Polyphagous Shot-hole Borer (Fusarium Dieback) Research Program

Expressions of interest now closed

The WA Agricultural Research Collaboration (WAARC) recently put out a call for expressions of interest (EOI) for the WAARC Polyphagous Shot-hole Borer – Fusarium Dieback (PSHB-FD) Research Program.

The EOI application process ran from 20 November to 18 December 2024 via SmartyGrants.

While this was an open EOI, there were strict eligibility requirements including:

• A WAARC member MUST be the lead researcher on the application
• At least 3 WAARC members needed to be included in the collaborative research application
• The application needed to focus on one of the identified research priorities (see attached)
• Short-listed applicants were invited to submit a more detailed project proposal for the second stage of the process, which is now complete.

We look forward to announcing the successful applicants soon.

Supporting materials relevant to research submissions:

• Guidelines (for applicants)
• Summary of WAARC PSHB-FD research priority areas
• Webinar: PSHB-Fusarium Dieback Research Program can be watched here and the PowerPoint slides are available here
• DPIRD guidance on research during the PSHB Incident Response.

For more information, in particular on the DPIRD PSHB eradication response, please see the DPIRD PSHB webpage.

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• WAARC seeks expressions of interest to spur shot-hole borer research | WA Agricultural Research Collaboration
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