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Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Australia: PhD Scholarship investigating CHILDHOOD CANCER Australian Rotary Health

Overview

Australian Rotary Health is a multi-district project for Rotary in Australia, with over 1,150 Rotary clubs and 38,000 Rotarians supporting it. Australian Rotary Health has channelled more than $22 million into Australian research projects over its 25-year history. Since its inception, Australian Rotary Health’s emphasis has been on community health. Australian Rotary Health has previously invested in research projects looking at Cot Death, Adolescent Health, Family Health, as well as the Ross River Virus, Malaria, Bowel Cancer screening, First Aid and Emergency Care Research. Australian Rotary Health’s Funding Partners Program has invested over $1 million in the best and brightest minds in fields as diverse as Motor Neuron Disease, Child Wellbeing, Suicide, Arthritis, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s Disease, Alzheimer’s and most of the Cancers.

Objectives of Australian Rotary Health

• To provide financial support for research projects conducted in Australia, which have the potential to enhance the health of the community.

• To stimulate research activities within Australia by facilitating communication between participants in specified fields.

• To support specific research fields for a minimum of three years.

Applicants for this scholarship must be eligible to undertake a PhD program in South Australia, Australia.


Applications will be evaluated on the following:
• Academic Record.
• Quality of the Proposed Research.
• Suitability of the Intended Supervisors and Institution.
• Suitability of the Applicant for Research Training.
• Relevance to Community-Based Interventions.

Instructions for Applicants

• Applications must be relevant to the field of Childhood Cancer Research.

• It is intended that Australian Rotary Health/Rotary Club of Adelaide City Scholarship will provide salary and incidental support for a postgraduate student who is undertaking full-time research in an area of research relevant to Cancer Genome.

• The annual value of the Australian Rotary Health/Rotary Club of Adelaide City Scholarship is $25,000. The award will be made for one year in the first instance but can be extended for a maximum of three and a half years (total) upon receipt of satisfactory annual progress reports.

• Payments are restricted by Income Tax authorities to entities endorsed as a deductible gift recipient under subdivision 30-Ba of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997.

• To qualify, projects must be undertaken within a university, public hospital, research institute or other body approved under Section 78 of the Income Assessment Act.

• Only applicants about to commence, or already those engaged in their first year of a PhD are eligible to apply for the Scholarship.


Scholarship Conditions

Specific conditions may be laid down in some instances at the discretion of the Board and/or its Research Committee.

• Applicants must be FULL-TIME students and not be receiving an additional scholarship. Additional salaried work must not exceed NHMRC guidelines. Applicants enrolled in a combined degree are not eligible.

Reports:
• Annual progress reports are required on a prescribed form. These reports will be used for public relations and to assist the Research Committee if further funding is sought. A final report including a copy of the thesis is to be submitted on completion of the project.

Acknowledgement:
• All publications or presentations emanating from an approved project must acknowledge Australian Rotary Health and copies must be forwarded to Australian Rotary Health.

Notification

• All applicants, whether they are successful or unsuccessful, will be notified by mail in January/February 2010. All applicants who are successful with another scholarship application must advise Australian Rotary Health immediately.

Eligibility Requirement:

• Applicants must be an Australian citizen or have Permanent Resident Status and not be under bond to any foreign government. Applicants are to provide, where appropriate, evidence of resident status.

How to Apply

• Failure to follow these instructions concerning the application form could prejudice the success of your application.

• The application should be complete in itself. Do not assume that the person reading it will have access to any of your previous applications.

• It is in your interest to be precise and concise in your application. Do not add annexes or other documents to this application except those requested.

• The minimum size typeface to be used is 12pt.

• Do not change page divisions.

• Important references to other publications in the field should be quoted so the assessors can relate the importance of the application to the field in general.

• Applicants and supervisors should list their own publications over the past five years. Quote only those references that have been accepted or have been published in refereed journals.

• The original plus five copies of (i) the typed application, (ii) academic transcript and (iii) curriculum vitae should be sent by mail (DO NOT send your application by fax or e-mail) to Australian Rotary Health, through the Administrative Officer of your Institution. Late applications will not be considered.

• Attach official academic transcripts and an institutional key to grading system used at the end of the application.

• The scholarship applicant must arrange for THREE referees reports to be sent DIRECTLY to Australian Rotary Health by the due date of the application. These may be submitted electronically.

• All correspondence and enquiries should be addressed to:
Australian Rotary Health: PO Box 3455, Parramatta, NSW, 2124
Email: admin@australianrotaryhealth.org.au

DO NOT EMAIL OR FAX APPLICATIONS

Closing date for applications: 18th December, 2009
Applications received after this date will not be considered


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