Funding Support

The PhD top-up scholarship program is an important part of Wine Australia’s investment in developing researcher capacity and ability, ensuring we have researchers developing the skills and expertise needed for working on opportunities that will help improve sustainability and profitability of the Australian grape and wine sector.

While this opportunity is open to applications from PhD candidates delivering innovative research aligned to the One Grape and Wine Sector Plan themes addressed in Wine Australia’s Strategic Plan 2025-2030, this year we have identified several priority topic areas of interest. Preference may be given to applicants addressing a topic from the below list:

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  Novel strategies for pest, disease and virus management in Australian vineyards.

• Plant breeding and gene target identification.
• Novel mid-strength wine production processes.
• Nonchemical control of disease, for example using UV-C and autonomous technology.
• Environmental, Social and Governance challenges as outlined in the ESG Investment Plan.
• Novel strategies across waste circularity, treatment, safe reuse of secondary materials and circular markets.
• Consumer insights, with a focus on moderation and health, export and emerging markets, macro and external drivers, value perception.
• Development and adoption of digital, data and Artificial Intelligence.

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Scholarship AINSE ANSTO French Embassies (SAAFE): Applications now open until 1 July 2025

Calling for applications for a new round of the Scholarship AINSE ANSTO French Embassies (SAAFE) Research Internship Program, for international travel in the period 1st October 2025 – 31st December 2026.

Applications are now open and will close 11.59 pm 1st July 2025 (Australian Eastern Standard Time).

The Scholarship AINSE ANSTO French Embassies (SAAFE) Program is an exciting international exchange opportunity open to Early Career Researchers at the Ph.D. and postdoctoral level. Each successful applicant is provided with costs towards a return flight and up to A$200 per week (up to a maximum of 26 weeks) to support accommodation expenses associated with a visit from:

• Australia/New Zealand to France, or
• France to Australia.

Eligible applicants must be a PhD student in, or hold a postdoctoral appointment at, a French university or AINSE-member university. The research project must be in collaboration with at least one researcher employed by ANSTO or another Australian AINSE-member institution (in the field of nuclear science and engineering and in the areas of Health, Environment or Nuclear Technologies), and at least one researcher employed by a French university or French research institution.

The research internship is required to take place over a period of 8–26 weeks between 1st October 2025 – 31st December 2026.The terms & conditions are available through our SAAFE website. Applications will remain open until 1^st July 2025 via the AINSE Grants Portal.

AINSE are currently receiving applications for the 2025 round of our Pathway Scholarships for Honours and Masters students.

Eligible students who will be enrolled in any Honours program OR Masters program, for some period between 1^st January 2025 and 31^st March 2025, can now apply for the 2025 AINSE Pathway Scholarship via the AINSE Grants Portal.

We’ve had successful recipients from Charles Sturt in 2023 (FOBJBS, SCME) and 2024 (FOSH, SAEVS).

To be eligible for the AINSE Pathway Scholarship, students must be:

• Enrolled in an Honours degree OR a Masters degree, at a current financial AINSE Member Institution (CSU is one) for some period between 1^st January 2025 and 31^st March 2025; and
• As part of their degree requirements, must submit a research project involving the use of ANSTO facilities, or the analysis of data previously collected from ANSTO facilities, in collaboration with an ANSTO staff member.

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