltd	Development of new integrated conditioning, milling and separation process for efficient dry fractionation of oats	WA
Edith Cowan University	Nufarm Australia Limited	Development of singular and modular multi-purpose peptides for efficient crop protection	WA

View available positions in: ACT | NSW | QLD | SA | TAS | VIC | WA

ACT Scholarships will be added as they become available. Positions open until filled.
University partner	Industry partner	Project details	State
Australian National University	Australian Grain Technologies Pty Ltd	Towards climate resilient crops: Understanding effects of changing climate on crop fungal disease resistance	ACT
Australian National University	Griffin Honey	Domesticating Australian native bees for use as alternative pollinators.	ACT
Australian National University	Sprout Materials	Compostable plastics	ACT
Australian National University	Brazilian Rare Earths Limited	Understanding Critical Minerals: the Rocha da Rocha Rare Earth Element-Niobium-Scandium Deposits in Northeast Brazil	ACT
Australian National University	Bellavista Resources Ltd	Bioleaching of hyper-enriched black shales (HEBS)	ACT
Australian National University	Mt Weld Mining Pty Ltd	Understanding Critical Minerals: Niobium-Tantalum in Mount Weld Rare Earth Elements (REE) World-Class Deposit	ACT
Australian National University	RNAfold.AI Pty Ltd	Prediction of molecular interactions with RNA using AI for basic research and therapeutic discovery	ACT

NSW Scholarships will be added as they become available. Positions open until filled.
University partner	Industry partner	Project details	State
Macquarie University	Pells Sullivan Meynink	Shale geochemistry as a proxy for shear strength	NSW
Macquarie University	Ferrovial Construction (Australia) Pty Ltd	Connecting gas and stars in galaxies through advancing integral field spectroscopy software and data analysis	NSW
Macquarie University	ACEN Renewables	Optimising vegetation management and grazing in solar farms utilising high resolution aerial image processing	NSW
The University of Newcastle	AGL Macquarie Pty Ltd	Integrated management of invasive pampas grass for enhanced land rehabilitation	NSW
Charles Sturt University	Telstra Limited	Project 1: Enhancing Cybersecurity in Telecommunications through Human-Machine Teaming	NSW
Charles Sturt University	Telstra Limited	Project 2: Navigating Cyber Risk Management Operational Complexity in the Telecommunication Sector Using Digital Twin and Synthetic Data	NSW
University of New South Wales	Nullify Holdings Pty Ltd	Large Language Models for Enhancing Automated Program Repair	NSW
University of New South Wales	Nullify Holdings Pty Ltd	Large Language Models for Automatic Bug Detection and Localisation	NSW
University of New England	BioScout Pty Ltd	Completing the puzzle: integrating automated spore counts into real-time crop disease management	NSW
University of Wollongong	TOP Rail Services Pty Ltd	EV Charging Integrated Battery Health Monitoring System Development	NSW

QLD Scholarships will be added as they become available. Positions open until filled.
University partner	Industry partner	Project details	State
University of Southern Queensland	Tunstall Australasia Pty Ltd	Call centre service training and quality improvement system	QLD
Queensland University of Technology	Xcel Sodium	Lithium-ion battery separator material recovery and utilisation.	QLD
Queensland University of Technology	Gelomics Pty Ltd	Development of Synthetic Photoclick Hydrogels for Advanced 3D Cell and Organoid Culture Applications	QLD
Griffith University	K. J. Ross & Associates Pty Ltd	Enhancing the trustworthiness of deep learning agents using formal software engineering methods	QLD
Griffith University	Resinc Solar Pty Ltd	Detecting and assessing hail impacts on solar energy prosumers: a data-informed approach	QLD
The University of Queensland	Wildfire Energy Australia Pty Ltd	Investigating the potential applications of biomass and waste gasification by-products in other industries	QLD
The University of Queensland	seedEnergy Pty Ltd	Fast-tracking genetic gains for E. smithii pulp plantations	QLD
The University of Queensland	Siemens Healthineers	AI in the detection and diagnosis of preclinical and early osteoarthritis	QLD

SA Scholarships will be added as they become available. Positions open until filled.
University partner	Industry partner	Project details	State
University of Adelaide	The Australian Wine Research Institute & Treasury Wine Estates Vintners	Air quality forecasting to assess risk of smoke exposure to quality of winegrapes.	SA
University of South Australia	Gelomics Pty Ltd	Hydrogels with dynamic mechanical properties for 3D in vitro cell models	SA
University of South Australia	Singtel Optus Pty Ltd	SOC of the Future: Shaping human and AI collaboration in Security Operations Centres	SA
University of South Australia	Ocean Oils Pty Ltd	To explore the effect of shark liver oil (SLO) on wellbeing, cardiovascular and cognitive health	SA
University of South Australia	Seeley International Pty Ltd	Optimizing NatHERS Whole of Home Rating through advanced heating and cooling appliance integration	SA

TAS Scholarships will be added as they become available. Positions open until filled.
University partner	Industry partner	Project details	State
no current scholarship offers available

VIC Scholarships will be added as they become available. Positions open until filled.
University partner	Industry partner	Project details	State
Federation University	Techplus Control System Pty Ltd	Bringing intelligence to battery management systems through a cloud platform	VIC
Federation University	Foton Mobility Distribution Pty Ltd	Developing Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) electric-powertrain for tractors to suit Australian farm conditions	VIC
Federation University	Meredith Dairy Pty Ltd	Waste heat recovery for onsite production of hydrogen utilising microgeneration and machine learning	VIC
Swinburne University of Technology	Australia Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA)	Setting a national standard for radiotherapy treatment	VIC
La Trobe University	Ezy Chef Technologies Pty Ltd	3-D food printing of texture modified foods	VIC
Monash University	Dassault Systemes Australia Pty Ltd	Digital Twin of Plant Protein Extruder	VIC
Monash University	BlueScope Steel Limited	Towards the direct deposition of printed solar cells for next-generation building-integrated photovoltaic technology	VIC
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology	Ritchie Technology	Processing complex fluid melts using advanced induction heating systems - efficiency through fluid dynamics and process design.	VIC
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology	Workwear Group Pty Ltd	Quantifying Circular Economy Impacts in Australian workwear	VIC
Charles Sturt University	Telstra Limited	Project 1: Enhancing Cybersecurity in Telecommunications through Human-Machine Teaming	VIC
Charles Sturt University	Telstra Limited	Project 2: Navigating Cyber Risk Management Operational Complexity in the Telecommunication Sector Using Digital Twin and Synthetic Data	VIC

WA Scholarships will be added as they become available. Positions open until filled.
University partner	Industry partner	Project details	State
Murdoch University	Norwood Systems Limited	Advancing Medical Diagnosis with Multimodal LLM and Agnostic AI Agents	WA
Curtin University	Mthing Pty Ltd	Improving large infrastructure risk management using next generation Interferometric SAR validated with innovative GNSS sensor systems.	WA
Curtin University	Hydrobe Pty Ltd	Predictive modelling of photobioreactor for microalgae production	WA
Curtin University	InterGrain Pty Ltd	Development of new integrated conditioning, milling and separation process for efficient dry fractionation of oats	WA
Edith Cowan University	Nufarm Australia Limited	Development of singular and modular multi-purpose peptides for efficient crop protection	WA

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