University of New South Wales - Graduate Research School - Scholarships for Commercialisation Training of Domestic PhD Students

Applications for the Commercialisation Training Scheme (CTS) Scholarships for are now open and the application form form can be found below. Applications close on January 22 2010. Applicants will be notified of the outcome on February 10. Please see below for more information.

Please note: The CTS scheme is only open to local students* (*Australian citizens, permanent residents and New Zealand citizens). This eligibility requirement is set by the Australian Government. For further information please see the FAQ regarding the Graduate Certificate and international students

Information for Applicants

Purpose of Scheme
CTS Funding
Eligibility
Selection Criteria
Enrolment Conditions
Sample Enrolment Plans
Application Process
Dates
Course Outlines
FAQs

Purpose of Scheme

In 2007 the Commonwealth Government initiated a major new scheme to provide research commercialisation and innovation training for domestic higher degree research (HDR) candidates. The Commercialisation Training Scheme (CTS) aims to equip students with the skills, knowledge and experience necessary to bring research-based ideas, inventions and innovations to market.

The scheme will provide tuition fees and a scholarship of $10,000 to domestic PhD students to undertake a new Graduate Certificate in Research Management and Commercialisation concurrently with their PhD.

Successful CTS applicants will graduate with a PhD and a formal qualification in research commercialisation with the award of a Graduate Certificate at the end of four years.

CTS Funding

Each CTS funded place will provide the normal tuition fees for the Graduate Certificate (In 2010: up to $2790 per 6 Unit of Credit [UOC] course) and a scholarship of $10,000 which may be held in addition to any other scholarship the student may hold (APA, APAI, NHMRC, CRC etc). The CTS scholarship is equivalent to around 50% of a standard annual APA scholarship and is paid to students to cover the costs associated with the 1 semester duration of the Graduate Certificate in addition to the 7 semesters required to complete their PhD research supported by their APA, APAI or other scholarship. This is not a top-up scholarship, but provides additional funding in recognition that students will need an extra semester of enrolment after their APA or other scholarship expires, to complete their PhD.

The CTS scholarship will be paid in four instalments of $2,500 per 6UOC course. Students will be paid the $2,500 stipend on the first available pay date after March 31 or August 31 for each course undertaken.

CTS Scholarship recipients must not:

undertake full time employment during the period of the CTS Scholarship
be concurrently enrolled in any program other than the PhD

Eligibility

To receive CTS funding the student must satisfy the following requirements:

be a currently enrolled UNSW PhD student;
be a local* student (*Australian citizen, permanent resident or New Zealand citizen);
have completed at least two semesters full-time equivalent (FTE) enrolment;
have received a satisfactory first year annual progress review and be on track to complete their degree within 4 years FTE;
undertake the Graduate Certificate on a part-time basis and concurrently with the PhD program;
not have previously completed CTS training.

Selection Criteria

Preference will be given to candidates:

who can best demonstrate that the skills, knowledge and experience gained by completing the Graduate Certificate will assist bringing research-based ideas, inventions and innovation to market; and
who are undertaking a PhD program and have the best prospects of pursuing a career that will utilise the skills, knowledge and experience gained by completing the Graduate Certificate; and
whose Supervisor has strongly endorsed their application and certified that:

a) the candidate is making satisfactory progress; and

b) the Graduate Certificate program will not impede progress on the candidate's research or the preparation of the thesis; and

c) the thesis is on target to be submitted within the equivalent of four years full time equivalent PhD candidature.

Please note: Your application will be judged on the responses from you and your supervisor. Please ensure that you have provided comprehensive answers which fully address the questions in the application form and selection criteria listed above.

