NIPhD Second half year 2026 (Round 8)

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National Industry PhD Program Expression of Interest

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NiPhD Expression of Interest

The National Industry PhD program (NiPhD) is designed to foster new, long-lasting partnerships between the University and an industry organisation. Industry organisations must be an ABN or ACN-registered business to proceed.

Note that CSIRO and University of Melbourne-affiliated entities are not as well aligned with the program objectives compared to independent, commercial or community industry partners. 

Please read the National Industry PhD guidelines and the University's NiPhD Research Gateway page before submitting an Expression of Interest (EoI). Your EoI will be reviewed, and if approved, you will receive the link to complete the University of Melbourne's full application form.

If you require any accessibility adjustments to complete this EoI, please email gr-internships@unimelb.edu.au. 

EoI Lead and Project Overview

Academic Leads must be eligible to supervise as per the Graduate Research Training Policy; and be employed beyond the envisaged submission date of the industry PhD. Honorary staff cannot be Academic Leads, but they can participate in the supervision of National Industry PhD candidates if registered to do so.

Your position at the University of Melbourne (e.g. Associate Professor, Research Fellow).
Must be an email address. 
Is the Academic Lead listed an honorary staff member? * Required
Response required.
Program stream * Required
Response required.
Clear the selected value for Program stream
Refer to the NiPhD program guidelines for information about the stream types
Must be a number and at least 1. Enter 1 if you are proposing a single PhD project for one candidate.
How many industry partners will be involved in your application? * Required
Response required.

Conflict of interest

Please indicate if you (or any person with whom you have a personal relationship, as defined in the University of Melbourne Managing Conflicts of Interest Policy MPF1366) currently have, or reasonably expect to have in connection with this Industry PhD project, any actual, potential or perceived conflict of interest that could influence, or be perceived to influence, your University duties or decisions in relation to this application.

This includes but is not limited to governance roles (e.g. directorships or board memberships), employment, consultancy or advisory roles (paid or unpaid), financial or non‑financial interests, personal gifts or personal relationships with the proposed industry partner (or any related entity).

* Required
Response required.

Conflict of interest management plan (Not Applicable)

This section is not applicable because of your response to question: "" on page 1

Under the University of Melbourne Managing Conflicts of Interest Policy (MPF1366), you must not proceed with this application (a University matter involving external funding and a partnership arrangement) unless a full, accurate and current conflict of interest disclosure and management plan for this relationship has been lodged in the University’s online central register and approved.

 

Do you already have an approved conflict of interest management plan in the University’s online central register that covers this conflict for the proposed Industry PhD partnership, or will you lodge a disclosure and obtain an approved management plan in accordance with the policy before this project proceeds? * Required
Response required.

Industry partner

The ABN provided will be used to look up the following information.
Click Lookup above to check that you have entered the ABN correctly.
Australian Business Register Information
ABN
Entity name
ABN status
Entity type
Goods & Services Tax (GST)
DGR Endorsed
ATO Charity Type
More information
ACNC Registration
Tax Concessions
Main business location
Must be an ABN. 
Must be a URL. 
List the primary contact at the industry partner who should be included in any correspondence.
List the primary contact's position title within the organisation.
Must be an email address. 

Additional industry partner (Not Applicable)

This section is not applicable because of your response to question: "How many industry partners will be involved in your application?" on page 1

If you will be collaborating with more than two industry partners, please email the Graduate Research Industry team at gr-internships@unimelb.edu.au,

The ABN provided will be used to look up the following information.
Click Lookup above to check that you have entered the ABN correctly.
Australian Business Register Information
ABN
Entity name
ABN status
Entity type
Goods & Services Tax (GST)
DGR Endorsed
ATO Charity Type
More information
ACNC Registration
Tax Concessions
Main business location
Must be an ABN. 
Must be a URL. 
List the primary contact at the industry partner who should be included in any correspondence.
List the primary contact's position title within the organisation.
Must be an email address.