Graduate Certificate in Research Commercialisation (GCRC)

Background
Entry requirements
Program requirements
- Additional requirements
Enrolment and program duration
Program cost
Commercialisation Training Scheme Scholarships
Selection criteria and application form
- Recognition of prior learning
Timetable 2009
Further information

Background

Research management, innovation and commercialisation are key skills for researchers of the next generation. The Commonwealth Government provides a scholarship to support research commercialisation training for a limited number of domestic Higher Degree by Research (HDR) students.

The objective of the Commercialisation Training Scheme (CTS) is to provide high quality research commercialisation training for the next generation of Australian researchers as a means of equipping them with the skills, knowledge and experience necessary to bring research-based ideas, inventions and innovations to market.

This award, designed to meet the requirements of the CTS scheme, has been developed by the Australian Technology Network partners: the University of South Australia, Curtin University of Technology, RMIT, the Queensland University of Technology and the University of Technology, Sydney.

The Graduate Certificate is conducted online, via the ATN e-Grad School, with the partner universities sharing the delivery of units.

Students may be granted special leave from their higher degree by research to undertake the Graduate Certificate in Research Commercialisation (GCRC) on a full-time or part-time basis. A living allowance may also be available.

The program is designed for those who are planning for research careers in one or more capacities - conducting funded research projects, leading a team of researchers, preparing research grant applications, supervising students undertaking higher degrees by research, providing organisational support for funded research projects, and those contributing to broader strategic and policy initiatives relating to research and particularly its commercialisation.

Entry requirements

Applicants must meet the selection criteria. Entry into the program can be either:

As a currently enrolled UniSA domestic HDR student. These students are eligible to apply for the CTS scholarship, which covers both tuition fees and a living allowance where applicable.
As a fee paying student. Entry requires completion at a recognised tertiary institution of a degree at bachelor level with first or second class honours, or a postgraduate diploma in a relevant discipline. A minimum of four years of full-time equivalent study is required. International students may be limited to undertaking one course at a time.

Program requirements (Program Code: DCRC)

All courses in the program are offered online only, therefore regular and reliable internet access is required.

Core component	Course code	Units	Availability in 2009
Knowledge Transfer and Commercialisation (offered online through QUT)	BUSS 5342	4.5	SP2 and SP5
Optional units (at least 3 must be undertaken)
Entrepreneurial Foundations (offered online through UniSA)	BUSS 5298	4.5	SP2 and Summer Semester 09/10
Leadership and Workplace Communication (offered online through Curtin University)	BUSS 5341	4.5	SP2 and SP5
Managing Research Careers (offered online through QUT)	BUSS 5365	4.5	SP2
Principles and Practice of Research Management (offered online through QUT)	BUSS 5366	4.5	SP5 and Summer Semester 09/10
Project Management for Research (offered online through UTS)	BUSS 5340	4.5	SP2 and SP5
Public Policy and Research (offered online through RMIT)	BUSS 5343	4.5	SP5
Research and Global Sustainability (offered online through RMIT)	Subject to approval	4.5	Summer Semester 09/10

Additional requirements

Students may be expected to purchase a number of textbooks, readers and other essential study materials.

Enrolment and program duration

Students will be enrolled by UniSA in all units offered through the ATN.

The duration of the program is one study period (approximately 14 weeks) of full-time equivalent study.

Program cost

A Commercialisation Training Scheme (CTS) Scholarship (see below) may be awarded to successful domestic applicants to cover tuition fees and a living allowance.

Each course component costs AUD2,200 for domestic students and AUD2,650 for international students. The total cost for the program is AUD8,800 for domestic students and AUD10,600 for international students.

Commercialisation Training Scheme Scholarships

The DEEWR funded Commercialisation Training Scheme (CTS) offers a limited number of scholarships to domestic HDR students, covering tuition fees and a living allowance. Guidelines and conditions (RTF file)

To be eligible to receive benefit under the CTS, a student must:

be enrolled in a Higher Degree by Research (HDR); and
be a domestic student, as defined in the Higher Education Sector Act; and
not have previously completed CTS training or training consistent with that described in the Program Requirements, and
enrol at the University of South Australia for the Graduate Certificate in Research Commercialisation.

Financial assistance may continue for students currently on Australian Postgraduate Awards, UniSA Postgraduate Awards or Australian Postgraduate Awards (Industry) who are accepted to undertake the Graduate Certificate on either a full or part-time basis.

For current HDR students who wish to undertake the Graduate Certificate on a full-time basis, with leave from their higher degree by research, the CTS scholarship covers the tuition fee and a living allowance, which is payable for six months at the current APA(I) rate ($26,669 per annum) on a pro rata basis for 14 weeks. Alternatively, a part-time stipend is available for students who undertake the GCRC part-time with part-time concurrent enrolment in their higher degree by research (completing the GCRC in 12 months and continuing with their research).

Prospective GCRC students should consult the Manager, Research Education & Training (tel: 8302 3956, email: Michelle.Sced@unisa.edu.au) to ascertain the availability and duration of Commercialisation Training Scheme (CTS) places.

Selection criteria and application form

Selection for CTS places and scholarships is competitive, based on academic merit and the probability of pursuing a career that will use the skills, knowledge and experience gained during CTS training.

Current domestic HDR students

Complete the application form (RTF file), and submit a written statement (of no more than two pages) providing the following information:

	Outline of career goals and how these would use the skills, knowledge and experience gained during CTS training
	Clear statement of the relevance of research topic to commercialisation training
	Brief overview of relevant experience in commercialisation and/or related fields
	Revised research timeline for completion of the thesis including Graduate Certificate studies, to ensure that undertaking CTS training does not unduly delay the completion of the thesis or the quality of HDR publications
	Supporting statement from the supervisor outlining how the CTS training would be of significant value to the student's career goals and would neither unduly hinder student's HDR progress nor compromise the quality of the outputs of the HDR student (it is the student's responsibility to obtain this statement)

Other applicants

Complete the online application and forward the written statement (see above) to the Manager, Research Education & Training by email: research.degrees@unisa.edu.au

Recognition of prior learning

Applications for recognition of prior learning are not considered within this program.

Timetable 2009

	Study Period 2	Study Period 5	Summer 09/10
Enrolment closes	23 January	19 June	30 October
Classes start	2 March	27 July	9 November
Break	10 to 17 April (Easter)	Nil	24 Dec 09 to 2 Jan 2010
Final assessment ends	5 June	23 October	12 February 2010

Further information

For further information about the Commercialisation Training Scheme scholarship, please contact Michelle Sced, Manager: Research Education and Training, tel 8302 3956, email Michelle.Sced@unisa.edu.au

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