WA approves $127k in funding for defence researchers

Applicants presented research regarding automation, marine communications, and operational skill proficiency. PhD students will receive $15,000, Masters receive $10,000 and Honours or fourth-year engineering students receive $7,500.

WA Defence Industry Minister Paul Papalia said the Research Higher Degree Student Grant program encourages students to consider the potential defence application of their research and promotes student career pathways in the defence industry.

“Research is critical to Australia’s sovereign defence capability, and WA is at the forefront of turning ideas into practical defence solutions.

“Through the Defence Science Centre’s Research Higher Degree Student Grants, we are supporting the next generation of defence research that could lead to industry diversification and more jobs for Western Australians.

“The Research Higher Degree Student Grant program is a key enabler for defence research in Western Australia, and the McGowan government is proud to support some of our brightest scientific minds.”

The grant program supports collaborative projects between the Department of Defence and education institutions such as Curtin University, Edith Cowan University, Murdoch University, and The University of Western Australia. The Collaborative Research Grant program provides seed funding of $50,000 to $150,000 to DSC-member universities to grow the WA defence research sector and defence industry to build capability, create jobs, and support a key component of the WA Defence and Defence Industries Strategic Plan.

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Applications are now open for round five of the Defence Science Centre Collaborative Research Grant.

Robert Dougherty

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