Scholarship details
Study levels
Research and PhD
Student type
Future students
Study area
Science, Science, technology and engineering and mathematics
Eligibility criteria
Academic performance
Citizenship
Australian, Australian or New Zealand and International
Application dates
- Applications close
- 17 March 2025
What you'll receive
- You'll receive a stipend of $33,637 per annum for a maximum duration of 3.5 years while undertaking a QUT PhD. The duration includes an extension of up to 6 months (PhD) if approved for your candidature. This is the full-time, tax-exempt rate which will index annually.
- You will receive a tuition fee offset/sponsorship, covering the cost of your tuition fees for the first 4 full-time equivalent years of your doctoral studies.
- As the scholarship recipient, you will have the opportunity to work with a team of leading researchers, to undertake your own innovative research in and across the field.
Eligibility
You need to meet the entry requirements for a QUT Doctor of Philosophy, including any English language requirements. You must also:
- be either a domestic student, an onshore international student or an offshore international student who already holds study rights to study a PhD in Australia
- enrol as a full-time, internal student and start your degree by 30 September 2025
- have a background and strong interest in ecology, conservation biology, or a related discipline
- provide evidence of quantitative research skills, such as ecological modelling, statistics or spatial analysis, and/or experience facilitating workshops with experts and stakeholders in a professional manner.
How to apply
Apply for this scholarship at the same time you apply for admission to a QUT Doctor of Philosophy.
- The first step is to email Dr Jessica Walsh no later than 17 March 2025, detailing your academic and research background, your motivation to research in this field and interest in this scholarship, and include your CV and academic transcripts.
- If supported to apply, you will then submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) before 30 April 2025, following the advice at How to apply for a research degree.
- In your EOI, nominate Dr Jessica Walsh as your proposed principal supervisor, and copy the link to this scholarship website into question 2 of the financial details section.
About the scholarship
The UN Decade of Ecosystem Recovery 2021-2030 has initiated a flurry of ecological restoration activity globally. How can we set realistic recovery objectives for threatened ecosystems? How do we measure and track success towards these goals? How do we ensure the restoration actions will achieve these desired outcomes?
The PhD research will focus on establishing and testing evidence-based methods for assessing ecosystem recovery. This will involve analysing ecological data and conducting workshops with experts for multiple ecosystem types. The student will join a team of researchers, primarily supervised by Dr Jessica Walsh, who are working to develop a universal framework for measuring the recovery status and conservation impact for ecosystems globally. The student will be based at Gardens Point campus, QUT, Brisbane, Australia.
This scholarship will be filled when a suitable candidate is found, so those interested should contact the prospective supervisor as soon as possible, and no later than 17/3/2025.