Between July 2022 and December 2024, Southern NSW Innovation Hub has been pleased to provide scholarship funding to Phil Larwill (regenerative agriculture), Angus Dunne (agrivoltaics), and James White (AgriFutures Horizon Scholar).

In addition to the scholarships, we manage the HDR Engage program that connects post-graduate students with researchers, landholders, government organisations, community groups and industry contacts through our extensive network. HDR Engage creates opportunities to build practical skills and identify post-degree opportunities and potential career pathways, while ensuring drought resilience is embedded as a consideration throughout their careers.

The HDR candidates come from Southern NSW Innovation Hub’s partner universities Charles Sturt University, Australian National University (ANU) and the University of Canberra and are conducting research in areas as diverse as agroecology, sustainable agricultural practices, food processing, solar energy, information technology, water sharing management, governance in rural areas, behavioural change and more.

Up to December 2024, 35 research candidates have been involved in the Hub's HDR Engage program and each year new students with relevant experience and research fields join to meet up with each other online, attend field days, network with partners, hold forums to expand their knowledge and attend Southern NSW Innovation Hub events.

If you’re an HDR student at Charles Sturt, the University of Canberra or ANU and would like to get involved in HDR Engage, please send us an email.