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GRDC Scholarship Investment Review

Grains Research & Development Corporation (GRDC)

2025

This scoping project delivered a comprehensive review of scholarship and leadership investments across the Australian agricultural sector, with a focus on the Australian grains industry. It was undertaken to inform GRDC’s future scholarship investment portfolio, benchmark existing programs, and identify strategic opportunities for alignment, scale and impact.

Summary

To support innovation and long-term resilience in the Australian grains industry, this project scoped the national scholarship landscape across undergraduate, postgraduate and leadership programs. We conducted in-depth interviews with eight research and development corporations (RDCs) and major scholarship providers and analysed government and industry data on scholarship offerings, funding levels and workforce demand. Our review identified 104 distinct scholarship programs, all facing demand that exceeds supply. With projections of over 43,000 grain-sector job vacancies by 2030, we recommend increasing GRDC’s scholarship allocation through multi-year funding, strategic co-investments, targeted first-year and vocational bursaries, and robust evaluation and alumni engagement. These measures will strengthen talent pipelines and secure a skilled workforce for the future of the Australian grain industry.

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Land Management Commitment

Cattle Australia

2023 - 2024

The Land Management Commitment has been a significant industry and supply chain project. This project involved comprehensive education on land management activities in the Australian beef industry, with stakeholders demonstrating a willingness to learn, consider complexities, and support the industry's sustainable outcomes.

Summary

Throughout this project, my focus was on facilitating collaboration and communication between stakeholders, coordinating project milestones, rationalizing approaches against production and environmental knowledge and ensuring that key industry goals are met. This work demonstrates my ability to manage complex, multi-stakeholder projects with significant industry impact.

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Advancing Beef Leaders

ABL Foundation

The Advancing Beef Leaders (ABL) program is a tailored leadership and professional development program for emerging beef producers and rural community leaders.

Summary

Ange is a passionate ABL industry mentor and is dedicated to supporting aspiring leaders in the industry.

Each year, ABL participants are matched with an industry mentor such as Ange.

Participants, with support from their mentors, work towards a values-driven plan to assist them in meeting their short and long term goals.

Photo Credit: ABL Alumni Group Photo 2023-2024 ABL Foundation

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