NGGP Honours Scholarship
NGGP Honours Scholarship
The Next Generation Emerging Technologies Graduates Program (NGGP) will fund nationally competitive scholarships to attract and train the next generation of emerging technologies specialists and build technology capability and skills across a range of fields. Recipients will participate in industry-led research projects and placements to build job-ready skills.
The NGGP Scholarship (Scholarship) is funded by CSIRO, the Sydney Quantum Academy (SQA) and supported by industry partners. The SQA is an unincorporated joint venture between The University of Sydney, UNSW Sydney, University of Technology Sydney, and Macquarie University (University) and is proudly funded by the NSW government.
This Scholarship is available for honours students working in the field of quantum technology at one of the SQA partner universities.
The Honours Scholarship includes:
- A stipend worth AU$10,000 per annum (pro rata) for a maximum 1-year period.
- A training allowance worth AU$5,000 per annum.
- Be an Australian citizen or permanent resident of Australia;
- Not be in full time employment;
- Meet the requirements for CSIRO Student affiliate onboarding (e.g., satisfy National Police Check);
- Not be subject to an obligation to a third party to provide that third party with rights to any Intellectual Property created in the course of their degree; and
- Be enrolled at the University in an honours, masters by research or PhD in quantum technology or a related field.
- Not holding another research training scholarship during the research project period