Quantum and Advanced Technologies Talent Building Program Carers Assistance Package
We are seeking enrolled Griffith PhD candidates in quantum and advanced technologies with significant caring commitments for an immediate family member who are intending to attend conferences or visit relevant industry or research venues in 2025.
The Quantum and Advanced Technologies Talent Building Program aims to build the talent pipeline for the quantum and advanced technologies ecosystem in Queensland. The objectives of the program are to:
- Contribute to and strengthen participation of students in quantum and advanced technologies for those who identify as women or non-binary, are of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, or are from regional areas
- Train a new generation of PhD students into excellent quantum researchers capable of being pioneers in this emerging discipline
- Build technology capability and skills across a range of fields
- Improve translation and commercialisation skills
- Foster collaboration across academia and industry
Scholarship details
As a leading knowledge-based institution throughout the Asia–Pacific, the Griffith Sciences Group takes pride in its ongoing global contributions to the higher education sector. Such wide-ranging and purposeful exposure ensures an inherent capability to not only influence young minds, but to also guide, instruct and assist public and private enterprise, the environment, related economies and society in general. Learning and teaching remains consistent with our research achievements, where students within our Schools have unfettered access to industry-leading researchers and teaching staff.
The Quantum and Advances Technologies Carers Scholarship is for enrolled Griffith PhD candidates in quantum and advanced technologies with significant caring commitments for an immediate family member who are intending to attend conferences or visit relevant industry or research venues in 2025.
To be successful, applicants must be enrolled at Griffith University conducting their PhD in at least one of the following areas:
- Quantum
- Compound semi-conductors
- Superconductors
- Photonics
- Micro-electromechanical systems.
- Expressions of interest are welcome from current domestic and international Griffith PhD candidates
- Priority award will be given to competitive applicants who identify as women, or non-binary, or are of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, or who identify as being from a regional, rural or remote background, as per the Australian Standard Geographical Classification Remoteness Areas (ASGC Remoteness Areas)
The Quantum and Advanced Technologies Talent Building Program Carers Assistance Package provides a $5,000 allowance to support candidates with caring responsibilities to attend conferences or visit a relevant industry or research venue in 2025.
Candidates can only apply to receive this support package once during candidature.
As a scholarship holder, you will study with a University that ranks among the top 2% worldwide and spans across campuses in South East Queensland. At Griffith University, we’ve worked hard to create a culture that will challenge you to be curious, creative and courageous. We also support the professional and personal development of all our HDR candidates and invest in the skills of our people. Griffith University values diversity, inclusion and flexibility and we encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, and people of all backgrounds to apply. Griffith's strategic goals are to also increase the proportion of women in senior academic and administrative roles and in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medicine (STEMM).
For eligibility related enquiries please contact:
For eligibility related enquiries please contact:
Griffith Science Group Dean Research
Professor Fred Leusch
Email: gsc-dean-research@griffith.edu.au
For administration enquiries please contact:
Griffith Graduate Research School
Please do not select the “APPLY” button. All expressions of interest must be submitted to gsc-dean-research@griffith.edu.au containing:
- Statement addressing your eligibility for the scholarship as outlined in the about you section, including the priority award criteria for applicants who identify as women, or non-binary, or are of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, or who identify as being from a regional, rural or remote background, as per the Australian Standard Geographical Classification Remoteness Areas (ASGC Remoteness Areas) as applicable
The closing date for expressions of interest is: 5pm Thursday 17 April 2025
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