Call for proposals

Who can apply?

Teams of three or more supervisors

To be eligible for consideration, the PhD project must be supervised by a joint team that involves at least three supervisors, including:

1.     a Senior/Main Supervisor from the scholarship-granting university (Lincoln University or University of Canterbury).

2.     a Co- or Associate- Supervisor from the other university

3.     a Co-Supervisor or Associate Supervisor from the Bioeconomy Science Institute.

There is a limit of one application per primary supervisor.

How do I apply?

The closing date for applications is 11.59pm on Monday 27 October 2025.

Fill out the brief application form which can be downloaded below.

Email completed application to PGRO@lincoln.ac.nz.

What topics would be suitable?

We conduct research to support the transition of our regional, national and international food systems to a future, more sustainable, state. The date 2050 signifies that the timescale of change on which the work in the Joint Postgraduate School will focus is intergenerational.

Our four sub-themes and some indicative (but not exhaustive) topics are:

Food and Future Landscapes

This theme might include for example work on....

·     food production for sustainable land use

·     lowering water use or contamination by food production

·     food production and ecosystem biodiversity

Food for a Carbon Zero Future

This theme might include for example work on....

·     current food, future food

·     carbon zero supply chains and circular economies

·     regenerative farming

Food Consumer Transitions

This theme might include for example work on....

·     changing consumer habits

·     supply chains and consumer choice: food provenance

·     food, health and well being

Food Governance 2050

This theme might include for example work on....

·     legislative changes and food sovereignty

·     food safety transitions and food security

·     Treaty of Waitangi and food transitions

What if I don’t currently have any contacts at one of the other partner organisations?

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