The University of Queensland is inviting applications for Ph.D. scholarship. The ACWEB and its utility and technology provider partners have recently formed a national R&D consortium to develop the next generation of water treatment technologies for the provision of safe drinking water to regional and Aboriginal communities. This UQ-developed technology consists in a novel electrochemical treatment approach that utilises no consumables (other than electricity), requires little maintenance and produces minimal amounts hazardous wastes. The project will engage 2 PhD students to conduct fundamental and optimisation research of this technology.
Eligibility
- Open to both domestic and international applicants
- A bachelor’s degree with at least honours class IIA or equivalent from approved universities, which includes a relevant research component.
- A research master’s degree.
- A coursework master’s degree and an overall GPA (grade point average) equivalent to 5.65 on the 7-point UQ scale, which includes a relevant research component; or
- A postgraduate degree of at least one year full-time equivalent with an overall GPA (grade point average) equivalent to 5.0 on the 7-point UQ scale, together with demonstrated research experience equivalent to honours IIA will be considered for PhD entry on a case by case basis; or
- A bachelor’s degree plus at least two years of documented relevant research experience, including research publications.
- Applicant needs to demonstrate some research experience to be accepted into a PhD. If you can show you have planned and written a research project with some independence, you have enough experience to apply
The scholarship value is $28,854 per annum (2021 rate), indexed annually. Deadline for application is 4 October 2021.
Funder: University of Queensland
Deadline: 4 October 2021.
