AGTA PhD Scholarship
The AGTA PhD Top-Up Scholarship offers $3,000 AUD per annum for up to 3 years, plus free annual AGTA conference registration. It supports PhD scholars using or developing genomic technologies and tools in biology, biotechnology, and health. This scholarship aims to foster innovation and advance understanding in genomics.
Keep an eye out for updates and application details regarding the 2025 scholarship.
2024 AGTA PhD Scholarship Winner
We are thrilled to announce that the 2024 AGTA PhD Scholarship has been awarded to Eva Paulus of James Cook University for her project, “Population Genomics of Dugongs in Australia”.
Eva is an exceptional PhD candidate whose research utilises whole-genome sequencing to tackle critical conservation challenges in Australia. Her work promises to provide vital insights into dugong population genetics, significantly contributing to their long-term conservation and management.
Previous PhD Scholarship Winners
2023
No scholarship offered due to AGTA co-hosting the International Congress Genetics 2023
2022
Recipient Name: Timothy Cutajar
Supervisor(s) Name: Dr Jodi Rowley
Affiliation: University of NSW
Project Title: Can bugs do it better? Determining the utility of invertebrate-derived DNA for species detectability in amphibian communities and improving survey designs
2021
Recipient 1 Name: Natalie Charitakis
Supervisor(s) Name: David Elliott & Mirana Ramialison
Affiliation: University of Melbourne
Project Title: Three-dimensional integration of single cell sequencing data to uncover spatial cardiac gene regulatory networks
Recipient 2 Name: Caroline Scriba
Supervisor(s) Name: Gina Ravenscroft
Affiliation: University of Western Australia
Project Title: Extending diagnostic yield in neurogenetic diseases
2020
Recipient 1 Name: Malindrie Dharmaratne
Supervisor(s) Name: Associate Professor Jessica Mar
Affiliation: AIBN, University Queensland
Project Title: Developing novel statistical methods for the analysis of multi‐omics data
Recipient 2 Name: Geraldine Sullivan
Supervisor(s) Name: Dr Amy Cain
Affiliation: Macquarie University, NSW
Project Title: Understanding novel antibiotic resistance mechanisms in hospital pathogens to facilitate antibiotic discovery