JDRF Travel Grants and PHD Scholarships

JDRF TRAVEL GRANTS

JDRF supports excellence and innovation in research in the field of type 1 diabetes to advance the level and impact of type 1 diabetes research in Australia.

Cut-off for consideration in the current round of JDRF Travel Grants is approaching. Applications must be submitted by 11.59pm, February 1, 2015.

JDRF provides grants of up to $2,000 for domestic travel, and up to $4,000 for international travel to early stage scientists, and allied health/nursing professionals. The awards are designed to provide funding for travel to research institutions or scientific meetings, for the purpose of furthering the recipient’s expertise in type 1 diabetes research or management.

Two categories of Travel Grants are available:

Early Stage Scientist Travel Grants for medical and science graduates who are undertaking type 1 diabetes research, and researchers in the early stage of their career (PhD students or not more than 5 years post-doctoral).

Allied Health and Nursing Travel Grants for allied health or nurse professionals or students, enrolled in a post graduate research program, whose research will impact on the lives of people with type 1 diabetes and their carers and families.

For more information and application forms click here. Should you have any questions please email travelgrants@jdrf.org.au or call (02) 9020 6121.

JDRF PHD TOP-UP SCHOLARSHIP

Applications for the 2015 round of JDRF PhD Top-up Scholarships are now open. The PhD Top-up Scholarship is worth $6000 per year for up to three years to support Australian PhD students pursuing research relevant to JDRF’s mission – to cure, treat and prevent type 1 diabetes and its complications.

Applicants must be:
Recipients of either an Australian Postgraduate Award, NHMRC Postgraduate Award or a University-funded PhD scholarship;
Pursuing research relevant to type 1 diabetes and its complications
Australian citizens or permanent residents currently residing in Australia.

Cut-off for consideration for the JDRF PhD Top-up Scholarship is approaching. Applications must be submitted by 11.59pm, February 1, 2015.

For more information and application forms click here. Should you have any questions please email travelgrants@jdrf.org.au or call (02) 9020 6121.