Bushfire CRC Education program

The Bushfire CRC is supporting students interested in careers in bushfire research, and are undertaking further study in an area of bushfire research central to the CRC's research program. The Bushfire CRC is calling for outstanding postgraduate students to be part of a dynamic national bushfire research program.

The Bushfire CRC is assisting course and curriculum developers across a broad range of higher education courses to enhance their course content with the lastest bushfire research.

University partners

Bushfire CRC scholarships are available for study at a range of Australian universities. Applicants are encouraged to check their eligibilty to apply for research higher degrees with their chosen university before applying for a scholarship. Currently scholarships are only available at universities participating in the Bushfire CRC's program. In exceptional circumstances, where students bring research skills outside the Bushfire CRC's current program, applicants from non-member universities may be considered.

Scholarship opportunities

The Bushfire CRC is calling for outstanding postgraduate students to be part of a dynamic national bushfire research program for safer communities and ecological sustainability, investigating areas such as fire behaviour, management of fire in the landscape, and social and economic aspects of bushfire.

We seek students with strong academic records and relevant experience who are keenly interested in pursuing a PhD with a view to researching key issues for fire and land management agencies around Australia and New Zealand.

The Bushfire CRC is offering outstanding postgraduate students access to:

  • Full Scholarships of $28,000 per annum over 3 years, and
  • Top Up Scholarships (for APAs and University scholarships) of $10,000 per annum over 3 years.

Expressions of Interest are invited from students interested in undertaking Masters of PhD studies with backgrounds in science, psychology, social science, botany, ecology, geography, IT, economics, engineering and health sciences.

Specific openings are listed on the Bushfire CRC Opportunities page

Want to know more? Contact Annette Allen at the Bushfire CRC or (03) 9412 9600.

Scholarship documents

Please use these documents to assist in preparation for involvement with the CRC.

Posted: 11 weeks 2 days ago

With the Bushfire CRC and AFAC 2012 Conference coming up in August, I thought it best to inform everyone that we will be conducting a student showcase on the final day of the conference, Friday 31 August, as part of our Professional Development Program.

Students attending the conference are invited to present a succinct summary on their current projects in a...

Lyndsey Wright
Research Manager Bushfire CRC

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