The Student Project fund is a fund to support student projects relating to Space.
The purpose of the fund is to create opportunity for students to engage with the research environment and learn the process of proposing, winning and delivering on research
AWARDED PROJECTS 2023/24
| Project Title | University | Academic Supervisor |
| On-Orbit Refuelling Demonstration | University of Sydney | Xiaofeng Wu |
| Space Vehicle Systems Testing | Australian National University | Juan Felipe Torres |
| Establishing Plants in Space Biology Payload for Future Lunar Experiments | Western Sydney University | Christopher Cazzonelli |
| Semi-Autonomous Lunar/Martian Sample Collection and Life Detection | University of Technology Sydney | Marc Carmichael |
| UTS Rocketry Team | University of Technology Sydney | Marc Carmichael |
| Project Pardalote (USyd Rocketry) | University of Sydney | Matt Cleary |
| The Bluesat Project High Altitude Balloon | University of New South Wales | Elias Aboutanios |
| Using Mechanoresponsive Cancer Cells to Study the Role of Force-Sensing Channels in Cellular Adaptations to Microgravity | University of New South Wales | Kate Poole |
| UOW Mechatronics Society Participation in ARCh 2025 | University of Wollongong | Joseph Polden |
| Space Biology Module Payload Development for Future Lunar Experiments | Macquarie University | Ediz Cetin |
| Project Orchard (UNSW Rocketry) | University of New South Wales | Garth Pearce |
| Macquarie Aerospace Rover Society (MARS) | Macquarie University | Ediz Cetin |
| Sydney Interplanetary Rover Initiative | University of Sydney | Anne Bettens |
| Development and Optimisation of an air-brake System for NU Rocketry | University of Newcastle | Boyang Li |
The Student Project Fund Program:
The Basics
Who: Undergraduate, Postgraduate and HDR students at the SRN universities.
What: Any project in any discipline, so long as it relates to Space.
How much: projects can be funded up to $10,000 each.
The Details
- Student Investigators (the student leader of the project) must be a citizen or permanent resident of Australia.
- Each project must have an Academic Supervisor that agrees to supervise the project and administrate the funds through their university account.
- Projects may take up to 6 months.
- Group projects are highly encouraged.
- Total funding budget nominally covers one student project per SRN university.
- Applications will be assessed by the SRN on a competitive basis.
- Submit to admin@srn.org.au and CC: chris.rizos@srn.org.au