Three categories of scholarships are available. They are scholarships directed to:

• postgraduate qualifications that include research in the meat industry
• upskilling the qualifications of workers in the meat industry
• supporting undergraduates to gain qualifications and begin careers in the meat processing industry.

Scholarships for postgraduate qualifications (including honours research)
The postgraduate research scholarships are for students who:

• are undertaking a PhD, Masters or Honours research degree
• are researching a subject of importance to the meat processing industry
• in disciplines including (but not limited to):
• productivity and value adding
• meat safety
• nutrition and healthy food production
• supply chains and markets
• natural resource management
• IT
• environment and climate change

Upskilling scholarships
Upskilling scholarships are for meat processing employees upgrading their qualifications. Scholarships are for:

• employees who have worked in the industry for at least two years
• undertaking study either full or part-time
• undertaking a course relevant to their career
• undertaking a course at Diploma level or higher (in exceptional circumstances, applications to undertake a Certificate IV qualification may be considered).

MINTRAC Undergraduate scholarships
MINTRAC Undergraduate Scholarships are available for students who:

• are studying full time
• are studying for a qualification relevant to the meat processing industry
• are studying at a tertiary level for the first time
• are willing to work in a meat processing plant for six weeks of the year throughout their scholarship.

Not eligible for a MINTRAC scholarship?
If you have read the eligibility criteria for MINTRAC scholarships and are not eligible, you may still be able to apply for scholarships outside of MINTRAC. Take a look at the non-MINTRAC scholarships

• Postgraduate/honours progress reports
• Upskilling progress reports
• Undergraduate progress reports

Interested in the outcomes of previous studies?

• Take a look at the research outcomes of completed MINTRAC scholarships.
  OR
• Order your own copy of the MINTRAC scholarship program research outcomes folder.