Postgraduate Scholarships
Two full time postgraduate scholarships are available each year.
Who can apply?
An employee of the Australian coal industry or an industry directly associated with it, who has graduated from a university or another tertiary institution. The candidate will have been employed in the industry for a minimum of 3 years after graduating. Candidates must satisfy university requirements for postgraduate degrees.
How Much?
The scholarship will provide $100,000 per annum tax free to the candidate. Additional support will be available to the hosting university.
Type of Postgraduate study
Full time Masters or PhD. Research, not course work.
Scholarship selection
The scholarship selection and management will be coordinated by the ACARP Research Committee. This committee is made up of senior technical managers from the Australian black coal industry.
Who defines the research project?
It is the responsibility of the candidate to find a suitable project, supervisor and hosting university.
What are the suitable projects?
With ACARP currently spending over $10 million per year on 150 research projects, candidates may be able to find work within an existing project.
The Current Projects Report lists these projects. Alternately the candidate will need to establish a research project that is of interest to the industry.
Participating Universities
A number of Australian universities have registered their participation in the program. A listing of these universities and their nominated point of contact is included in the application package (
Guidelines for ACARP Scholarship) .
When to apply
You can apply at any time throughout the year, however the ACARP Research Committee will consider applications in April and November.
How to Apply
Contact ACARP at 07 3229 7661 or
to receive further information or download the Guidelines for ACARP Scholarship.
Additional Information
Click on FUNDING to see a listing of completed projects that gives an indication of the type of research important to the coal industry. The Research Priorities Newsletter defines the areas requiring further research.
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