Australia Scholarship – Neuromorphic Cyber Security at the Edge Project Scholarship

Eligibility criteria

This scholarship is funded by the Department of Defense(opens in new window)Opens in a new window. To be eligible for this scholarship, the applicant must comply with the following:

• Be an Australian citizen, or a citizen of the United Kingdom, New Zealand, the United States of America, or Canada.
• Must meet specific Defense-related requirements in relation to citizenship and possible clearances.
• If selected, be able to complete a schedule 17 – Student Participation and Intellectual Property (IP) deed in relation to this activity from the Defense Science Partnership Deed and agreements.

In addition, the successful applicant should:

• Hold qualifications and experience equal to one of the following (i) an Australian First Class Bachelor (Honors) degree, (ii) coursework Master with at least 25% research component, (iii) a Research Masters degree, or (iv) equivalent international qualifications in electrical engineering, or computer science.
• Have demonstrated research experience in neuromorphic engineering.
• Have a background in signal processing with strong programming skills in Python, Matlab, and/or C++, and an interest in signal processing in biology.
• Be enthusiastic and highly motivated to undertake further study at an advanced level.
• Not hold a degree of the same, or higher level, as the proposed candidature.
• Reside in Australia for the duration of their studies, except for periods of approved overseas study leave.
• Not receive income from another source to support general living costs while undertaking the program, if that income is greater than 75% of the stipend rate.