Under a  scheme introduced by the Commonwealth Government, funding has been provided to support research commercialisation training. The Commercialisation Training Scheme (CTS) provides high quality research commercialisation training for the next generation of Australian researchers as a means of equipping them with the skills, knowledge and experience necessary to bring research-based ideas, inventions and innovations to market.

Applicants must be Australian citizens or permanent residents of Australia or New Zealand citizens, and be enrolled as a full-time student in a Doctorate by research at Flinders University and have at least 12 months of candidature remaining.
Up to eight scholarships will be available in 2011 for students commencing the program in either semester 1 or semester 2 2011.

Recipients of the CTS Scholarship will enrol in the Graduate Certificate in Science and Technology Commercialisation at The University of Adelaide and undertake the following topics:
•    Leading and Managing
•    Entrepreneurship and Innovation
•    Legal Issues of the Commercialisation Process
•    Technology Management and Transfer

The CTS Scholarship provides an exemption from tuition fees for the Graduate Certificate in Science and Technology Commercialisation and an allowance equivalent to 6 months of an Australian Postgraduate Award stipend (currently $22 500 per annum). Selection for the scholarship will be based on the extent to which commercialisation training will add value to the student’s research higher degree experience and enhance a student’s career prospects.

Internal Closing Date: 30-09-2010

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