Our inaugural research awards are now open for 2025 with two categories to support and celebrate Natural Hazards Research Australia's (the Centre) network of researchers and postgraduate students.
The Centre is all about collaborative, end-user driven research that has real world impact. Our awards celebrate exceptional research and teamwork that has enabled research to be used to support better decision making that saves lives and protects communities. There are two categories:
- Natural Hazards Research Australia research team award
- Natural Hazards Research Australia postgraduate student award
Key dates:
Award submissions open on 24 April 2025 and close at 11.59pm AEST on 25 May 2025.
Natural Hazards Research Australia research team award
A research project that demonstrates excellence in:
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Outstanding research quality;
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Collaboration and engagement between researchers and end-users to ensure the research is useful
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Translation of the research findings to ensure the research is usable
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Research outcomes and impact ensuring that the research is used.
Eligibility criteria:
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Recipient of funding from Natural Hazards Research Australia or the Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC
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Within five years of research completion
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Submission must include two referee statements of support (as PDF attachments)
Assessment criteria:
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Outstanding research quality (25%)
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Collaboration and engagement between researchers and end-users to ensure the research is useful (25%)
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Translation of the research findings to ensure the research is usable (25%)
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Research outcomes and impact ensuring that the research is used (25%)
Apply for the Natural Hazards Research Australia 2025 research team award here.
Natural Hazards Research Australia postgraduate student award
A postgraduate student project that demonstrates excellence in:
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Outstanding research quality, including but not limited to publication in high quality publications
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Collaboration and engagement between researchers and end-users to ensure the research is useful
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Translation, or potential to translate, the research findings to ensure the research is usable
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Research outcomes and impact ensuring that the research is used.
Eligibility criteria:
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Recipient of an Natural Hazards Research Australia or the Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC scholarship, or membership of the Associate Program
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Within three years of completion
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Submission must include two referee statements of support (as PDF attachments)
Assessment criteria:
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Outstanding research quality, including but not limited to publication in high quality publications (25%)
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Collaboration and engagement between the postgraduate student and end-users to ensure the research is useful (25%)
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Translation, or potential to translate, the research findings to ensure the research is usable (25%)
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Research outcomes and impact ensuring that the research is used (25%)
Apply for the Natural Hazards Research Australia 2025 postgraduate student award here.