Enrolment Conditions

a.	Students are required to concurrently enrol part-time and complete the Graduate Certificate in Research Management and Commercialisation through the Faculty of Business in addition to their Doctorate degree. Supervisors are required to certify that enrolment in the Graduate Certificate will not result in delayed submission of the thesis beyond 8 semesters FTE.
b.	To be awarded the Graduate Certificate, students will successfully complete a program of study comprising 24UOC (i.e. 4 x 6UOC courses). The workload is equivalent to 1 semester full-time enrolment (i.e. approximately 14 weeks full-time study).
c.	The duration of the course is four semesters for a part-time Graduate Certificate student.
d.	The expectation is that currently enrolled PhD students will enrol in one unit per semester completing the four units in a maximum of two years concurrently with their research degrees. Preference will be given to candidates who are able to fulfil this enrolment pattern.
e.	In special circumstances a variation of these times may be approved by the Faculty of Business.
f.	Students who fail to complete CTS training within 24 months from the date of commencement are ineligible to receiver further support under CTS.
g.	Students can apply to suspend their CTS training for a maximum period of two semesters. The CTS place will be terminated if students do not resume CTS training after the approved period of suspension.
h.	CTS training will be suspended if students suspend their research degree enrolment or their enrolment is suspended by the University.
i.	CTS training will be terminated if students withdraw from their research degree enrolment or their enrolment is terminated by the University.
j.	The CTS Scholarship is awarded to complete the Graduate Certificate in Resesearch Management and Commercialisation. Students will be required to repay 50% of the CTS Scholarship if they do not complete the Graduate Certificate. Failure to repay the Scholarship will be considered as a debt to the University and in accordance with the UNSW fees policy, a student will not be able to graduate if there are any outstanding repayments.

Sample Enrolment Plans

Please note: Course outlines may be viewed here.

(i) Sample plan for full-time PhD student who enrolled in the PhD in semester 2, 2008, and has completed three semesters FTE of candidature, and is commencing the Graduate Certificate in Semester 1, 2010:

	S1 Enrolment		S2 Enrolment
	PhD	*GCRMC*	PhD	*GCRMC*
2008			FT
2009	FT		FT
2010	FT	PT (STRE6020)	FT	PT (STRE6010)
2011	FT	PT (GBAT9101)	FT	PT (GBAT9126)
2012	FT (thesis submission)

(ii) Sample plan for full-time PhD student who enrolled in S1, 2009, and has completed two semesters FTE of candidature, and is commencing the Graduate Certificate in Semester 1, 2010:

	S1 Enrolment		S2 Enrolment
	PhD	*GCRMC*	PhD	*GCRMC*
2009	FT		FT
2010	FT	PT (STRE6020)	FT	PT (STRE6010)
2011	FT	PT (GSOE9420)	FT	PT (STRE6030)
2012	FT		FT (thesis submission)

(iii) Sample plan for full-time PhD student who enrolled in S2, 2007, and has completed five semesters FTE of candidature, and is commencing the Graduate Certificate in Semester 1, 2010:

Please note: A limited number of CTS Scholarships may be awarded to students who are in the final semesters of candidature and who wish to complete 2 courses per semester. Awards will only be made with approval of the supervisor, Postgraduate Coordinator and the Course Convenor, Dr Wallace Bridge.

Further information here.

	S1 Enrolment		S2 Enrolment
	PhD	*GCRMC*	PhD	*GCRMC*
2007			FT
2008	FT		FT
2009	FT		FT
2010	FT	PT (STRE6020) & (GBAT9101)	FT	PT (STRE6010) & (GBAT9126)
2011	FT (thesis submission)

Application Process

To be considered for a CTS place students must apply to the Graduate Research School for CTS funding and approval to undertake concurrent part-time studies with their PhD candidature.

Applications for Semester 1 2010 are now open and close January 22. Successful CTS applicants will be notified by February 10, 2010 and advised of enrolment procedures at that time. No deferment of CTS places will be allowed.

The application form can be found here

Dates

19 Nov: Applications open
22 Jan: Application closing date
10 Feb: Offers released by Graduate Research School
9 March: Semester 1, 2010 commences