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Professional Business / Industry (Coral Sea) SCHOLARSHIP

The Professional (Business/Industry) Coral Sea Scholarship was originally established in 1992 by the Coral Sea Commemorative Council to recognise the 50th anniversary of the Battle of the Coral Sea. The Scholarship fund was supported by donations by Ambassador Mel Sembler (Former U.S. Ambassador to Australia) and a group of companies including Mallesons Stephen Jaques, South Corp Brewing Holdings Ltd, The Gandel Charitable Trust, BHP, Arthur Anderson, Coles Myer, and Coca-Cola Amatil.

This Scholarship is open to Australian citizens who are junior/middle level professionals from public, private and not-for-profit fields to study and/or research an identified problem or opportunity relevant to Australian industry or business. Previous Coral Sea Scholars have combined a short course of study or research at a U.S. educational institution with a visit to a variety of U.S. companies and organisations.

Applicants must have an undergraduate qualification with superior academic results from a recognised institution. They should also have business experience relevant to their proposed field of investigation. Preference will be given to those who have a record of achievement and are poised for advancement to senior levels.

This Scholarship is for 3 to 4 months duration. Programs of longer duration may be proposed but financial support will be limited to the 4 months.

For general information and applications please refer to the Professional Scholarship and Preparing an Application information pages.

 

Previous Fulbright Business/Industry (Coral Sea) Scholars

Year

Name

Home Institution

Program
2008 Abul Hashem Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia Research on developing synergistic herbicide mixtures to combat herbicide resistant weeds.
2007 Brent McInnes CSIRO

Collaborative research to review technologies for remotely and autonomously measuring and characterising minerals, specifically in regard to their application for remote automation technology, NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre.

2006 Brett Freudenberg Griffith University Analysed the proliferation of new business forms in the U.S. to determine the key drivers for their proliferation, and their key characteristics, the University of Illinois U.C.
2005 Olivia Coldrey Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Researched the U.S. government procurement market and its access to Australia through the free trade agreement, New York University.
2004 Dr Michael Bange CSIRO Research to develop sustainable cropping systems through the identification of new decision tools (DSS) and approaches for delivery of DSS to assist crop management, Texas A&M University & US Department of Agriculture.
2003 Dr Neil Ackland NSW Treasury Research on structural change in rural regions and the policy options available to governments to facilitate adjustment, Georgetown University and US Department of Agriculture.