2025 PhD scholarship in Intelligent Energy Efficient Protected Cropping at RMIT University Australia

If you are interested in making a positive difference that could help shape Australia's food supply and have a background in energy, engineering, materials or physics, this scholarship is for you. We are looking for a motivated PhD student to work on a project that will involve energy modelling, materials research, optical design optimisation, prototype development, and field testing to assess plant growth, energy generation capabilities and parasitic energy usage to maintain optimal growing environments in greenhouses.

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirements
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineNovember 30, 2025
• Value$40,000 AUD.
• Study LevelPhD
• SponsorRMIT University
• School to studyRMIT University
• Eligible CountryAll Countries

Benefits

• $40,000 AUD.

Requirements

This project is suited to science or engineering students with distinction or high distinction (or equivalent) averages and experience or strong interest in at least one of the following areas:   

• Solar Energy   
• Modelling   
• Heat transfer   
• Chemistry   
• Energy.

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2025 Faculty of Engineering International Tuition Fee Research Scholarship at The University of Sydney Australia

Application Deadline

How To Apply

• To apply, please send your CV and academic transcript to Prof. Gary Rosengarten: [email protected] and Prof. Baohua Jia: [email protected].

For more information, kindly visit RMIT University scholarship webpage.