Biosensors for testing quality of grapes and wine (MPhil scholarship)

Applications close

29 February 2024

You'll receive an annual stipend paid fortnightly, indexed annually to assist with your general living costs. In 2024, the annual stipend rate is $33,637 (AUD) at the full-time rate for up to 21 months.

Domestic students will receive an Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Fees Offset.

International students will receive a Tuition Fee Sponsorship.

As the scholarship recipient, you will have the opportunity to work with a team of leading researchers, to undertake your own innovative research in and across this important field of research.

Applicants will need to:

• meet QUT’s admission criteria for our Master of Philosophy degree , which includes meeting QUT’s English language requirements at the time of application
• commit to full-time, internal study.

You can apply for this scholarship at the same time you apply for admission to a QUT Master of Philosophy degree.

The first step is to email Associate Professor Soniya Yambem , detailing your academic and research background, your motivation to research in this field and interest in this scholarship, and include your CV.

If supported to apply, you will then submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) following the advice at  How to apply for a research degree .

In your EOI, nominate A/Prof Soniya Yambem  as your proposed principal supervisor, and copy the link to this scholarship into question 2 of the financial details section.

Successful applicants will be contacted directly. We are seeking to commence this project as soon as possible.

This scholarship will be governed by the QUT Postgraduate Research Award (QUTPRA) conditions.

This MPhil Project will develop customised organic transistors for detection of unwanted metabolites produced by wine grapes to enable development of miniaturized and portable Point-of-Need analytical and diagnostic solutions for the wine industry.

The candidate will be supervised by A/Prof Soniya Yambem and have the opportunity to engage in a dynamic environment with members of the Bioelectronics & Biosensors Group, researchers from the Centre for Materials Science and all academics at the School of Physics and Chemistry, Faculty of Science.