A Grains Research Scholarship (GRS) supports PhD candidates in delivering innovative research that addresses constraints or builds opportunities for Australian grain growers to help improve their farm business sustainability and profitability.
A GRS is primarily a top-up scholarship for students already receiving a Research Training Program (RTP) scholarship or equivalent.
If you don’t have an RTP or equivalent scholarship but excel at what you do and your PhD topic addresses grains industry problems or opportunities, we still encourage you to apply. GRDC will consider areas where research capacity is lacking and needs to be built.
The applicant must be the student undertaking the PhD, a supervisor cannot apply on behalf of a student.
- The applicant must be admitted into full-time PhD study. Please include the PhD start date, applicants who have already commenced their PhD may apply.
- The applicant must submit at least two referee reports on the GRDC template, including from the proposed principal supervisor.
- The applicant must identify their PhD topic’s Pillar and Focus Area alignment from GRDC’s RD&E Plan 2023-28.
- The applicant is awarded a Research Training Programs (RTP) scholarship or equivalent. International students must be awarded a university tuition fee waiver and living allowance.
