To be eligible, you must be an Australian citizen or permanent resident, or New Zealand citizen.

The opportunity

The Program includes:

  1. Admission to a university PhD program.
  2. Supervision by the participating university, CSIRO, and an industry partner.
  3. A four year scholarship package totalling approximately $47,000 per annum tax exempt (2025 rate).  
  4. A four year Project Expense and Development package of $13,000 per annum.
  5. A 60 day Industry Engagement component with the industry partner.
  6. A structured professional development and training program to develop your applied research skills.

Successful students are subject to the policies, procedures and guidelines of the participating university in addition to the CSIRO Industry PhD Program terms and conditions. Students will receive a standard PhD on completion.

Instructions for searching

This page lists all available scholarships. Note that scholarships are classified based on the project’s primary location, not necessarily where the university is based. Project opportunities listed are open until filled.

To find a scholarship, refer to the list below, or use the Search box at the top right of the list. Click on the project title for further information. Click on the Apply link to express your interest via the participating university.

Alternatively, you can filter by CSIRO research area: Data 61, Health and Biosecurity, Agriculture and Food, Space and Astronomy, Manufacturing, Mineral Resources, Energy, National Collections and Marine Infrastructure (NCMI), Environment.

You can also filter by where the project is primarily based: ACT, NSW, QLD, SA, VIC, WA.

University Industry CSIRO Project LocationApply
Swinburne University Boeing Aerostructures Australia Data61Design for Sustainability of High-Rate, Out-of-Autoclave Advanced Composite ProcessesVICContact university supervisor Boris Eisenbart
University of New South WalesChangxing Initiative
Data61Securing AI interactionsNSWContact university supervisor Jiaojiao Jiang
University of QueenslandWildfire EnergyEnergyInvestigating the potential applications of biomass and waste gasification by-productsQLDContact university supervisor Jeff Chen
Swinburne University Essential EnergyEnergyExploring autonomous methods for distribution network identificationVICContact university supervisor Prof Mehdi Seyedmahmoudian
University of New South WalesUmax EnergyData61Exploring solar-powered EV charging networksNSWUNSW
La Trobe UniversityBush Heritage Australia EnvironmentGenomic assessment of early signatures of adaptation from a provenance trialVICContact university supervisor Dr Susan Hoebee
Macquarie UniversityCochlear Health and BiosecurityCommunicating in the real worldNSWContact university supervisor Noushin Nasiri
Flinders UniversityOne Basin CRC

EnvironmentPolicy and regulatory aspects of water banking in the Murray-Darling Basin, Australia and California, USASAContact university supervisor Professor Neville Crossman
University of New EnglandNSW Farmers’ AssociationEnvironmentEnhanced resilience of irrigated agricultural floodplain landscapes of the Murray-Darling BasinSAContact university supervisor Martin Thoms
Griffith UniversityLocal Land ServicesEnvironmentEnhancing sustainable land management practices through natural capital profilesQLDGriffith
University of Technology SydneyPickcData61AI-driven automatic translation of blueprints into construction instructions NSWContact university supervisor Shoujin Wang
University of QueenslandAirservices AustraliaEnvironmentIdentifying serum biomarkers in PFAS serum concentration using metabolomicsQLDContact university supervisor Jochen Mueller
Charles Sturt UniversitySoilCare Agriculture and FoodValuing non-crop vegetation in horticultural landscapes of AustraliaQLDContact university supervisor Distinguished Professor Geoff Gurr
Charles Darwin UniversityGallagher eShepherdAgriculture and FoodWelfare and behaviour implications of virtual fencing in Northern beef cow-calf systemsNTCDU
University of New South WalesSouth Western Sydney Local Health DistrictHealth and BiosecurityDevelopment of a novel system for daily patient dose verification using a transmission detectorNSWUNSW
University of New South WalesSouth Western Sydney Local Health District

