Australian National University (ANU) is a public national university located in Canberra,the Australian capital. Regarded as one of the world’s top research universities, ANU is ranked first in Australia and Southern Hemisphere by QS World Rankings 2022. Meanwhile, it is ranked 27th globally by the 2022 QS World University Rankings, and 54th by the 2022 Times Higher Education. Established in 1946, the university remains the only one created by the Parliament of Australia. Its alumni include six Nobel laureates and 49 Rhodes scholarship.
The Future Research Talent (FRT) awards are jointly offered by ANU College of Science, ANU College of Health and Medicine and ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science to students from India. The FRT is a competitive and prestigious programme that attracts the best international students from high-quality Indian institutions and provides them exposure to ANU research in the Science, Health, Medicine and Computer Science disciplines. The programme offers a valuable opportunity for India’s emerging research talent to form international linkages and develop research skills at one of the Australia’s best university.
Eligibility
To be eligible for an FRT award, the candidate must:
be an India citizen residing in India;
be able to demonstrate a high level of academic ability and research potential;
be enrolled in a programme at a collaborating institution in India which includes a research component;
be nominated for award consideration by a collaborating Indian institution specified by the ANU Colleges of Science, Health & Medicine;
be seeking to undertake a research project in one of the specific fields of research proposed by the ANU Colleges of Science, Health & Medicine, Engineering & Computer Science; and,
have not previously received an FRT award from the ANU Colleges of Science, Health & Medicine, Engineering & Computer Science.
In exceptional circumstances, applications from students enrolled at institutions other than the selected partner institutions may be permitted at the discretion of the Dean of either of the two Colleges, at the request of a Research School Director.
Research Areas
Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics
Mathematical Sciences Institute
John Curtin School of Medical Research
Research School of Physics
Funding Details
The value of each FRT award is Australian $6000 [not applicable for FRT 2022 round].
FRT awards provide selected Indian students with an opportunity to travel to ANU to pursue collaborative research, for a period of 10-12 weeks, in a range of Science, Health and Medicine disciplines.
The amount offered under the FRT programme must be utilized to directly support the recipient’s participation in collaborative research at the ANU Colleges of Science, Health & Medicine, Engineering & Computer Science and may be allocated towards costs associated with, but not limited to: return airfare, visa (including any associated medical expenses), travel insurance, accommodation, and general living expenses [not applicable for FRT 2022 round]. It is to be noted that the management of the given funds is the responsibility of the recipient.
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