Fellowship and Scholarship Program 2009
Information and Eligibility Criteria
The Leukaemia Foundation is the only national not-for-profit foundation dedicated to the care and cure of patients and families living with leukaemias, lymphomas, myeloma, and related blood disorders. Through its National Research Program, the Foundation seeks to foster innovative research into the causes, diagnosis and treatment of these cancers, and the care of patients and families. The program includes grants for research projects, in addition to scholarships and fellowships to foster the careers of talented young scientists and doctors. The Program also supports national research facilities, like the PricewaterhouseCoopers Leukaemia and Lymphoma Tissue Bank, the Leukaemia Foundation Research Laboratory at the Queensland Institute of Medical Research, and funds selected clinical trials undertaken by the Australasian Leukaemia and Lymphoma Group.
The Leukaemia Foundation calls for applications for:
- Clinical and Postdoctoral fellowships (up to $100,000 pa)
- Career Establishment Grant ($50,000 pa, NSW and ACT only)
- PhD scholarships ($40,000 pa)
- Honours year scholarships ($10,000 pa, Western Australia only)
- New Investigators Award ($10,000 pa, Western Australia only)
The Foundation’s fellowships and scholarships program aims to encourage talented young students, medical graduates and researchers to pursue a career in basic, applied or translational research to find cures and better ways to care for patients and families living with haematological malignancies.
The Leukaemia Foundation calls for applications from final year undergraduates, postgraduates, PhD students, postdoctoral fellows and medical graduates with relevant advanced medical training to apply for Honours year scholarships, PhD scholarships, Post Doctoral Fellowships and Clinical Fellowships, respectively. These awards are to commence in early 2009 in a field relevant to leukaemias, lymphomas, myeloma or related disorders. The fellowships and scholarships will be offered to people eligible to enrol to undertake full time research or study in an Australian University, affiliated Medical Research Institute, Public Hospital, or Public Benevolent Institution.
All applications for fellowships and scholarships by the Leukaemia Foundation in every state and territory are now assessed through one central national process. This includes applications for fellowships and scholarships which are state specific by request of donor(s).
*Please read eligibility criteria carefully as there have been changes made to criteria of past years.
Clinical Fellowship
At least two clinical fellowships with a total value of up to $100,000 (approximately 75% salary, 25 % consumables) depending on seniority and experience may be offered in 2009. The successful applicants will have the opportunity to apply for up to two extensions subject to satisfactory annual progress.
Closing date for receipt of Clinical Fellowship applications is 25 July 2008.
No late applications will be accepted.
Post Doctoral Fellowship
At least two post doctoral fellowships with a total value of up to $100,000 depending on seniority and experience (approximately 75% salary, 25% consumables) may be offered in 2009. The successful applicants will have the opportunity to apply for up to two extensions subject to satisfactory annual progress.
Closing date for receipt of Post Doctoral Fellowship applications is 25 July 2008.
No late applications will be accepted.
Career Establishment Grant (NSW and ACT only)
One Career Establishment Grant with a total value of $50,000 pa for three years will be offered in 2008.
Closing date for receipt of Career Establishment Grant applications is 25 July 2008.
No late applications will be accepted.
New Investigators Grant (Western Australia only)
One New Investigators Grant with a total value of up to $10,000 may be offered in 2009 to a candidate based in a West Australian research or medical institution.
Closing date for receipt of New Investigator Grant applications is 26 September 2008.
No late applications will be accepted.
PhD Scholarships
At least four PhD scholarships each with a total value of $40,000 ($30,000 stipend and $10,000 consumables) may be offered in 2009. Scholarships will be awarded for up to three years subject to satisfactory annual progress.
Closing date for receipt of PhD applications is 26 September 2008.
No late applications will be accepted.
Dominic Di Giacomo Honours Scholarship (Western Australia only)
One honours scholarship will be offered to students undertaking an Honours year research project in 2009 in a West Australian research institution. The scholarship has a total value of $10,000 ($5,000 stipend and $5,000 consumables).
Closing date for receipt of Honours year applications is 24 October 2008.
No late applications will be accepted.
Application forms and guidelines for applicants can be obtained from the relevant subpages listed at the bottom of this page.
Eligibility criteria
Applicants must be Australian citizens, permanent residents or New Zealand citizens holding a Special Category Visa. Applicants who have applied for, but not yet been granted permanent residency or a Special Category Visa, may apply for the award. Evidence of the appropriate status must be provided before the start of the award. Research funded by the Fellowship and Scholarship Program must be conducted in an Australian Institution.
