Scholarship opportunities that are currently available through the NCED include:

• NCED PhD Supplementary Scholarships
• NCED Honours Scholarships

Applications are now closed.

PhD Supplementary Scholarships

The NCED leads and coordinates Australia’s research in desalination technology. Through the NCED, Australia is building national capacity and capabilities in desalination with a dual focus on breakthrough fundamental and applied research with a goal of delivering meaningful improvements at commercial scale.

This is the second time NCED is offering Supplementary Scholarships to outstanding PhD students enrolled at the Participating Organisations: Murdoch University, Curtin University of Technology, Deakin University, Edith Cowan University, Flinders University, Monash University, The University of New South Wales, The University of Queensland, University of South Australia, University of Technology, Sydney, The University of Western Australia and Victoria University.

NCED PhD supplementary scholarships will be offered to highly ranked PhD students that are enrolled full‐time and hold either an Australian Postgraduate Award (APA) or other recognised Commonwealth scholarship for full‐time research leading to the award of a PhD. The maximum value of the NCED PhD Supplementary Scholarship will be $30,000 over three years, with a maximum payable amount of $10,000 per annum.

Applications are invited from PhD candidates in any field of study whose area of research contributes to the field of desalination and aligns with the Research Roadmap.

Click to download Guidelines for Applicants

Current Awardees:

• Behnam Akhavan Tabatabae, University of South Australia, Plasma Polvmer Deposition of Functional Groups on Granular Particles for Water Purification
• Ashok Aryal, Curtin University of Technology, Investigation on Fouling of Membranes for Wastewater Treatment and Resuse
• Benjamin Asquith, Monash University, Investigation of Inland Desalination Systems
• Alexander Christ, The University of Western Australia, Development of a Novel Low Grade Heat Driven Desalination Technology
• Daniel Clarke, Edith Cowan University, Stand Alone Solar‐Hydrogen Energy System for Remote Areas with Integrated Reverse Osmosis
• Ahmed Jabari Kohpaei, Curtin University of Technology, Enhancement of Seawater Desalination and Wastewater Treatment using Continuous Microbial Desalination Cells (CMDCs)
• Mohammad Johir, University of Technology, Sydney, Membrane Bioreactor as a Pre-treatment to Sea Water Reverse Osmosis Desalination and Water Reuse
• Chi Yan (Jessica) Lai, Victoria University, Improving the Durability and Performance of Hollow Fibre Membranes with Nanocomposite and Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Materials
• William Lawler, The University of New South Wales, A Technical and Financial Investigation into Resuse, Recycle and Disposal of Reverse Osmosis Membranes
• Jing Miao, Edith Cowan University, Immobilization of Peptides onto Reverse Osmosis Polyamide
• Mario Schmack, Murdoch University, Brackish Water Desalination Systems with Water Vapour Capture Device
• Anil Sherestha, University of Technology, Sydney, Membrane Bioreactor as a Pre-treatment to Sea Water Reverse Osmosis Desalination and Water Reuse
• Jonathan Sierke, Flinders University, Development of Universally Applicable Coatings and Additives for State-of-the-Art Osmosis and Pre-Treatment Membranes
• Yasodinee Wimalasiri, University of South Australia, Novel graphene sheets for capacitive deionisation

Honours Scholarships

This is the first time NCED is offering scholarships to outstanding Honours students enrolled at the national Participating Organisations: Murdoch University, Curtin University of Technology, Deakin University, Edith Cowan University, Flinders University, Monash University, The University of New South Wales, The University of Queensland, University of South Australia, University of Technology, Sydney, The University of Western Australia and Victoria University.

The maximum value of the NCED Honours Scholarship will be $10,000 for one year. The Scholarship will be paid in two instalments, contributing first towards tuition fees and then student stipend, with the second payment being dependent on the successful completion of project milestones. A final payment of $500 will be made on submission of the thesis.

Applications are invited from Honours students in any field of study whose area of research contributes to the knowledge of desalination and aligns with the Research Roadmap.

Click to download Guidelines for Applicants