CSIRO/Data61 invites applications for the Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre (CSCRC) Graduate Scholarships in Australia in 2020.
The CSCRC aims to inspire the next generation of cybersecurity professionals through working with some of the best cybersecurity researchers in Australia, and engagement with the CSCRC Industry & Government Participants.
You are invited to apply at any time for a CSCRC Scholarship to carry out research in one of the following CSCRC Research Themes:
- Resilient Systems: To automate the assessment of high-volume network traffic to identify ‘red flags’ that enable cybersecurity professionals to better prioritize their time on higher value-adding activities.
- IoT Systems – Security and Configuration: To develop new approaches to identify threats and secure the deployment of the Internet of Things.
- Next-Generation Authentication Technologies: To develop authentication technologies to protect access to control systems used in the water, power, and mining industries.
- Emerging Threats – Network Forensics and Response: To develop techniques to trace (at a forensic level) where cyber threats have originated, and automate this ability across complex infrastructure and architecture environments.
- Platform and Architecture for Cyber Security as a Service: To develop a secure integrated platform that will enable cybersecurity providers to offer robust security services.
- Security Automation and Orchestration: To develop technologies for security orchestration that can be provisioned as cybersecurity solutions as a service.
- Privacy-Preserving Data Sharing in a Hyperconnected World: To develop techniques for sharing threat data whilst ensuring data remains confidential, and provide algorithms for accessing and analysing threat data, metadata and patterns.
- Real-Time Monitoring of Cyber Security Threats: To develop visualization techniques that enable rapid situational awareness of cyber threats and risks that will deliver confidence in the quality and provenance of shared information.
Worth of Award
- The CSCRC Scholarships are provided by the CSCRC for three years (with a possible 6 months extension) for a PhD and 1.5 years full-time (or 3.5 years part-time) for a Masters (by Research) with a possible 6 months extension.
- Scholarships of $50,000 per annum are available for Australian, New Zealand students, or Permanent Residents of Australia. Scholarships of $37,000 per annum are available for International students.
- Further, depending on the thesis topic and industry supporter, a top-up of up to $13,000 per annum may be available. Top-up CSCRC Research Scholarships of $23,000 per annum are available for Australian, New Zealand students, or Permanent Residents of Australia, and $10,000 per annum for International students for any student who already has a Graduate Scholarship such as through the Research Training Program.
Eligibility
Before a Scholarship can be awarded, a successful applicant must provide a valid unconditional offer of admission (or be an existing student) to an Honours year or postgraduate research degree (depending on the scholarship category) at one of the CSCRC Research Universities.
How to Apply
The potential applicants should discuss their proposed research with CSCRC researchers in advance. Initial points of contact for the CSCRC Research Providers are:
- CSIRO/DATA61: [email protected]
- Submit your Scholarship Expression of Interest (EOI) to the above contact for the CSCRC Research Providers as well as to [email protected]
Before a CSCRC Scholarship approval is made, you will be required to provide:
- Evidence of application for admission to an Honours year or postgraduate research degree at one of the Research Providers.
- The research proposal submitted for admission demonstrating interest and applicability to one of the CSCRC Research Themes.
- Your CV.
- Copies of your academic transcripts.
- A one-page statement outlining which CSCRC Scholarship Category (outlined above) you are seeking to apply for, and why you would be a suitable CSCRC Scholar.
For details about how to apply for research degrees, contact [email protected]
Deadline: CSCRC Graduate Scholarship applications will be considered throughout the year.