Honours and PhD Scholarships:
Candidates will be eligible for enrolment in the Honours or PhD program in the institution in which the proposed study will be done.New Investigators Grant:
Candidates will be based in a West Australian research or medical institution in the early stages of their careers in the field of medicine, science, nursing or allied health. They are not to have been named as Chief Investigator on a previous competitive research grant of greater than $50,000.Clinical Fellowships:
Candidates will be expected to have completed, or almost completed, their advanced medical training in haematology. The fellowship is intended to assist in the conduct of clinical or translational research in the field of malignant haematology. Those who have completed, or are entering the final year, of their advanced medical training and wish to undertake a PhD in clinical or laboratory science research in haematology are encouraged to apply for a clinical fellowship. Candidates will be expected to commit at least 80% of their time to this fellowship.Postdoctoral fellowships:
Candidates must have been awarded their PhD no more than three years prior to the closing date for applications or else their PhD must be awarded by December of the year of application.Exceptions may be made where an applicant can show that they have had an unavoidable career disruption such as family leave, serious illness, war etc.
Career Establishment Grant (NSW and ACT only):
Candidates will be medical graduates who have recently completed their post-graduate training in Haematology (FRACP and FRCPA) and are taking up their first specialist appointment in Clinical or Research Haematology in a teaching hospital in NSW or the ACT.General Information for Applicants:
The scholarships and fellowships program aims to encourage and support young researchers and to foster cutting-edge research to improve our understanding of leukaemia and related malignancies and to benefit patients and families in the short or longer term. The applications for these fellowships and scholarships will be assessed through a rigorous review process by a team of experts in the field based on the merit of the proposed research, the achievements of the applicant and the relevance and significance of the proposed work in enhancing our knowledge or treatment of haematological malignancies and improving the way we care for these patients and their families.
The conditions of award are:
- The field of study must be in accordance with the objectives of the Foundation, namely research into the causes, prevention, treatments or cure of leukaemia, lymphoma, myeloma and related blood and bone marrow cancers.
- The study or research must be full-time (with the exception of the New Investigators award) and must be undertaken in an appropriate Institution in Australia with an accredited program (“Institution” means a University, affiliated Medical Research Institute, Public Hospital or Public Benevolent Institution);
- The applicant must have the approval of the appropriate authorities in the Institution in which the work will be carried out to enrol for the appropriate program, degree or study;
- The stipend is payable only while the candidate remains an enrolled student or fellow of good standing, and provided that the supervisor reports annually on the satisfactory progress of the scholar’s work;
- Funds detailed for consumables with each fellowship or scholarship will be provided to the Department in which the scholar/researcher is enrolled/engaged to provide exclusively for costs associated directly with the scholar’s or fellow’s studies on the following conditions:
- that expenditure of this amount is fully accountable to the LF Board;
- that the sum listed for each scholarship or fellowship includes an allowance for travel expenses to allow the scholar or fellow to attend one scientific meeting in Australia or overseas, provided that the scholar/fellow is presenting the results of his or her work. The expenditure of this travel allowance will require the authorisation and support of the scholar’s or fellow’s supervisor.
- that other expenditure from this allowance is used exclusively to further the research of the scholar or fellow, and not be used for general expenditures of the Department in which he or she is working;
- Outcomes
- Any publication or publicity arising from the research undertaken under the auspices of these Scholarships or Fellowships must acknowledge the assistance of the Leukaemia Foundation
- A copy of each publication arising from work undertaken with this Scholarship or Fellowship must be sent to staff at the National Research Program (for the information of the LF Board).
- The scholar or fellow agrees to participate in any publicity associated with Leukaemia Foundation activities.
Timeline
| May 08 | Call for applications sent to appropriate universities, hospitals, etc and applications provided for interested parties. |
| 25 Jul 08 | Closing date for Fellowship and Career Establishment Grant applications |
| Aug 08 | Fellowship applications sent for review by national panel of experts (National Medical and Scientific Advisory Committee) |
| Sept 08 | Announcement of successful applicant for Career Establishment Grant |
| 26 Sept 08 | Closing date for PhD Scholarship and New Investigator Grant applications |
| 24 Oct 08 | Closing date for Dominic Di Giacomo Honours Scholarships and New Investigator Grant applications |
| Oct 08 | Scholarship Applications sent for review by national panel of experts (National Medical and Scientific Advisory Committee) |
| Nov 08 | Recommendations by the LF National Medical and Scientific Advisory Committee for project funding presented to the LF National Board for formal approval |
| Dec 08 | Announcement of successful applicants |
Applications
For further information or to download application forms, please choose from the list below:
- Clinical and postdoctoral fellowships
- Career Establishment Grant
- PhD scholarships
- Honours year scholarships
- New Investigators award
Past and current recipients
Projects that have been completed or are currently being funded under this program are producing important and in some cases, significant, findings. The results of this cutting edge research funded by the Leukaemia Foundation will impact on the way leukaemias, lymphomas and myeloma are treated both in Australia and around the world.
See the list of current and completed projects being funded and a short synopsis of some of the studies.
National Grants Review Committee
All applications are reviewed by our National Grants Review Committee. This Committee was set up by our National Medical and Scientific Advisory Committee to provide an independent panel of leading haematologists and specialist researchers to select the grants, fellowships and scholarships we fund.
More information
If you require more information about fellowships and scholarships please contact:
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Dr Susan O'Brien |
Dr Anna Williamson |
