CSIRO Industry PhD program

Preparing PhD researchers to create 
impact with industry

Bringing together an industry 
partner, a university and CSIRO 
to co-develop and co-supervise 
an industry-focused PhD 
project for domestic students.

• Competitive Government scholarship, industry 
top-up and funds for operational expenses
• Projects up to four years in duration
• Three-way partnership
• Industry engagement component
• Career and professional development training


Pilot 

2018–22

20 projects

20 industry partners

4 universities

Scale up 

2023–24

>50 projects

50 industry partners

30 universities

Steady state 

2025–33

50 new projects/year

Open to any Australian industry 
partner, university and CSIRO

CSIRO challenges

Health and wellbeing

Food security and quality

A secure Australia and region

Resilient and valuable environments

Sustainable energy and resources

Future industries

CSIRO national infrastructure 

Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness 

Pawsey Supercomputing Centre

Marine National Facility

National plant and animal collections

Space and astronomy facilities

Available to all 
Australian universities 
and industries

Project development stages

Application

Project co-created 
by CSIRO, university 
and industry

Contract

Collaboration 
Agreement for 
the project signed

Student recruitment

Project advertised 
and student 
selected

Project start

Student 
enrolled 
and onboarded

For further information | csiro.au/iphd | iPhD@csiro.au

Australia’s National Science Agency

CSIRO Industry PhD is funded under the Australian Government’s University Research Commercialisation Action Plan