2025 CSIRO Crop Disease Management Scholarship at the University of New England

This Project aims to integrate novel automated disease surveillance technology into real-time management of crop diseases for improved yield and sustainability outcomes. The expected outcome is grower recommendations for crop diseases informed by real-time automated disease surveillance. The potential benefit is improved productivity and sustainability through reduced crop losses and chemical inputs.

Table of Content

• Summary
• Requirments
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineNot Specified
• Study LevelPhD
• SponsorUniversity of New England (UNE)
• City to studyNew South Wales
• School to studyUniversity of New England (UNE)
• Eligible CountryAustralia , New Zealand

Requirements

1. Be an Australian citizen or Permanent Resident, or a New Zealand citizen.
2. Meet The University of New England (UNE) PhD admission requirements.
3. Meet university English language requirements.
4. Not have previously completed a PhD.
5. Be able to commence the Program in the year of the offer.
6. Enrol as a full-time PhD student. Part-time arrangements may be considered if approved by the supervisory team and in accordance with university policy.
7. Be prepared to be located at the project location(s) that the host university has approved and, if required, comply with the host university’s external enrolment procedures.
8. Be prepared to undergo onboarding to CSIRO, which will include passing mandatory government background checks (allow for between 4 to 8 weeks) and complete any other CSIRO requirements.

Application Deadline

How To Apply

1. Applicants are required to submit an expression of interest (EOI) by emailing the University supervisor Dr Toni Petronaitis ([email protected]).
2. The EOI is assessed by the supervisory team and shortlisted applicants are interviewed.
3. The supervisory team nominates a preferred applicant and informs iPhD office.
4. The nominated applicant will be instructed to apply.
5. The application is then assessed by the host university against PhD admission criteria.
6. The university will issue a letter of offer for the program if all conditions have been satisfied.

For more information, kindly visit UNE scholarship webpage.