The Global Challenges PhD Scholarship offers a top up to the UQ Graduate School Scholarship. In total, this package provides a four-year living stipend of $37,500 per annum plus $5,000 support for a placement on top of the $2,000 Student Development fund (over the period of the candidature) to outstanding domestic and international candidates.
The PhD projects on offer will give each student the opportunity to take a deep dive into a specialised topic and research discipline in one laboratory and within our broad-ranging approach. Each project will provide the rich foundational research training gained by completing a PhD and an opportunity to make a unique contribution to the field of knowledge. By conducting these projects within a cohort of other students, also aiming to broadly address the identified themes, the collective will form an intellectual hub, together, solving these global challenges.
Importantly, the scholarship includes specialised training in each theme and cutting-edge research techniques, tailored transferable skills training and support to conduct a placement nationally or internationally with a related partner. Collectively, these will form four pillars of support for the research project and create job-ready graduates with links to the national and international research, entrepreneurial and industry community.
To qualify for a Global Challenges Scholarship, you must apply for a participating PhD Project (marked with an asterisk). Ensure you apply for your PhD before the below dates and are available for a Zoom Information Session. This scholarship is managed privately via IMB so to be considered, you or your supervisor must register via this form.
Please note, there are conditions for undertaking this scholarship. Refer to details below.
International (offshore) candidates:
This application round is open to International candidates who do not currently reside in Australia and/or have not yet studied or worked in Australia.
- Attend the Global Challenges Scholarship Zoom Information Session on 14 June 2023
- Apply for a PhD anytime before 17 July 2023
Domestic & International (onshore) candidates:
This application round is open only to Domestic candidates (Australian and New Zealand citizens and residents) and International candidates who are currently onshore in Australia and can provide evidence of an Australian degree or current work.
- Attend the Global Challenges Scholarship Zoom Information Session on 14 August 2023
- Apply for a PhD anytime before 25 September 2023
Scholarship conditions
If awarded the Global Challenges Scholarship, there are a few conditions that must be met in order to receive funding. These include:
- Conducting a cross-disciplinary project that is targeted at solving a global problem within one of the themes of – Drug Discovery, Chronic Disease, Superbug Solutions and Population and Disease Genomics. All projects that qualify for the Global Challenges Scholarship are marked with an asterisk.
- Conducting a project that is multidisciplinary, with an advisory group that is composed of at least one Associate advisor in a different IMB Centre (or UQ institute/school) to the principal advisor
- Conducting a placement with an external partner - arranged by you in collaboration with The University of Queensland Graduate School within the first 18 months of commencement, the placement can take place at any time during the candidature but is normally undertaken towards the end of the PhD. The extension of your candidature period from 3.5 years to 4 years is conditional on undertaking a placement.
- Being an IMB ambassador - both to promote the scholarship and IMB generally.
- Being an active participant in SIMBA and mentoring junior scholarship holders
- Full participation in internal IMB training events for PhD students:
- First Year:
- Training Week (May 2024)
- Technical training Masterclass (May 2024)
- PhD student retreat (June 2024)
- Second Year:
- Industry engagement training and event
- UniQuest commercialisation workshop
- Third year:
- Career development workshops, alumni mentorship programs and career panelopportunities
* Please note, the scholarship duration is 3.5 years guaranteed plus 0.5 years conditional on completing training and a placement. Please know that further activities that build your cohort and enrich your PhD experience will be advised over the period of your candidature and your attendance will be required.
