ARC Research Hub for Medicinal Agriculture Graduate Research Scholarships
Background
The ARC Research Hub for Medicinal Agriculture (ARC MedAg Hub) works to apply knowledge and leading-edge innovation by transforming high quality, plant-derived therapeutics production into an integrated industry spanning primary producers and manufacturers. The ARC MedAg Hub is a multidisciplinary collaboration conducting pre-clinical research in medicinal agriculture amongst researchers at La Trobe University, The University of Melbourne, Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute, in collaboration with funding agency the Australian Research Council and leading industry partners Cann Group Limited, Hexima, Photon Systems Instruments, SensaData, UTT BioPharma, Bio Platforms Australia and Palo Alto Research Center Inc.
The ARC MedAg Hub is offering several PhD Research Scholarships for outstanding candidates to undertake research aimed at improving the profitability and sustainability of medicinal agriculture for primary producers and adding value for pharmaceutical manufacturers and end-users.
In addition to receiving a La Trobe Graduate Research/Research Training Program scholarship, scholarship recipients will have the opportunity to be involved in an innovative industry transformation hub involving outstanding researchers and industry partners.
Current available research projects
For a list of currently available research projects, please refer to our ARC Research Hub for Medicinal Agriculture projects page.
Are you eligible to apply?
To be eligible to apply for this scholarship, applicants must:
- meet the entrance requirements for the proposed course
- not be receiving another scholarship greater than 75 per cent of the stipend rate for the same purpose.
- have an interest in subjects related to medicinal agriculture or plant biology, such as; breeding, genetics, high-throughput imaging and phenomics, genome regulation, metabolomics, integrative ‘omic analysis, biochemistry, secondary/specialized metabolism.
In selecting successful applicants, we prioritise applications from candidates who:
- will be enrolled full-time and undertaking their research at a La Trobe University campus
- have completed a Masters by Research or other significant body of research, such as an honours research thesis or lead authorship of a peer-reviewed publication, assessed at a La Trobe Masters by research standard of 75 or above
How to apply
For details of the available projects and how to apply, visit our scholarships webpage.
Who to contact for further information
The ARC MedAg Hub, medaghub@latrobe.edu.au