Our postgraduate program supported and extended the broader research activities of the Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC. We provided two main types of support – postgraduate (funded) and associate.
The postgraduate scholarship program provided access to full and top-up scholarships over three and a half years, and access to industry expertise and support.
The associate student program was specifically designed for students conducting research in relevant areas but not already directly involved with the CRC. This research was of significant interest to CRC stakeholders.
Opportunities
For student opportunities in natural hazards research please visit the education section of the Natural Hazards Research Australia website. The Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC education program wound up 30 June 2021. You can explore the outputs and impact of our students through the Driving Change pages.
The CRC education program supports 150 students, of which 135 are PhD students and 15 are Master’s by Research students. Our scholarship program has financially supported 54 PhD and 2 Masters students, with our associate student cohort comprising 81 PhD and 13 Masters students.
Our students demonstrate the breadth of CRC engagement with the higher education sector, with CRC students enrolled at 34 universities, including institutions in every Australian state and territory, as well as institutions in New Zealand and Canada.
The CRC student cohort has a gender split of 47% female, 53% male. Our associate program is a near even split (47 Female, 46 male) while females comprise exactly 40% of the CRC scholarship program.
The CRC education program is supporting the development of the next generation of emergency management leaders, practitioners and researchers. Completed students are building their careers in research/academia, public sector organisations, consulting practices and engineering firms. Graduate destinations include:
