Applications are now open for the David Irvine Postgraduate Scholarship, supporting talented students pursuing cyber security research at CSCRC Participant Universities. This scholarship offers generous funding, training opportunities, and access to CSIRO’s world-class expertise.
This scholarship is open to high-achieving students with First Class Honours or equivalent who are undertaking full-time research in cyber security at a CSCRC-affiliated university. Applicants must be early-stage candidates and satisfy tuition waiver, supervisor confirmation, and security clearance requirements.
CSIRO, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation is Australia’s national science agency and one of the world’s largest and most diverse research organizations. Established in 1916 and headquartered in Canberra, it conducts mission-driven research across multiple fields including agriculture, health, environment, energy, materials, and digital technologies. With over 6,000 staff distributed across more than 50 sites in Australia and abroad, CSIRO works closely with government, industry, and academia to deliver scientific solutions that benefit society, industry, and the environment.
Established in 1989, Charles Sturt University is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the urban setting of the medium-sized town of Bathurst (population range of 10,000-49,999 inhabitants), New South Wales. This institution has also branch campuses in the following location(s): Albury-Wodonga, Bathurst, Dubbo, Manly, Ontario, Orange, Port Macquarie, Wagga Wagga, Sydney, Melbourne, Goulburn, Canberra and Parramatta. Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Department of Education and Training, Australia, Charles Sturt University (CSU) is a very large (uniRank enrollment range: 40,000-44,999 students) coeducational higher education institution. Charles Sturt University (CSU) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as pre-bachelor degrees (i.e. certificates, diplomas, associate or foundation degrees), bachelor degrees, master degrees, doctorate degrees in several areas of study. See the uniRank degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details. This 30 years old higher-education institution has a selective admission policy based on entrance examinations and students' past academic record and grades. International applicants are eligible to apply for enrollment.