Scholarship

Annual RMIT competitive scholarship round - Reducing methane from Southeast Asia's rice paddies

RMIT University Original Source
Award

A$35,886 - A$35,886

Deadline

Sep 30, 2025

Deadline passed
Location

Australia

Applicants

individual

About This Opportunity

This PhD scholarship focuses on methane mitigation in rice agriculture through climate-smart practices and carbon credits to boost farmer income and cut emissions. The project focuses on methane mitigation in rice agriculture through practices like alternate wetting and drying, biochar, and fertiliser optimisation. It potentially includes field trials, carbon accounting, and geospatial analysis in Southeast Asia, with potential for carbon credit generation and farmer co-benefits. The scholarship provides a minimum annual stipend to support doctoral research in this important environmental and agricultural field.

Duration 36 - 49 mo
1 award

Who Can Apply

Region
Australia
Project in
Australia
Applicants
individual
Organizations
academic

Application Details

Stages

  1. 1 single_stage

Required documents

cv cover_letter transcripts references

Review process

Expression of Interest (EOI) submission via email to project supervisors with cover letter, CV, transcripts, and referee contacts