Annual RMIT competitive scholarship round

Reducing methane from Southeast Asia’s rice paddies through climate-smart practices and carbon credits to boost farmer income and cut emissions

EOI deadline is 30 Aug 2025 for Internationals and 30 Sept 2025 for Domestic applicants. Scholarship recipients are expected to commence their program in 2026, with a preferred start date in the first or second quarter of the year.

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The minimum stipend value in 2025 is AU$35,886 per annum

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30/09/2025

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Minimum requirement: A Master’s or Honours degree in a similar field

For your EOI, please include in an email to anirban.akhand@rmit.edu.au (cc peter.macreadie@rmit.edu.au):

A short cover letter (max 1-page) outlining your research interests and experience
A brief CV (2-pages)
Academic transcript(s)
Contact details for two academic referees

This project focuses on methane mitigation in rice agriculture through practices like alternate wetting and drying, biochar, and fertiliser optimisation. It potentially includes field trials, carbon accounting, and geospatial analysis in Southeast Asia, with potential for carbon credit generation and farmer co-benefits.

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RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Sentient' by Hollie Johnson, Gunaikurnai and Monero Ngarigo.

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