HILT CRC HDR Scholarship: Unlocking Australia's Hydrogen Industry Through Geological Storage in Salt Caverns

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Payment per year
$34,210 pa (indexed annually)
Duration
Up to 3.5 years
Program
PhD
Degree
Postgraduate Research
Citizenship
Australian Citizens
Australian Permanent Residents
New Zealand Citizens
Permanent Humanitarian Visa Holders
International Students
Type of Scholarship
Academic
Available In
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology (SET)
Available To
Future Students
Commencing Students

The Heavy Industry Low-carbon Transition Co-operative Research Centre (HILT CRC) is a collaborative venture that brings together industries, researchers and government organisations to share the responsibility for the big shift to decarbonisation. We have the scale to make a difference and seek new, low-carbon technologies and methods that will overcome barriers and help transition the steel, iron, alumina and cement industries, to decarbonise heavy industry.

This HDR Industry PhD Scholarship supports a full-time PhD student who is undertaking research in Earth Sciences. 

 

Eligibility:

Applicants must be Australian citizens, permanent residents of Australia or international students, who are acceptable as candidates for a research PhD degree at the University of Adelaide. 

Applicants should be in their final semester of an Honours degree.

 

Stipend:

The scholarship will be for 3.5 years and has a stipend payment of $34,210 per annum (indexed annually).

Terms and conditions of this scholarship will be equivalent to RTPS (for domestic students) and UARS (for international students). Please refer below links for the terms and conditions of RTPS and UARS.

Domestic: Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarships (RTPS) - Domestic Students | University Scholarships (adelaide.edu.au)

International: University of Adelaide Research Scholarships (UARS) - International Students | University Scholarships

Applying:

Expressions of Interest should be submitted to Dr. Rachelle Kernen, via rachelle.kernen@adelaide.edu.au, with the name of scholarship in the subject heading. Please ensure you include all 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

Project Details: HILT-CRC-HDR-Project-Summary-Unlocking-Australias-hydrogen-industry-through-geological-storage-in-salt-caverns.pdf (hiltcrc.com.au)

Scholarship Guidelines: HILT-CRC-Scholarship-Guidelines-FINAL-130223.pdf (hiltcrc.com.au)

 

Enquiries:

Dr. Rachelle Kernen

School of Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences / Earth Sciences discipline

Tel: (08) 8313 0460

Email: rachelle.kernen@adelaide.edu.au