Research Students

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.

Education

The Bushfire CRC is supporting outstanding 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.

Above, from left, students Colin Simpson (University of Canterbury), Marco DeSisto (RMIT University), Deb Parkin (University of Tasmania) and James Minas (RMIT University). Below, from left, Peter Weiske, Brenda Mackie, Andrew Edwards, Rachel Carter, Douglas Brown, Jessica Heath and Sondra Dickinson.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Students in Understanding Risk Program

Name Associated Projects
Alex Sims
Alex Sims
Amanda Edwards
Amanda Edwards
Colin Simpson
Colin Simpson
Colin Simpson
Daniel Collins
Daniel Collins
Douglas Brown
Douglas Brown
Grahame Douglas
Grahame Douglas
Marco DeSisto
Marco DeSisto
Peter Weiske
Peter Weiske
Peter Weiske
Rachel Carter
Rachel Carter
Tarnya Kruger
Tarnya Kruger
Veronique Florec

Students in Communicating Risk Program

Name Associated Projects
Brenda Mackie
Brenda Mackie
David Barton
David Barton
Mary Cadeddu
Mary Cadeddu
Sondra Dickinson
Sondra Dickinson

Students in Managing the Threat Program

Name Associated Projects
Alireza Abbasi
Alireza Abbasi
Anjali Haikerwal
Anjali Haikerwal
Cara Lord
Cara Lord
Colin Simpson
Deb Parkin
Deb Parkin
Felipe Aires
Felipe Aires
Jafar Hamra
Jafar Hamra
James Minas
James Minas
Jessica Heath
Jessica Heath
Mahfuz Sarwar
Mika Peace
Mika Peace
Valerie Densmore
Valerie Densmore
Veronique Florec
Veronique Florec
Vicky Aerts
Vicky Aerts