This scholarship is funded by CSIRO and Industry collaborator Intergrain, with the student primarily based at Curtin University (Perth, Western Australia). This project aims to develop innovative milling and separation methods to mill and effectively separate the starch, protein and fibre components from oat grains. The project will focus on utilising the milling and cell disruption methods at Curtin/Intergrain facilities and further separation into purer fractions at CSIRO. The potential benefits include generating dry fractionated purified ingredients that food processors can use to create novel food products. 
 

This research scholarship is specifically focused on supporting a student working on cutting-edge research in collaboration with Intergrain and CSIRO, with a pathway to commercialising the research outcomes. The industry engagement component of the scholarship will include an industry placement with Intergrain (Bibra Lake, Western Australia). A suitable candidate can start in January 2025.

• Current Students
• Future Students

• Faculty of Science & Engineering
  • Science courses

• Higher Degree by Research

• Australian Citizen
• Australian Permanent Resident
• New Zealand Citizen

• Merit Based

CSIRO shall award the student an iPhD Program Scholarship annually (GST exempt), starting at $35,000 (2025 rate), indexed at 3% annually, for a maximum of 4 years. This is supplemented by a top-up scholarship provided by Industry partner Intergrain of $12,000 per annum (GST exclusive) for 4 years (not indexed) up to a total of $48,000 over the 4 years (GST exclusive).  

The total scholarship comprises the CSIRO plus Intergrain starting at $47,000 per annum. In addition, a Project Expenses and Development package of $13,000 per annum (GST exclusive) will be provided.

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Any HDR student enrolled in the Food Science and Technology

• Be an Australian citizen or Permanent Resident, or a New Zealand citizen. 
• Full-time enrolment.
• Not have previously completed a PhD or recipient of any other scholarship.

The successful candidate will have:

• Masters degree in a relevant discipline requiring the completion of a publicly available thesis or research project to an acceptable standard; OR
• a Bachelors degree with first-class honours; OR
• Graduated with a Bachelors degree (with first class or upper second honours) and completed a postgraduate diploma or its equivalent, or completed a Masters degree by coursework with, in both cases, a course-weighted average of not less than 70 per cent within the University, and demonstrated the capacity to undertake significant research.
• At least the degree should demonstrate completion of food chemistry, processing, engineering or related units.
• Additionally, applicants with food industry experience would be advantageous.

Future and current student, please contact us via the EOI form.

Recipients must complete their milestone 1 within 6 month of enrolment and remain enrolled on a full-time basis for the duration of the scholarship.

DR Rewati Raman Bhattarai, r.bhattarai@curtin.edu.au, 0892665182