Trans-Tasman Radiation Oncology Group 		Health and BiosecurityGeneralisation of the radiotherapy atlas contouring (TRAC) toolNSWUNSW
The University of MelbourneAustralian Wool InnovationAgriculture and FoodMaximising effectiveness of limited insecticide resources to improve sheep health and wool yieldsVICUniMelb
Swinburne University DMTC ManufacturingFast forward computation of radiation transport for emergency response, environmental protection, and national securityVICContact university supervisor Jeremy Brown
Charles Darwin UniversityLallemand Australia Agriculture and FoodStrategic silage use for productivity and sustainability in Northern Territory beef systemsNTCDU
Australian National UniversitySprout MaterialsManufacturingCompostable plasticsACTANU
University of New EnglandBioScout Agriculture and FoodCrop disease managementACTUNE
Western Sydney University Droidex Technologies Data61Multimodal sensing intelligence for aerial robots in bushfire mitigation and pest managementNSWContact university supervisor Karthick Thiyagarajan
Macquarie UniversityCochlear Health and Biosecurity Applying imaging methods and data analytics to explore the listening brainNSWMQ
University of Southern QueenslandFood LadderData61Quantum-AI for food security and student wellbeingQLDUniSQ
University of Southern QueenslandAgriTech Solutions & HTM Complete EnvironmentImproving cropping decisions with AI-enhanced weather forecastsQLDUniSQ
University of QueenslandRidley AgriproductsAgriculture and FoodInfluencing factors of feed intake and digestion in prawnsQLDUQ
University of QueenslandImpactInstituteData61Building responsible AIQLDUQ
University of South AustraliaSA PathologyData61Clinical lab automation with AI human robot interfaceSAContact university supervisor Associate Professor Ivan Lee
University of South AustraliaGelomicsManufacturingHydrogels with mechanical properties for 3D in vitro cell modelsSAContact university supervisor Professor Ferry Melchels
Royal Melbourne Institute of TechnologySoftware Medical DevicesData61Smartphone for triage to detect strokeVICContact university supervisor Professor Dinesh Kumar
Royal Melbourne Institute of TechnologyMelbourne WaterEnvironmentQuantifying methane emissions from wastewater VICRMIT
Royal Melbourne Institute of TechnologyK2 Energy SolutionsData61Distributed trust AI for solar energy sustainability in commercial settingsVICContact university supervisor Fengling Han
Royal Melbourne Institute of TechnologyANCAManufacturingReal-time quality assurance and machine validation for ultra precision manufacturingVICContact university supervisor Prof. Songlin Ding
Royal Melbourne Institute of TechnologyANRFData61Enhancing cybersecurity with AI and Large Language ModelsVICRMIT
The University of MelbourneNutrimoresAgriculture and FoodFermented plant protein peptides in development of elderly milk formulationsVICUniMelb
The University of MelbournePrecision CatalystsManufacturingCatalytic Static Mixers in Organic SynthesisVICContact university supervisor Anastasios Polyzos
Monash UniversityPentenData61Enabling Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) MigrationVICMonash
Southern Cross UniversityJagun Alliance Aboriginal CorporationAgriculture and FoodEcological drivers of disease spread in horticultural tree cropsACTSCU
Murdoch UniversityEnviroCopperMineral ResourcesInvestigating interactions between sulfide minerals and in-situ recovery fluids for copper miningWAMurdoch
Murdoch UniversityC.Y. O’Connor ERADE Village Foundation

EnvironmentEvery drop counts: ensuring water security in a changing climate in southwest AustraliaWAMurdoch
Murdoch UniversityPeninsula DownsData61AI-empowered visual recognition system for dairy cowsWAMurdoch
Edith Cowan UniversityCyberProof & White Field AustraliaData61Dark web analytics for ransomware threat actor profilingWAECU
Curtin UniversityGold HydrogenEnergyOrigin of hydrogen and helium occurrencesWACurtin

For a text version of individual opportunities, please contact us at iphd@csiro.au.

Eligibility requirements

 The student must:

  1. Be an Australian citizen or Permanent Resident, or a New Zealand citizen.  
  2. Meet participating university PhD admission requirements.
  3. Meet university English language requirements.
  4. Not have previously completed a PhD.
  5. Be able to commence the Program in the year of the offer.
  6. Enrol as a full-time PhD student. Part-time arrangements may be considered if approved by the supervisory team and in accordance with university policy.
  7. Be prepared to be located at the project location(s) that the host university has approved and, if required, comply with the host university’s external enrolment procedures.
  8. Be prepared to undergo onboarding to CSIRO, which will include passing mandatory government background checks (allow for between 4 to 8 weeks) and complete any other CSIRO requirements.

Application Process

  1. Please contact the supervisory team for an initial discussion.
  2. Applicants are required to submit an expression of interest (EOI) following the instructions detailed on the participating university’s webpage.
  3. The EOI is assessed by the supervisory team and shortlisted applicants are interviewed.
  4. The supervisory team nominates a preferred applicant and informs the University’s Graduate Research School (or equivalent) and the iPhD office.

Further information

For further information, please visit our website or contact the university’s Graduate Research School. You can also email us at iphd@csiro.au.