ANU Research School of Biology Laureate Fellowship PhD Scholarship (Plant)

The ANU Research School of Biology Laureate Postgraduate Research Scholarship is offered to attract the highest calibre international and domestic students to pursue postgraduate research for a PhD degree within the Research School of Biology. Funding for this award is provided by Laureate Fellow Prof. Barry Pogson as part of Australian Research Council funding. Prof. Pogson's fellowship aims to produce transformative solutions targeting crop resilience and food security. The research focuses on the chloroplast, the site of photosynthesis, which regulates a suite of cellular processes that control photosynthesis, growth and drought resilience. The project aims to discover the first ever blueprint of the suite of communication networks used by the chloroplast and use synthetic biology to rewire the network to generate 'smart plants' that are higher-yielding and more resilient in both good and bad seasons. In addition to the fortnightly stipend, the scholarship provides additional benefits including Dependent Child Allowance (for international recipients), RSB travel bursary, and thesis reimbursement. There is no separate application as students are automatically considered based on meeting the eligibility criteria.