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The Co-Lab Honours Grant, supported by the ASD and ANU, is designed to empower students to undertake cutting edge research and build Australian cyber resilience.
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The Australian Signals Directorate and the Australian National University have opened the Co-Lab Honours Grant, receiving praise from the Assistant Minister for Defence Andrew Hastie.
The grant is designed to foster collaboration between academics at one of the country’s leading institutions and the analysts from Australia’s top cyber spy agency, with the organisations working together on emerging technologies and helping forge STEM career pathways for budding cyber security specialists.
According to a release from Assistant Minister Hastie, protecting Australia’s national security is at the core of the partnership.
The Co-Lab grant will provide students undertaking a research project in their Honours year across mathematics, engineering, computer science, linguistics, statistics, psychology, sociology and languages with $8,000 to support their research, and welcomes students who are interested in a future career with the ASD.
“ASD achieve their mission by delivering foreign signals intelligence, cyber security and offensive cyber operations,” Assistant Minister Hastie said.
“The cyber battlefield, more than ever, needs those Australians with a rare mix of specialist skills, adaptability and imagination to defend the nation against the most sophisticated adversaries.
“ASD’s technical experts, in conjunction with ANU researchers, will offer 30 Honours students bespoke training, career guidance and mentoring while working on real-world problems in real-world settings.”
Professor Brian Schmidt, vice chancellor of the ANU noted that the recent announcement reflects the institution’s national mission.
“This is a vital initiative as so much our modern society relies on cyber – and the field will only continue to grow,” Professor Schmidt said.
“Our students will work with the country's leading agency on cybersecurity to help build and secure the future.”
[Related: Hastie unveils annual cyber threat report]
