Applications are now open for the 2022 Advance Queensland Industry Research Fellowships as part of the Queensland’s Government’s vision of creating jobs and business opportunities in the future economy.
The Advance Queensland Industry Research Fellowships support Queensland based early-career and mid-career researchers to undertake innovative research in partnership with industry.
This is to ensure the research undertaken has real-life application, with research outcomes being translated into practical use for industry during the term of the funded project, producing new technologies and innovations that have the potential to create jobs, attract investment to the state and position Queensland as a global innovation hot spot.
One of the key considerations is how the fellowships assist the state in dealing with some of our biggest challenges – including water and food security, climate change, environmental sustainability, as well as boosting industry effectiveness, resilience and efficiency.
The fellowships also have an emphasis on paving the way for research to move out of the lab and down the commercialisation pipeline.
Since 2016, $45 million has been awarded over six rounds for 197 fellowships.
The 2022-23 Queensland State Budget has allocated $12 million over three years for the fellowship program in line with the recently released Advance Queensland – Innovation for a Future Economy 2022-2032 Roadmap.
The fellowships have a track record of job creation – with each fellowship on average creating about three jobs per research project and with 12 additional jobs forecast post-completion.
The research projects are closely aligned to building technology that will support the Queensland Government’s economic vision around strengthening the state’s growing industrial sectors in medtech and life sciences, mining technologies, advanced manufacturing, agtech, biofutures, aerospace, digital economy, and circular economy.
To apply for an Advance Queensland Industry Research Fellowship, visit https://advance.qld.gov.au/universities-and-researchers/industry-research-fellowships
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Applications close on Monday 17 October 2022.
