Published: 05 Jun 2025 484 views
The Analytics for the Australian Grains Industry (AAGI) initiative is a five-year strategic partnership to enhance the profitability and global competitiveness of the Australian grains sector through advanced analytics. This five-year initiative (2023-2027) is mainly funded by the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) with a $36 million investment and builds on the previous Statistics for the Australian Grains Industry 3 (SAGI3). Investment. The University of Adelaide, in collaboration with Curtin University and The University of Queensland, is leveraging machine learning, data fusion, and statistics to support grain growers in making data-driven decisions. With a total co-investment of $56 million from the three strategic partners, this project offers HDR students a unique opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge research that has a real-world impact on the agricultural sector.
The scholarship will be for up to 3.5 years and has a tax-free stipend of $35,300 (indexed annually) per annum
Applicants must be Australian citizens, permanent residents of Australia, or international students who are acceptable candidates for a PhD degree at the University of Adelaide. Candidates must have a qualification equivalent to an Australian First-Class Honours degree (e.g., a prior research thesis that was at least six months of full-time credit and received an excellent mark, or a first-author publication in a peer-reviewed international journal).
Expressions of interest should be emailed to Ms Sandy Khor ([email protected]) with the name of scholarship in the subject heading. Please ensure you include all of the following documents:
Evidence of Australian or New Zealand citizenship, or Australian permanent resident status (if applicable)
Degree certificates (testamurs)
Academic transcripts
Translations of non-English documentation
Evidence of English language proficiency
Curriculum vitae
For more details, visit University of Adelaide Scholarship webpage
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